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The 2019 Young AFCEA 40 Under 40 award winners from Lincoln Laboratory are (left to right): Anu Myne, Mark Veillette, Meredith Drennan, and Alexander Stolyarov.

Four 2019 40 Under 40 award winners are from Lincoln Laboratory

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association recognizes innovation and leadership in science and technology.

June 19, 2019

MIT researchers have developed a system that gleans far more labeled training data from unlabeled data, which could help machine-learning models better detect structural patterns in brain scans associated with neurological diseases. The system learns structural and appearance variations in unlabeled scans, and uses that information to shape and mold one labeled scan into thousands of new, distinct...

From one brain scan, more information for medical artificial intelligence

System helps machine-learning models glean training information for diagnosing and treating brain conditions.

June 19, 2019

"As an engineer and historian, I’ve been 'bilingual' my entire career,” says David Mindell, the Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing; professor of aeronautics and astronautics; and co-founder and CEO of Humatics Corporation. “Dual competence is a good model for undergraduates at MIT as well."

3Q: David Mindell on his vision for human-centered robotics

Engineer and historian discusses how the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing might integrate technical and humanistic research and education.

June 18, 2019

“Fiat Cryptography,” a system developed by MIT researchers, automatically generates — and simultaneously verifies — cryptographic algorithms optimized across all hardware platforms. Algorithms generated by the system are already behind most of the secure links opened in Google Chrome.

Automated cryptocode generator is helping secure the web

System automatically writes optimized algorithms to encrypt data in Google Chrome browsers and web applications.

June 17, 2019

Yunzhu Li is a PhD student at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).

Teaching artificial intelligence to connect senses like vision and touch

MIT CSAIL system can learn to see by touching and feel by seeing, suggesting future where robots can more easily grasp and recognize objects.

June 17, 2019

Researchers have developed a flexible way of combining deep learning and symbolic reasoning to teach computers to write short computer programs. Here, Armando Solar-Lezama (left), a professor at CSAIL, speaks with graduate student Maxwell Nye.

Toward artificial intelligence that learns to write code

Researchers combine deep learning and symbolic reasoning for a more flexible way of teaching computers to program.

June 14, 2019

Left to right: Priyanka Chaudhuri, Magdalena Rieb, Angelita Mireles, Faika Weche, Anantha Chandrakasan, Reimi Hicks, Sharece Corner, and Eileen Demarkles

Spotlight on engineering staff

The School of Engineering gives its 2019 Infinite Mile Awards for exceptional service and support.

June 12, 2019

Left to right: David Fialkow; Nina Fialkow; Melissa Nobles, Kenan Sahin Dean of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; Hashim Sarkis, dean of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning; and Caroline Jones, professor in the Department of Architecture and director of the Transmedia Storytelling Initiative

Transmedia Storytelling Initiative launches with $1.1 million gift

Program creates a new hub for pedagogy and research in time-based media.

June 12, 2019

First Place 2019 $15K Creative Arts Competition team Teach to Learn, a global music mentorship program, receives their prize from MIT competition organizer Sam Magee (left).

2019 Creative Arts Competition winners combine arts and entrepreneurship

Annual competition encourages art-based entrepreneurship on campus, offering mentorship, support, and cash awards to student teams who present business plans for arts-related initiatives.

June 10, 2019

David Larson (far right) skippered the MIT team during the 2013 New England Match Racing Championship.

Solving equations to design safer ships

David Larson, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering and an avid sailor, models ship-wave interactions to understand how ships behave in severe storms.

June 10, 2019