Topic
Data
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What are your apps hiding?
Half of the communication connections established by the top 500 Android apps have no effect on user experience.
November 19, 2015 -
“Shrinking bull’s-eye” algorithm speeds up complex modeling from days to hours
Algorithm may be applied to a broad range of complicated problems.
November 16, 2015 -
How to make better visualizations
Eye-tracking research reveals which types of visuals actually get the message across.
November 5, 2015 -
An app for safer roads
Censio’s data analytics on driving behavior helps users improve safety and lower insurance rates.
November 2, 2015 -
Study: Volkswagen’s emissions cheat to cause 60 premature deaths in U.S.
Timely vehicle recall by German automaker would avoid some 130 early deaths, researchers say.
October 28, 2015 -
A smart inhaler for people with asthma
Sensors that track inhaler use aim to keep asthma patients healthy, cut health care costs.
October 27, 2015 -
Taking stress to a new level
MIT spinout Neumitra brings an innovative approach to quantifying, understanding, and managing stress.
October 19, 2015 -
Automating big-data analysis
System that replaces human intuition with algorithms outperforms 615 of 906 human teams.
October 16, 2015 -
Qualtrics improves survey experience
Enterprise survey tool now available to the MIT community lets you collect and analyze survey data via a web browser or mobile app.
October 15, 2015 -
Tips for securing your data at MIT
The Information Protection @ MIT website provides access to policies, resources, and guides for safeguarding sensitive data at the Institute.
October 7, 2015 -
Carlo Ratti appointed as advisor to European Commission
Urban planning professor will advise on smart cities.
October 6, 2015 -
More-flexible machine learning
Giving machine-learning systems “partial credit” during training improves image classification.
October 1, 2015 -
Finding 911 callers instantly
Mobile app automatically sends a caller’s location and medical data to dispatch centers.
September 18, 2015 -
More personalized online shopping
Startup’s platform analyzes data from multiple sources to better predict buying preferences.
September 15, 2015 -
Searching big data faster
Theoretical analysis could expand applications of accelerated searching in biology, other fields.
August 26, 2015 -
Digital Matatus project makes the invisible visible
Novel research project produces the first map of an informal transportation system in Nairobi.
August 26, 2015 -
Fall 2015 IDSS Distinguished Seminar Series launches
Harvard University Professor Sendhil Mullainathan to present first talk of the semester on Sep. 15
August 20, 2015 -
2015 Global Risk Maturity Survey launched
MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation and Infosys Global Risk Advisory Group survey aims to better understand how industry perceives risk and challenges.
August 18, 2015 -
MIT awarded Dept. of Energy grant to create and deploy energy-saving travel information and incentives system
$4 million grant will determine whether travel choices can be influenced by data and rewards to save energy.
August 6, 2015 -
Computing at full capacity
MIT spinout Jisto helps companies optimize utilization with real-time deployment, monitoring, and analytics.
July 31, 2015