Upcoming conference puts supply chain management in broad context Host Yossi Sheffi thinks supply chains change, and are changed by, the world. March 12, 2014 Read full story →
MIT, White House co-sponsor workshop on big-data privacy MIT hosts the first of three conferences on privacy policy March 4, 2014 Read full story →
Modeling cyberspace control worldwide Nazli Choucri analyzes issues of governance, politics, and participation in online communications. March 3, 2014 Read full story →
Give him the hook: New data shows baseball managers when to replace the starting pitcher As MIT’s major sports analytics conference begins, novel research provides data-based guidance for big-league skippers. February 28, 2014 Read full story →
Self-completing programs A system that automatically fills in the gaps in programmers’ code becomes more powerful. February 25, 2014 Read full story →
Rise of the compliant machines MIT spinout Meka Robotics, recently acquired by Google, creates ‘sociable’ humanoids that could help advance human-robot interaction. February 20, 2014 Read full story →
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. February 18, 2014 Read full story →
Herding robots A new system combines simple control programs to enable fleets of robots — or other “multiagent systems” — to collaborate in unprecedented ways. February 12, 2014 Read full story →
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. January 31, 2014 Read full story →
Expanding our view of vision New brain-scanning technique allows scientists to see when and where the brain processes visual information. January 26, 2014 Read full story →
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. January 17, 2014 Read full story →
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 January 10, 2014 Read full story →
New algorithm can dramatically streamline solutions to the ‘max flow’ problem Research could boost the efficiency even of huge networks like the Internet. January 7, 2014 Read full story →
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. December 30, 2013 Read full story →