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Daniela Rus (far right), director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), moderated a panel on dispelling the myths of AI technologies in the workplace. The AI and the Work of the Future Congress was co-organized by CSAIL, the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, and the MIT Work of the Future Task Force.

MIT conference focuses on preparing workers for the era of artificial intelligence

As automation rises in the workplace, speakers explore ways to train students and reskill workers.

November 22, 2019

Forum participants engage in a discussion to advance CEE curriculum fundamentals. (Left to right:) Donald Webster of Georgia Tech, David Rosowsky of the University of Vermont, Julie Zimmerman of Yale University, and Robert Gilbert of the University of Texas at Austin.

Forum addresses future of civil and environmental engineering education

Academic leaders cite urgent need to expand, enhance curriculum to address societal challenges.

November 22, 2019

“We believe that AI plays a key role now, and in the future development of the region, if it’s used in the right way,” says Omar Costilla Reyes, one of four MIT graduate students working to help Latin America adopt artificial intelligence technologies. Pictured here (left to right) are Costilla Reyes, Emilia Simison, Pedro Antonio Colon-Hernandez, and Guillermo Bernal.

Students push to speed up artificial intelligence adoption in Latin America

To help the region catch up, students organize summit to bring Latin policymakers and researchers to MIT.

November 19, 2019

Catalia Health uses a personal robot assistant, Mabu, to help patients managing chronic diseases.

Robots help patients manage chronic illness at home

Move over, Alexa and Siri. Talking Mabu robot provides one-to-one support while relaying information to doctors.

October 10, 2019

"Scientists are often motivated by factors other than wages,” says Carolyn Stein, "but many insights from labor economics still help us understand how the field of science functions. Incentive and career concerns still matter. And risk is a big concern.”

Meet Carolyn Stein: Researching the economics of science

MIT PhD student explores the impact of scientists being "scooped" when a competing research team publishes results first, a concern for many disciplines.

September 23, 2019

Remarks by President Reif at Institute faculty meeting

September 18, 2019

When rats work to protect human safety

PhD student Jia Hui Lee studies global differences in how humans relate to other animals, including rats that detect land mines.

September 5, 2019

A new experiment conducted by MIT researchers in Kenya shows that a digital program used on mobile phones helps patients successfully finish their TB treatments.

A tech intervention to tame tuberculosis

An interactive program using mobile phones helps more patients conclude treatment successfully.

September 4, 2019

Fernando "Corby" Corbató led the development of early “time-sharing” operating systems, including Multics and the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS).

Professor Emeritus Fernando Corbató, MIT computing pioneer, dies at 93

Longtime MIT professor developed early “time-sharing” operating systems and is widely credited as the creator of the world’s first computer password.

July 15, 2019

The MIT Machine Intelligence Community board and executive committee

Want to learn how to train an artificial intelligence model? Ask a friend.

MIT Machine Intelligence Community introduces students to nuts and bolts of machine learning.

June 25, 2019

MIT Professor Daniela Rus, director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, kicked off an all-female lineup of speakers at TEDxMIT.

CSAIL hosts first-ever TEDxMIT

Speakers — all women — discuss everything from gravitational waves to robot nurses.

May 31, 2019

Merging financial savvy and engineering solutions

Sloan Fellow and world citizen James Fok wants to bring financial technology to the global marketplace.

May 28, 2019

MIT President L. Rafael Reif and Solve Executive Cirector Alex Amouyel recognize Solver teams on stage.

MIT Solve convenes leaders to scale global social impact

Solve at MIT 2019 connects cross-sector leaders to accelerate tech startups addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems.

May 22, 2019

Steven Lacey, host of The Energy Gang, leads a live taping of the show during the MIT Energy Conference.

MIT Energy Conference explores changes to the grid in coming decades

Student-run event spans energy policy, carbon pricing, storage technologies, and the rise of renewables.

April 9, 2019

Visitors wear virtual reality headsets in the MIT.nano Immersion Lab.

The power of play

Video game developer NCSOFT joins with MIT.nano to apply the language of gaming to technology research and education.

April 3, 2019

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