A foolproof way to shrink deep learning models
Researchers unveil a pruning algorithm to make artificial intelligence applications run faster.
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Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms
Researchers show that computers can “write” algorithms that adapt to radically different environments better than algorithms designed by humans.
3 Questions: Tom Leighton on the major surge in internet traffic triggered by physical distancing
Mathematician and CEO of web services company Akamai looks ahead to how the pandemic-driven shift to remote working might change society.
MIT conference reveals the power of using artificial intelligence to discover new drugs
Inaugural AI Powered Drug Discovery and Manufacturing Conference drew pharmaceutical companies, government regulators, and pioneering drug researchers.
Muscle signals can pilot a robot
CSAIL's Conduct-A-Bot system uses muscle signals to cue a drone’s movement, enabling more natural human-robot communication.
Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load
Based on crowdsourced data, app helps patients, EMTs, and physicians determine real-time availability of hospital resources.
Shedding light on complex power systems
Senior Research Scientist Marija Ilic is making electric energy systems future-ready.
Reducing the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
MIT system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks.
Jim Collins receives funding to harness AI for drug discovery
The Audacious Project commitment will support the development of new classes of antibiotics to treat the world’s deadliest bacterial pathogens.
With lidar and artificial intelligence, road status clears up after a disaster
Automated tools can help emergency managers make decisions, plan routes, and quantify road damage at city scales.
Professor Daniela Rus named to White House science council
CSAIL director and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing deputy dean of research will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
MIT team races to fill Covid-19-related ventilator shortage
An ad hoc team of engineers and doctors has developed a low-cost, open-source alternative, now ready for rapid production.
Deploying more conversational chatbots
Startup Posh has created chatbots that use “conversational memory” to have more natural exchanges.
Reducing delays in wireless networks
Congestion control system could help streaming video, mobile games, and other applications run more smoothly.
Katie Collins, Vaishnavi Phadnis, and Vaibhavi Shah named 2020-21 Goldwater Scholars
Three MIT undergraduates who use computer science to explore human biology and health honored for their academic achievements.