New MIT program to train military leaders for the AI age
The new certificate program will equip naval officers with skills needed to solve the military’s hardest problems.
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Celebrating the advancement of technology leadership through policy analysis and guidance
The MIT Technology and Policy Program marked 50 years with a symposium exploring its history of education, research, and impact — while looking ahead to technology policy issues of the future.
MIT student wins first-ever Stephen Hawking Junior Medal for Science Communication
Gitanjali Rao, a rising junior majoring in biological engineering, received the prestigious award created by the late theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.
Memory safety is at a tipping point
Lincoln Laboratory cybersecurity expert Hamed Okhravi calls for a unified approach to securing computer memory, as a matter of national security.
3 Questions: Modeling adversarial intelligence to exploit AI’s security vulnerabilities
MIT CSAIL Principal Research Scientist Una-May O’Reilly discusses how she develops agents that reveal AI models’ security weaknesses before hackers do.
3 Questions: From the bench to the battlefield
Rising senior and Army ROTC cadet Alexander Edwards and Aneal Krishnan ’02 discuss a new UROP fellowship with the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies.
Melissa Choi named director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory
With decades of experience working across the laboratory’s R&D areas, Choi brings a focus on collaboration, technical excellence, and unity.
Eric Evans receives Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
The award recognizes his contributions as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory and as vice chair and chair of the Defense Science Board.
Now corporate boards have responsibility for cybersecurity, too
Boards of directors are on the hook for management, governance, and disclosure reporting.
Cybersecurity software wins a 2024 Federal Laboratory Consortium Excellence in Technology Transfer Award
Lincoln Laboratory–developed Timely Address Space Randomization (TASR) was transferred to two commercial providers of cloud-based services.
Boosting faith in the authenticity of open source software
Speranza system brings hope to users that the package they download is functional software, not malware.
Eric Evans to step down as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory
During 18 years of leadership, Evans established new R&D mission areas, strengthened ties to the MIT community, and increased inclusion and education efforts.
Students pitch transformative ideas in generative AI at MIT Ignite competition
Twelve teams of students and postdocs across the MIT community presented innovative startup ideas with potential for real-world impact.
Four Lincoln Laboratory technologies win five 2023 R&D 100 awards
Inventions in medical imaging, aircrew scheduling, data security, and quantum networking are named among the year’s most innovative new products.