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Computer scientists from MIT and IPRI propose a new cryptographic system to improve accountability of government surveillance while maintaining enough confidentiality for the police to do their jobs.

Holding law-enforcement accountable for electronic surveillance

CSAIL system encourages government transparency using cryptography on a public log of wiretap requests.

August 8, 2018

Ibn Khaldun fellow Thamraa Al-Shahrani has spent the past year working in MIT’s Photovoltaics Research Laboratory to improve the stability of perovskite solar cells.

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.

August 5, 2018

MIT professor of electrical engineering and computer science Dina Katabi (far left) gives a tour of her lab to A.R. Rahman (center) and Anantha Chandrakasan (right), dean of the School of Engineering.

Music as a gateway to shared humanity

Iconic composer A. R. Rahman visits MIT campus to learn more about new technologies.

August 2, 2018

MIT has hosted a number of successful collaborative partnerships with Weizmann Institute of Science researchers over the years.

Collaboration between MIT and Weizmann Institute of Science supports new avenues of scientific research

Sagol family grant will enable MIT and Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science to work together on multidisciplinary projects.

August 2, 2018

MIT Professor Costis Daskalakis is the 2018 winner of the Nevanlinna Prize.

Constantinos Daskalakis wins prestigious Nevanlinna Prize

Professor of electrical engineering and computer science is honored for his contributions to theoretical computer science.

August 1, 2018

Members of J-WEL’s Higher Education Collaborative identified key themes at the March 2018 J-WEL Week.

Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab welcomes initial members

Membership in the first year includes leading companies, universities, and non-governmental organizations.

July 31, 2018

After 12 years of service at MIT, Senior Vice President and Secretary of the MIT Corporation R. Gregory Morgan (right) will step down at the end of this year. He will be succeeded by Suzanne Glassburn (left), who has been an attorney in MIT’s Office of the General Counsel since 2008.

Senior Vice President and Corporation Secretary Greg Morgan to retire

Suzanne Glassburn of MIT’s Office of the General Counsel will assume role.

July 30, 2018

MIT professor Silvio Micali, one of the leaders of the new FinTech@CSAIL initiative, speaks to industry leaders at the Stata Center.

CSAIL launches new initiative for financial technology

FinTech@CSAIL industry collaboration will work to improve business models, access to data, and security in the finance sector.

July 26, 2018

MIT Media Lab researchers have developed a machine-learning model that takes computers a step closer to interpreting our emotions as naturally as humans do. The model better captures subtle facial expression variations to better gauge moods. By using extra training data, the model can also be adapted to an entirely new group of people, with the same efficacy.

Helping computers perceive human emotions

Personalized machine-learning models capture subtle variations in facial expressions to better gauge how we feel.

July 24, 2018

Barry Posen, a Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of the MIT Security Studies Program at the Center for International Studies, provided a foreign policy briefing on US grand strategy to consuls generals and journalists in April, 2018. He is the author of "The Case for Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy."

3Q: Barry Posen on the NATO Summit and state of the alliance

National security expert discusses US defense spending and considers whether the NATO alliance should remain a US priority.

July 20, 2018

A new study from MIT computer scientists suggests that human doctors provide a dimension that, as yet, artificial intelligence does not.

Doctors rely on more than just data for medical decision making

Computer scientists find that physicians’ “gut feelings” influence how many tests they order for patients.

July 20, 2018

School of Engineering second quarter 2018 awards

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.

July 17, 2018

In the online five-course program, which led to an MIT MicroMasters certificate after completion of a rigorous online exam, 1,900 students completed all the classes, and 622 successfully completed the final exam. Forty-two of the students ended up starting the residential semester in January of this year.

First class excels in “hybrid” master’s program

Experimental degree combining online MicroMasters and residential learning sees great success.

July 13, 2018

Techstars Impact, a new accelerator, has accepted three MIT-incubated ventures and their founders: (l-r) Nick Gomez and Cory Siskind (Base Operations); Genevieve Barnard Oni and Soga Oni (MDaaS Global); and Nisheeth Singh, Anirudh Sharma, and Nitesh Kadyan (Graviky Labs).

Three MIT-incubated ventures chosen for first Techstars Impact class

Base Operations, MDaaS Global, and Graviky Labs will head to Texas to be part of the first class at the new elite accelerator.

July 12, 2018

Left to right: Waleed Abanomi, dean of College of Engineering and Architecture; Mohammed K. Alkhudair, general manager of business development and strategy; Nebila Dhieb, assistant professor of applied linguistics; Hussam Ramadan, acting president; Bhaskar Pant, executive director of MIT Professional Education; Lily Fu, director of MIT Professional Education; Lu Men, program manager of MIT Profess...

MIT Professional Education in Saudi Arabia

A new collaboration with Al Yamamah University aims to help Saudi Arabia develop a more progressive, inclusive, and innovative society.

July 9, 2018

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