Topic
Algorithms
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Mapping molecular neighborhoods
Associate Professor Ernest Fraenkel uses biological network modeling to identify new targets for disease.
July 5, 2016 -
Teaching machines to predict the future
Deep-learning vision system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab anticipates human interactions using videos of TV shows.
June 21, 2016 -
Parallel programming made easy
New chip design makes parallel programs run many times faster and requires one-tenth the code.
June 20, 2016 -
For second time, LIGO detects gravitational waves
Signal was produced by two black holes colliding 1.4 billion light years away.
June 15, 2016 -
Artificial intelligence produces realistic sounds that fool humans
Video-trained system from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab could help robots understand how objects interact with the world.
June 13, 2016 -
A method to image black holes
New algorithm could stitch together astronomical measurements made across the globe.
June 6, 2016 -
“Super Mario Brothers” is hard
Analysis shows popular video game is among the hardest problems in the “complexity class” PSPACE.
June 1, 2016 -
Robotic consensus
Control algorithm for teams of robots factors in moving obstacles.
April 21, 2016 -
System predicts 85 percent of cyber-attacks using input from human experts
Virtual artificial intelligence analyst developed by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab and PatternEx reduces false positives by factor of 5.
April 18, 2016 -
Startup bringing driverless taxi service to Singapore
Fleet of autonomous vehicles will serve as convenient form of public transit while reducing emissions.
March 24, 2016 -
System loads Web pages 34 percent faster by fetching files more effectively
"Polaris" system from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab accelerates website load-time by decreasing network trips.
March 9, 2016 -
The beginning of the end for encryption schemes?
New quantum computer, based on five atoms, factors numbers in a scalable way.
March 3, 2016 -
Startup optimizes corporate health care plans
Software mines insurance claims data to determine best coverage for employees, within a budget.
February 18, 2016 -
Enabling human-robot rescue teams
System could help prevent robots from overwhelming human teammates with information.
February 17, 2016 -
Automatic contingency planning
Algorithm lets planning systems generate backup plans efficiently.
February 15, 2016 -
Computer science meets economics
Constantinos Daskalakis adapts techniques from theoretical computer science to game theory.
February 4, 2016 -
A virtual “guide dog” for navigation
Low-power chip processes 3-D camera data, could enable wearable device to guide the visually impaired.
February 2, 2016 -
Recognizing correct code
Automatic bug-repair system fixes 10 times as many errors as its predecessors.
January 29, 2016 -
A new quantum approach to big data
System for handling massive digital datasets could make impossibly complex problems solvable.
January 25, 2016 -
Drones dodge obstacles
Motion-planning algorithms allow drones to do donuts, figure-eights in object-filled environments.
January 19, 2016