Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
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Testing new networking protocols
New approach speeds up testing of traffic management solutions for data center networks.
March 21, 2017 -
Security for multirobot systems
New technique could protect robot teams’ communication networks from malicious hackers.
March 16, 2017 -
Daniel Zuo: Creative approaches to connectivity
MIT senior and Marshall Scholar will pursue research on algorithms to improve computer networks.
March 16, 2017 -
New AI tool improves cognitive testing
Digital pen plus speedy data analysis developed at MIT and tested at Lahey Hospital improves a classic test that helps detect cognitive impairment.
March 10, 2017 -
Cutting down the clutter in online conversations
“Wikum” system from CSAIL researchers provides readers with detailed summaries of online discussions.
March 9, 2017 -
Brain-controlled robots
CSAIL system enables people to correct robot mistakes using brain signals.
March 6, 2017 -
Researchers devise efficient power converter for internet of things
Design reduces converter’s resting power consumption by 50 percent.
February 17, 2017 -
Featured video: Tackling science and technology together
MIT faculty reflect on why international collaboration benefits science, engineering, and technology for all.
February 13, 2017 -
Voice control everywhere
Low-power special-purpose chip could make speech recognition ubiquitous in electronics.
February 13, 2017 -
Eight MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering
New members have made advances in artificial skin, wireless communications, nanotechnology, hydrology, and cancer treatment.
February 10, 2017 -
Researchers add a splash of human intuition to planning algorithms
Incorporating strategies from skilled human planners improves automatic planners’ performance.
February 7, 2017 -
Professor Tom Leighton and Danny Lewin SM ’98 named to National Inventors Hall of Fame
Akamai founders honored for applying algorithms to solve web congestion.
February 2, 2017 -
Wearable AI system can detect a conversation's tone
Coupled with audio and vital-sign data, deep-learning system could someday serve as a “social coach” for people with anxiety or Asperger’s.
February 1, 2017 -
Optimizing code
Modifying the “middle end” of a popular compiler yields more-efficient parallel programs.
January 30, 2017 -
Fadel Adib joins Media Lab faculty
Adib is directing a new research group at the Media Lab, aiming to uncover, analyze, and engineer natural and human-made networks.
January 27, 2017 -
Faster websites with fewer bugs
System that automatically handles database caching in server farms increases speed and reliability.
January 20, 2017 -
SMART automation
MIT Professor Daniela Rus combines automation and mobility to create a smarter world.
January 19, 2017 -
Taming data
System finds and links related data scattered across digital files, for easy querying and filtering.
January 19, 2017 -
Split-second data mapping
New type of database-analytics platform queries and maps billions of data points in milliseconds.
January 11, 2017 -
Model sheds light on purpose of inhibitory neurons
Study suggests computational role for neurons that prevent other neurons from firing.
January 9, 2017