Computing the future Fireside chat brings together six Turing Award winners to reflect on their field and the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. March 5, 2019 Read full story →
Q&A: Meet the former all-star pitcher turned MIT student Chris Capuano, an analytics-friendly Major-Leaguer, pursues his MBA in the Sloan Fellows Program. March 5, 2019 Read full story →
Negotiating with infrastructure cyberterrorists Researchers design a negotiation strategy to help cities and organizations minimize losses when their data are held hostage. March 4, 2019 Read full story →
Peering under the hood of fake-news detectors Study uncovers language patterns that AI models link to factual and false articles; underscores need for further testing. February 6, 2019 Read full story →
New collaboration sparks global connections to art through artificial intelligence MIT designers, researchers, and students collaborate with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Microsoft to improve the connection between people and art. February 5, 2019 Read full story →
Urban water scarcity takes center stage at MIT Water Summit Experts gather at MIT to share insights, techniques, and strategies for building resilient urban water systems. December 6, 2018 Read full story →
LIGO and Virgo announce four new gravitational-wave detections The observatories are also releasing their first catalog of gravitational-wave events. December 3, 2018 Read full story →
Student group explores the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence MIT AI Ethics Reading Group was founded by students who saw firsthand how technology developed with good intentions could be problematic. November 27, 2018 Read full story →
Highlighting new research opportunities in civil and environmental engineering At its annual alumni reception, CEE faculty shared innovative research projects ranging from machine learning to regional impacts of climate change. November 7, 2018 Read full story →
Ekene Ijeoma joins MIT Media Lab The new media arts and sciences faculty member merges social justice with design, architecture, music, performance, and technology. November 7, 2018 Read full story →
Taming “information hazards” in synthetic biology research Cryptography techniques to screen synthetic DNA could help prevent the creation of dangerous pathogens, argues Professor Kevin Esvelt. October 4, 2018 Read full story →
Taking machine thinking out of the black box Adaptable Interpretable Machine Learning project is redesigning machine learning models so humans can understand what computers are thinking. September 5, 2018 Read full story →
3 Questions: Sasha Costanza-Chock on new “#MoreThanCode” report Study of 188 practitioners distills key recommendations about using technology to advance social justice and the public interest. August 23, 2018 Read full story →
Holding law-enforcement accountable for electronic surveillance CSAIL system encourages government transparency using cryptography on a public log of wiretap requests. August 8, 2018 Read full story →
3Q: Julie Newman on MIT’s pioneering solar purchase MIT’s sustainability director describes how 2016 effort has inspired Boston and other cities. July 16, 2018 Read full story →