Model can more naturally detect depression in conversations
Neural network learns speech patterns that predict depression in clinical interviews.
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Model improves prediction of mortality risk in ICU patients
By training on patients grouped by health status, neural network can better estimate if patients will die in the hospital.
MIT-created programming language Julia 1.0 debuts
The dynamic programming language, which is free and open source, combines the speed and popular features of the best scientific and technical software.
MIT-SenseTime Alliance funds projects from all five schools
Interdisciplinary work will advance research in human and machine intelligence.
Study: Cellular changes lead to chronic allergic inflammation in the sinus
Findings suggest mechanisms for the persistence of nasal polyps and possible new treatment strategies.
A "GPS for inside your body"
CSAIL wireless system suggests future where doctors could implant sensors to track tumors or even dispense drugs.
Investigating Earth’s earliest life
Graduate student Kelsey Moore uses genetic and fossil evidence to study the first stages of evolution on our planet.
More efficient security for cloud-based machine learning
Novel combination of two encryption techniques protects private data, while keeping neural networks running quickly.
Design tool reveals a product’s many possible performance tradeoffs
Users can quickly visualize designs that optimize multiple parameters at once.
Novel optics for ultrafast cameras create new possibilities for imaging
Technique can capture a scene at multiple depths with one shutter click — no zoom lens needed.
Artificial intelligence model “learns” from patient data to make cancer treatment less toxic
Machine-learning system determines the fewest, smallest doses that could still shrink brain tumors.
The debate over how working memory works
Scientists present dueling theories in the high-stakes quest to understand how we hold and juggle multiple pieces of information in mind.
Holding law-enforcement accountable for electronic surveillance
CSAIL system encourages government transparency using cryptography on a public log of wiretap requests.
Meet the women shaping science and engineering in Saudi Arabia
Through the Ibn Khaldun Fellowship for Saudi Arabian Women, postdoctoral scientists and engineers develop their professional skills during a one-year stay at MIT.
Music as a gateway to shared humanity
Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies.