Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)

Researchers at MIT and other institutions have devised a way to boost the quality of low-resolution patient MRI scans so they can be used for large-scale studies. Images produced by their algorithm, shown in the center column, are much closer to high-resolution scans shown in the right column. In the left column are images produced by a different technique for improving low-resolution scans.

New technique makes brain scans better

Boosting quality of patient MRIs could enable large-scale studies of stroke outcome.

June 20, 2017

Researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have designed a new system that can efficiently search through hundreds of hours of video of laparoscopic surgeries to identify relevant events and visual features.

Shrinking data for surgical training

Technique that reduces video files to one-tenth their initial size enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures.

June 16, 2017

A GelSight sensor attached to a robot’s gripper enables the robot to determine precisely where it has grasped a small screwdriver, removing it from and inserting it back into a slot, even when the gripper screens the screwdriver from the robot’s camera.

Giving robots a sense of touch

GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects’ hardness and manipulate small tools.

June 5, 2017

PhD student Danielle Olson believes we can make digital information-sharing more natural and interpersonal, by creating immersive media to better understand each other’s feelings and backgrounds.

Danielle Olson: Building empathy through computer science and art

CSAIL PhD student creates immersive media to help users understand each other’s backgrounds and feelings.

May 30, 2017

At graduate school in Berkeley, professor Armando Solar-Lezama found himself part of a small community of researchers working on “program synthesis,” or the automatic generation of computer programs. His thesis project was a language called Sketch, which lets programmers describe program functionality in general terms and automatically fills in the computational details. After graduating from ...

Armando Solar-Lezama: Academic success despite an inauspicious start

Initially turned down by nearly every college he applied to, the computer scientist cleared his own path to MIT.

May 25, 2017

New research shows that the Zika virus circulated in many regions of the Americas for several months before cases of infection were detected.

Zika virus likely circulated in Americas long before its detection

Analysis of largest collection of Zika genomes to date reveals trajectory and evolution of the virus.

May 24, 2017

"Our paper is about using Bitcoin to prevent online services from getting away with lying," says MIT graduate student Alin Tomescu.

Using Bitcoin to prevent identity theft

System piggybacks on the digital currency’s security protocols to thwart hijacked servers.

May 23, 2017

New funding enables work on Internet policy and cybersecurity for key infrastructure

Work made possible by grants from the Internet Policy Research Initiative.

May 19, 2017

Cinematography on the fly

System directs camera-equipped drones to maintain framing of an aerial shot.

May 17, 2017

MIT doctoral candidate Claudia Pérez-D'Arpino discusses her work teaching the Optimus robot to perform various tasks, including picking up a bottle.

Teaching robots to teach other robots

CSAIL approach allows robots to learn a wider range of tasks using some basic knowledge and a single demo.

May 10, 2017

Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and current chair of Google's parent company, Alphabet, touched on many issues during his visit to MIT, including self-driving cars, the state of computer science research, and artificial intelligence in health care.

Eric Schmidt visits MIT to discuss computing, artificial intelligence, and the future of technology

Former Google CEO, now chairman of parent company Alphabet, speaks to students as part of fireside chat with CSAIL Director Daniela Rus.

May 4, 2017

WiGait uses wireless signals to continuously measure a person's walking speed, which may help predict cognitive and motor function decline, and even certain cardiac or pulmonary diseases.

Detecting walking speed with wireless signals

By measuring this emerging vital sign, CSAIL system could help monitor and diagnose health issues like cognitive decline and cardiac disease.

May 1, 2017

Tommi Jaakkola, a professor of electrical engineering and comptuer science at MIT, tosses chocolates to students during Introduction to Machine Learning, or 6.036.

Genuine enthusiasm for AI

Machine learning is one of the hottest subjects on campus.

April 27, 2017

WaitSuite opens up new possibilities for "micro-learning," leveraging idle moments like when you're waiting to connect to WiFi or refresh your email.

Learn a language while you wait for WiFi

CSAIL tool integrates with email and web browsers to harness micro-moments.

April 17, 2017

Eleven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2017

Prestigious honor society announces 228 new members this year.

April 12, 2017

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