Topic
Data
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Conference advances use of data and evaluation in policymaking
Government leaders, social service providers, and leading scholars gathered for the second conference of J-PAL North America’s State and Local Innovation Initiative.
March 7, 2018 -
ML 2.0: Machine learning for many
Automated data science tools developed by MIT and Feature Labs deliver their first AI product.
March 6, 2018 -
JDA Software collaborates with MIT to advance research in intelligent supply chains
Multiyear collaboration, led by Professor David Simchi-Levi, will focus on advancing research in machine learning, optimization, and consumer behavior modeling.
March 1, 2018 -
Talking points: MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference explores data and how to share it
MIT's unique forum underscores the importance of communication in sports analytics.
February 26, 2018 -
When numbers started counting
New book by MIT assistant professor chronicles the birth of statistical arguments in public debate.
February 5, 2018 -
Inventing the “Google” for predictive analytics
Platform analyzes big data to answer plain-language business queries in minutes instead of months.
December 19, 2017 -
Calculating the cost of tech-fueled discrimination
Math graduate student’s Data for Black Lives conference provides numbers behind the technologies that enable exclusion.
December 13, 2017 -
Seeking the stories behind the data
MIT Senior Olivia Zhao will study economics as a Marshall Scholar.
December 10, 2017 -
Startup’s needle-free drug injector gets commercialization deal
Collaboration with pharmaceutical giant will bring smart jet-injection device to market.
December 7, 2017 -
Try this! Researchers devise better recommendation algorithm
Improved recommendation algorithm should work especially well when ratings data are “sparse.”
December 6, 2017 -
Why some Muslim clerics become jihadists
In his new book, political scientist Richard Nielsen proposes a “blocked ambition” hypothesis.
November 9, 2017 -
Summit discusses impact of machines on jobs, productivity, and the global economy
Two-day “AI and the Future of Work” summit at MIT focused on the artificial intelligence revolution and the workplace.
November 7, 2017 -
Faster big-data analysis
System for performing “tensor algebra” offers 100-fold speedups over previous software packages.
October 30, 2017 -
Crowdsourcing big-data analysis
Web-based system automatically evaluates proposals from far-flung data scientists.
October 30, 2017 -
Selective memory
Scheme would make new high-capacity data caches 33 to 50 percent more efficient.
October 22, 2017 -
Using artificial intelligence to improve early breast cancer detection
Model developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could reduce false positives and unnecessary surgeries.
October 16, 2017 -
Small European nation becomes a “living lab” for urban innovation researchers
Andorra funds MIT Media Lab technologies that, in turn, help improve the nation’s cities.
October 13, 2017 -
Regina Barzilay wins MacArthur “genius grant”
MIT computer scientist who studies natural language processing and machine learning wins $625,000 prize.
October 11, 2017 -
An algorithm for your blind spot
Using smartphone cameras, system for seeing around corners could help with self-driving cars and search-and-rescue.
October 9, 2017 -
Fast-moving magnetic particles could enable new form of data storage
Recently discovered phenomenon could provide a way to bypass the limits to Moore’s Law.
October 2, 2017