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. July 7, 2015 Read full story →
Helping students stick with MOOCs New techniques could help identify students at risk for dropping out of online courses. July 1, 2015 Read full story →
Automatic bug repair System fixes bugs by importing functionality from other programs — without access to source code. June 29, 2015 Read full story →
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. June 8, 2015 Read full story →
MIT Corporation elects new members Eight term members will each serve five years on MIT’s board of trustees. June 4, 2015 Read full story →
Robotic challenger MIT team prepares to meet 24 others in $2 million DARPA competition to develop disaster-assistance robots. June 3, 2015 Read full story →
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. June 3, 2015 Read full story →
Helping robots handle uncertainty Algorithm for planning multirobot collaborations makes complex models practical. June 2, 2015 Read full story →
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." May 22, 2015 Read full story →
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. May 18, 2015 Read full story →
Learn a language while you text Graduate student's “WaitChatter” app teaches vocabulary during moments in between text and instant-message replies. May 14, 2015 Read full story →
Object recognition for free System designed to label visual scenes according to type turns out to detect particular objects, too. May 8, 2015 Read full story →
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. April 27, 2015 Read full story →
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. April 27, 2015 Read full story →
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. April 23, 2015 Read full story →