Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)

New research shows that the Zika virus circulated in many regions of the Americas for several months before cases of infection were detected.

Zika virus likely circulated in Americas long before its detection

Analysis of largest collection of Zika genomes to date reveals trajectory and evolution of the virus.

May 24, 2017

"Our paper is about using Bitcoin to prevent online services from getting away with lying," says MIT graduate student Alin Tomescu.

Using Bitcoin to prevent identity theft

System piggybacks on the digital currency’s security protocols to thwart hijacked servers.

May 23, 2017

New funding enables work on Internet policy and cybersecurity for key infrastructure

Work made possible by grants from the Internet Policy Research Initiative.

May 19, 2017

Cinematography on the fly

System directs camera-equipped drones to maintain framing of an aerial shot.

May 17, 2017

MIT doctoral candidate Claudia Pérez-D'Arpino discusses her work teaching the Optimus robot to perform various tasks, including picking up a bottle.

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

Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and current chair of Google's parent company, Alphabet, touched on many issues during his visit to MIT, including self-driving cars, the state of computer science research, and artificial intelligence in health care.

Eric Schmidt visits MIT to discuss computing, artificial intelligence, and the future of technology

Former Google CEO, now chairman of parent company Alphabet, speaks to students as part of fireside chat with CSAIL Director Daniela Rus.

May 4, 2017

WiGait uses wireless signals to continuously measure a person's walking speed, which may help predict cognitive and motor function decline, and even certain cardiac or pulmonary diseases.

Detecting walking speed with wireless signals

By measuring this emerging vital sign, CSAIL system could help monitor and diagnose health issues like cognitive decline and cardiac disease.

May 1, 2017

Tommi Jaakkola, a professor of electrical engineering and comptuer science at MIT, tosses chocolates to students during Introduction to Machine Learning, or 6.036.

Genuine enthusiasm for AI

Machine learning is one of the hottest subjects on campus.

April 27, 2017

WaitSuite opens up new possibilities for "micro-learning," leveraging idle moments like when you're waiting to connect to WiFi or refresh your email.

Learn a language while you wait for WiFi

CSAIL tool integrates with email and web browsers to harness micro-moments.

April 17, 2017

MIT Professor Daniela Rus, director of CSAIL, said the goal of a new SystemsThatLearn@CSAIL initiative is "to create a new generation of AI tools that are deeply rooted in systems."

CSAIL launches artificial intelligence initiative with industry

SystemsThatLearn@CSAIL aims to develop new “human-like systems” for data science and other fields.

April 6, 2017

Seeing black holes and beyond

Through an international effort led by MIT Haystack Observatory, the ALMA array in Chile has joined a global network of radio telescopes.

April 4, 2017

Tim Berners-Lee was honored with the Turing Award for his work inventing the World Wide Web, the first web browser, and "the fundamental protocols and algorithms [that allowed] the web to scale."

Tim Berners-Lee wins $1 million Turing Award

CSAIL researcher honored for inventing the web and developing the protocols that spurred its global use.

April 4, 2017

“In the future I want to be an innovator of the visual arts, with respect to technology. To become a technical artist, if you will,” senior Evan Denmark says. While interning at Pixar Animation Studios last summer, Denmark built tools for modeling artists to use to when creating animations.

Exploring the world and filming the unfamiliar

Senior Evan Denmark explores new cultures through travel and documentary making.

March 28, 2017

At the Usenix Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory will present a new system for allocating bandwidth in data center networks.

Faster page loads

System allocates data center bandwidth more fairly, so no part of a webpage lags behind others.

March 28, 2017

An MIT report urges the Trump administration to develop a coherent cybersecurity plan that coordinates efforts across departments, encourages investment, and removes parts of key infrastructure, like the electric grid, from the internet.

MIT experts urge Trump administration to take immediate action on cybersecurity

Report warns of hacking risk to electric grid, oil pipelines, and other critical infrastructure.

March 28, 2017

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