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Launched in an MIT dorm room, alum’s venture capital firm now controls $150 million in assets.
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Robot helps nurses schedule tasks on labor floor
System from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab suggests where to move patients and who should do C-sections.
Exploring networks efficiently
Analysis of ant colony behavior could yield better algorithms for network communication.
How to stay anonymous online
Network can protect users’ anonymity if all but one of its servers are compromised.
Democratizing databases
With a new tool, any competent spreadsheet user can construct custom database interfaces.
Unlocking the past with the future of imaging
New grants help MIT Libraries, DMSE, and CSAIL push the boundaries of examining artifacts.
Building better trust between humans and machines
MIT-SUTD researchers are creating improved interfaces to help machines and humans work together to complete tasks.
Supercharging undergraduate research
Now open to the entire School of Engineering, SuperUROP is creating an interdisciplinary community of scholars.
Teaching machines to predict the future
Deep-learning vision system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab anticipates human interactions using videos of TV shows.
Analog computing returns
New analog compiler could help enable simulation of whole organs and even organisms.
Parallel programming made easy
New chip design makes parallel programs run many times faster and requires one-tenth the code.
Eye-tracking system uses ordinary cellphone camera
Crowd-sourced data yields system that determines where mobile-device users are looking.
Artificial intelligence produces realistic sounds that fool humans
Video-trained system from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab could help robots understand how objects interact with the world.
MIT Professional Education fuels a researcher / entrepreneur
Ralph Rodriguez has thrived with the help of 20 semesters in the Advanced Study Program.