Topic
Algorithms
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Shrinking data for surgical training
Technique that reduces video files to one-tenth their initial size enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures.
June 16, 2017 -
Wearable system helps visually impaired users navigate
Device provides information from a 3-D camera, via vibrating motors and a Braille interface.
May 31, 2017 -
Illuminating uncertainty
Youssef Marzouk aims to improve predictions of everything from underground pollution to daily weather.
May 11, 2017 -
Teaching robots to teach other robots
CSAIL approach allows robots to learn a wider range of tasks using some basic knowledge and a single demo.
May 10, 2017 -
App screens for arrhythmia using smartphone camera
Startup develops app to detect irregular heartbeats that can cause strokes.
March 29, 2017 -
Making better decisions when outcomes are uncertain
A simple statistical trick could help make a ubiquitous model of decision processes more accurate.
March 21, 2017 -
Daniel Zuo: Creative approaches to connectivity
MIT senior and Marshall Scholar will pursue research on algorithms to improve computer networks.
March 16, 2017 -
Cutting down the clutter in online conversations
“Wikum” system from CSAIL researchers provides readers with detailed summaries of online discussions.
March 9, 2017 -
Brain-controlled robots
CSAIL system enables people to correct robot mistakes using brain signals.
March 6, 2017 -
Sharing the fares
Very different cities have similar potential for ride sharing, study finds.
March 6, 2017 -
Artificial data give the same results as real data — without compromising privacy
New approach can help organizations scale their data science efforts with artificial data and crowdsourcing.
March 3, 2017 -
Professor Tom Leighton and Danny Lewin SM ’98 named to National Inventors Hall of Fame
Akamai founders honored for applying algorithms to solve web congestion.
February 2, 2017 -
Energy-efficient design
MIT researchers are helping architects optimize both design and energy efficiency.
January 23, 2017 -
SMART automation
MIT Professor Daniela Rus combines automation and mobility to create a smarter world.
January 19, 2017 -
Joy Buolamwini wins national contest for her work fighting bias in machine learning
Media Lab graduate student selected from over 7,300 entrants, awarded $50,000 scholarship in contest inspired by the film "Hidden Figures."
January 17, 2017 -
MIT Media Lab to participate in $27 million initiative on AI ethics and governance
Fund establishes a global initiative to advance artificial intelligence research for the public good.
January 10, 2017 -
How ride-sharing can improve traffic, save money, and help the environment
Study shows carpooling apps could reduce congestion by a factor of three while still serving the same number of people.
January 4, 2017 -
Ingestible robots, glasses-free 3-D, and computers that explain themselves
A look at 16 of the coolest things that happened at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 2016.
December 16, 2016 -
Data diversity
Preserving variety in subsets of unmanageably large data sets should aid machine learning.
December 16, 2016 -
Making big data manageable
Technique shrinks data sets while preserving their fundamental mathematical relationships.
December 14, 2016