Startup makes labs smarter
Platform connects individual pieces of lab equipment, compiles data in the cloud for speedier, more accurate research.
Bots that talk more like people
AI platform allows chatbots to draw on robust language database to better navigate human conversation.
3Q: D. Fox Harrell on his video game for the #MeToo era
The computer scientist’s group has designed a game that gets players to reflect on sexual misconduct in the workplace.
Inventing the “Google” for predictive analytics
Platform analyzes big data to answer plain-language business queries in minutes instead of months.
Faster big-data analysis
System for performing “tensor algebra” offers 100-fold speedups over previous software packages.
Bug-repair system learns from example
Automatic code-patching system corrects nearly twice as many errors as its predecessors.
Automatic code reuse
System makes modifications necessary to transplant code from one program into another.
Open-source entrepreneurship
New project-based course lets undergrads lead the development of open-source software.
Reshaping computer-aided design
CSAIL’s InstantCAD allows manufacturers to simulate, optimize CAD designs in real-time.
Bringing neural networks to cellphones
Method for modeling neural networks’ power consumption could help make the systems portable.
Building to better weather the storm
New dashboard developed by the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub helps builders calculate the breakeven cost of hazard mitigation in hurricane-prone areas.
Armando Solar-Lezama: Academic success despite an inauspicious start
Initially turned down by nearly every college he applied to, the computer scientist cleared his own path to MIT.
Faster, more nimble drones on the horizon
New algorithm quickly makes sense of incoming visual data.
Apps created for everyone, by anyone
Platform created to power MIT mobile app is being used widely by colleges, businesses, and hospitals.
Optimizing code
Modifying the “middle end” of a popular compiler yields more-efficient parallel programs.