Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)

MIT Professor Daniela Rus, director of CSAIL, said the goal of a new SystemsThatLearn@CSAIL initiative is "to create a new generation of AI tools that are deeply rooted in systems."

CSAIL launches artificial intelligence initiative with industry

SystemsThatLearn@CSAIL aims to develop new “human-like systems” for data science and other fields.

April 6, 2017

Seeing black holes and beyond

Through an international effort led by MIT Haystack Observatory, the ALMA array in Chile has joined a global network of radio telescopes.

April 4, 2017

Tim Berners-Lee was honored with the Turing Award for his work inventing the World Wide Web, the first web browser, and "the fundamental protocols and algorithms [that allowed] the web to scale."

Tim Berners-Lee wins $1 million Turing Award

CSAIL researcher honored for inventing the web and developing the protocols that spurred its global use.

April 4, 2017

As part of a $35 million materials science discovery program, The Toyota Research Institute will support three MIT-affiliated projects directed at advancing technologies that underpin the future of mobility and autonomous systems and energy storage, such as rechargeable batteries used in hybrid and electric cars.

Multi-university effort will advance materials, define the future of mobility

With support from the Toyota Research Institute, MIT faculty will focus on next-generation energy storage.

April 3, 2017

“In the future I want to be an innovator of the visual arts, with respect to technology. To become a technical artist, if you will,” senior Evan Denmark says. While interning at Pixar Animation Studios last summer, Denmark built tools for modeling artists to use to when creating animations.

Exploring the world and filming the unfamiliar

Senior Evan Denmark explores new cultures through travel and documentary making.

March 28, 2017

At the Usenix Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory will present a new system for allocating bandwidth in data center networks.

Faster page loads

System allocates data center bandwidth more fairly, so no part of a webpage lags behind others.

March 28, 2017

An MIT report urges the Trump administration to develop a coherent cybersecurity plan that coordinates efforts across departments, encourages investment, and removes parts of key infrastructure, like the electric grid, from the internet.

MIT experts urge Trump administration to take immediate action on cybersecurity

Report warns of hacking risk to electric grid, oil pipelines, and other critical infrastructure.

March 28, 2017

Most website visits these days entail a database query — to look up airline flights, for example, or to find the fastest driving route between two addresses.

Protecting web users’ privacy

System for disguising database queries could prevent customer profiling and price gouging.

March 23, 2017

Toward printable, sensor-laden “skin” for robots

New 3-D-printed device mimics the goldbug beetle, which changes color when prodded.

March 23, 2017

MIT researchers have developed a system for testing new traffic management protocols. The system requires no alteration to network hardware but still works at realistic speeds — 20 times as fast as networks of software-controlled routers.

Testing new networking protocols

New approach speeds up testing of traffic management solutions for data center networks.

March 21, 2017

Researchers including MIT professor Daniela Rus (left) and research scientist Stephanie Gil (right) have developed a technique for preventing malicious hackers from commandeering robot teams’ communication networks. To verify the theoretical predictions, the researchers implemented their system using a battery of distributed Wi-Fi transmitters and an autonomous helicopter.

Security for multirobot systems

New technique could protect robot teams’ communication networks from malicious hackers.

March 16, 2017

MIT senior Daniel Zuo fell in love with algorithms his first year at MIT. “It was exactly what I was looking for,” he says with a smile. “I took every algorithms course there was on offer.”

Daniel Zuo: Creative approaches to connectivity

MIT senior and Marshall Scholar will pursue research on algorithms to improve computer networks.

March 16, 2017

William Souillard-Mandar ’12, MEng ’15 (left); Professor Randall Davis; and their team have created a fast, inexpensive way to improve cognitive testing.

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

The Wikum interface from MIT provides readers with detailed summaries of online discussions.

Cutting down the clutter in online conversations

“Wikum” system from CSAIL researchers provides readers with detailed summaries of online discussions.

March 9, 2017

A new system from CSAIL uses EEG brain signals to detect if a person notices robots making a mistake.

Brain-controlled robots

CSAIL system enables people to correct robot mistakes using brain signals.

March 6, 2017

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