Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
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Smarter driving, using your phone
App that rates drivers’ behavior yields promising safety results on the road.
January 5, 2016 -
Computer model matches humans at predicting how objects move
“3-D physics engine” from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory simulates the human brain to infer physical properties.
January 4, 2016 -
Machines that learn like people
Algorithms could learn to recognize objects from a few examples, not millions; may better model human cognition.
December 23, 2015 -
Detecting consumer decisions within messy data
Software analyzes online chatter to predict health care consumers’ behavior.
December 21, 2015 -
Deep-learning algorithm predicts photos’ memorability at “near-human” levels
Future versions of an algorithm from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab could help with teaching, marketing, and memory improvement.
December 16, 2015 -
CSAIL shows off demos to 150 high-schoolers for “Hour of Code”
Robots, 3-D printers, and a surprise guest aim to get students excited about computer science.
December 14, 2015 -
3Q: Scott Aaronson on Google’s new quantum-computing paper
Google experiments suggest that the D-Wave computer exploits quantum phenomena.
December 11, 2015 -
Computer system passes “visual Turing test”
Character-drawing machines can fool human judges.
December 10, 2015 -
Data, drones, and 3-D-printed hearts
Looking back on the year that was: Highlights from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab in 2015.
December 8, 2015 -
Untraceable communication — guaranteed
New untraceable text-messaging system comes with statistical guarantees.
December 7, 2015 -
Four MIT faculty elected 2015 AAAS Fellows
Berggren, Bertschinger, Fink, and Zue are among those recognized for efforts toward advancing science.
November 23, 2015 -
What are your apps hiding?
Half of the communication connections established by the top 500 Android apps have no effect on user experience.
November 19, 2015 -
Designing virtual identities for empowerment and social change
D. Fox Harrell receives $1.35 million in grant funding to advance research at the intersection of social science and digital technology.
November 18, 2015 -
NASA gives MIT a humanoid robot to develop software for future space missions
Team led by Professor Russ Tedrake of CSAIL to develop algorithms for 6-foot-tall “Valkyrie” robot to travel to Mars and beyond.
November 17, 2015 -
Streamlining mobile image processing
Technique for mobile image processing in the cloud cuts bandwidth use by more than 98 percent.
November 13, 2015 -
MIT Libraries explore 17th-century postal archive in "Signed, Sealed, and Undelivered"
2,600 recently rediscovered early modern letters to be analyzed in groundbreaking international digital humanities project.
November 10, 2015 -
Amplifying — or removing — visual variation
Algorithms could offer new tools for graphics software or reveal structural defects.
November 5, 2015 -
How to make better visualizations
Eye-tracking research reveals which types of visuals actually get the message across.
November 5, 2015 -
System automatically converts 2-D video to 3-D
Exploiting video game software yields broadcast-quality 3-D video of soccer games in real time.
November 4, 2015 -
Real-time epidemiology from urban wastewater
MIT and Kuwait researchers have been awarded $4 million to fund Underworlds, a study of real-time epidemiology using biomarkers in urban sewage.
November 2, 2015