MIT professor ‘made much of our world possible’
Computing luminaries celebrate the work of MIT adjunct professor and Turing Award winner Butler Lampson, one of the fathers of the modern PC.
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Herding robots
A new system combines simple control programs to enable fleets of robots — or other “multiagent systems” — to collaborate in unprecedented ways.
Storage system for ‘big data’ dramatically speeds access to information
Using multiple nodes allows the same bandwidth and performance from a storage network as far more expensive machines.
Expanding our view of vision
New brain-scanning technique allows scientists to see when and where the brain processes visual information.
Marvin Minsky honored for lifetime achievements in artificial intelligence
The MIT professor emeritus earns the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award for his pioneering work and mentoring role in the field of artificial intelligence.
MIT Professional Education creates Online X Programs and launches big data course
"Tackling the Challenges of Big Data” is first professional course to be offered online
New algorithm can dramatically streamline solutions to the ‘max flow’ problem
Research could boost the efficiency even of huge networks like the Internet.
App Inventor launches second iteration
Since its 2009 creation, more than a million people have registered to use App Inventor, which is now based out of the MIT Media Lab.
New approach to vertex connectivity could maximize networks’ bandwidth
Technique advances understanding of a basic concept in graph theory, paralleling advances in edge connectivity.
Never forget a face
New algorithm uses subtle changes to make a face more memorable without changing a person’s overall appearance.
New system allows for high-accuracy, through-wall, 3-D motion tracking
Technology could revolutionize gaming, fall detection among the elderly, and more.
Leaner Fourier transforms
New algorithm can separate signals into their individual frequencies using a minimal number of samples.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli visits MIT in support of assistive technology and global poverty reduction
Daylong visit highlights work by MIT researchers and others at CSAIL and J-PAL.