A universal system for decoding any type of data sent across a network
New chip eliminates the need for specific decoding hardware, could boost efficiency of gaming systems, 5G networks, the internet of things, and more.
Q&A: Dina Katabi on a “smart” home with actual intelligence
MIT professor is designing the next generation of smart wireless devices that will sit in the background, gathering and interpreting data, rather than being worn on the body.
Who can bend light for cheaper internet?
ARROW, a reconfigurable fiber optics network developed at MIT, aims to take on the end of Moore’s law.
MIT and Ericsson enter collaboration agreements to research the next generation of mobile networks
Two research projects on the design of state-of-the-art hardware could one day power next-generation 5G and 6G mobile networks.
Lincoln Laboratory convenes top network scientists for Graph Exploitation Symposium
Researchers share progress applying network science to disinformation tracing, Covid-19 modeling, and machine learning.
SMART breakthrough uses artificial neural networks to enhance travel behavior research
Theory-based residual neural network combines discrete choice models and deep neural networks, long viewed as conflicting methods.
Job connectivity improves resiliency in US cities, study finds
New research offers insight for city planning and workforce development.
More transparency and understanding into machine behaviors
A new tool helps humans better understand and develop artificial intelligence models by searching and highlighting representative scenarios.
Researchers develop speedier network analysis for a range of computer hardware
The advance could boost recommendation algorithms and internet search.
Reductions in CFC-11 emissions put ozone recovery back on track
Scientists observe reduction in emissions of banned ozone-depleting chemical after unexpected spike.
Inequality across networks
Eaman Jahani examines how resources are distributed across networks as a social and engineering systems PhD student at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society.
Fotini Christia named director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center
Political science professor will spearhead the Institute’s interdisciplinary center that studies high-impact, complex societal challenges.
3 Questions: Why getting ahead of Covid-19 requires modeling more than a health crisis
Researchers urge a holistic approach to forecasting the virus’ impact on public health and the economy.
Reducing delays in wireless networks
Congestion control system could help streaming video, mobile games, and other applications run more smoothly.
A smart surface for smart devices
External system improves phones’ signal strength 1,000 percent, without requiring extra antennas.