CSAIL report: Giving government special access to data poses major security risks
Whether “backdoor” or “front-door,” government access imperils your data, report authors say.
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Helping students stick with MOOCs
New techniques could help identify students at risk for dropping out of online courses.
Automatic bug repair
System fixes bugs by importing functionality from other programs — without access to source code.
MIT team places sixth at international DARPA Robotics Challenge
CSAIL team just misses winning the grand prize after programming a 400-lb humanoid robot to lift beams, climb stairs, and drive a car.
MIT Corporation elects new members
Eight term members will each serve five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
Robotic challenger
MIT team prepares to meet 24 others in $2 million DARPA competition to develop disaster-assistance robots.
Alumni in red coats to celebrate Tech Reunions, Commencement
Some 3,300 MIT alumni and guests to visit campus for Tech Reunions; MIT community invited to watch faculty webcast on privacy and security.
Helping robots handle uncertainty
Algorithm for planning multirobot collaborations makes complex models practical.
SuperUROP class of 2015 graduates with high accomplishment and promise
Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart thanks SuperUROP students for their research and innovation contributions; praises program's quintessential "MIT-ness."
Empowerment through mobile technology and co-design
MIT students improve the quality of life, safety, and independence of The Boston Home residents with InstaAid mobile application.
Learn a language while you text
Graduate student's “WaitChatter” app teaches vocabulary during moments in between text and instant-message replies.
Object recognition for free
System designed to label visual scenes according to type turns out to detect particular objects, too.
One way to reduce email stress: Re-invent the mailing list
New CSAIL system lets users customize the mailing-list experience by following and blocking users and “upvoting” messages.
New MIT report details benefits of investment in basic research
Authors highlight 15 research opportunities that could help boost the U.S. economy, benefit society.
How a computer can help your doctor better diagnose cancer
Model from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory aims to automatically distinguish lymphoma subtypes.