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April 27 '20

Robotics , Health Care , Manufacturing

April 27 '20

Robotics , Health Care , Manufacturing

Muscle signals can pilot a robot

April 15 '20

Health Care

April 15 '20

Health Care

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

April 14 '20

Algorithms & Theory , Computing & Health , Health Care , Wireless

April 14 '20

Algorithms & Theory , Computing & Health , Health Care , Wireless

CSAIL device lets doctors monitor COVID-19 patients from a distance

April 09 '20

Computing & Health , Security & Cryptography , Systems & Networking , Health Care

April 09 '20

Computing & Health , Security & Cryptography , Systems & Networking , Health Care

Automated Covid-19 contact tracing - while preserving privacy

Spotlighted News

Muscle signals can pilot a robot

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

CSAIL device lets doctors monitor COVID-19 patients from a distance

Automated Covid-19 contact tracing - while preserving privacy

Ramesh Raskar; Ron Rivest; Julie Shah; Daniel Weitzner

May 19 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: contact tracing activities at MIT

On Tuesday, May 19 a panel discussion among Prof.'s Ron Rivest, Ramesh Raskar, Julie Shah and Daniel Weitzner was held on the topic of contact tracing at MIT, moderated by Daniela Rus.

Hot Topics in Computing: contact tracing activities at MIT

May 18 '20

Searching websites the way you want

New tool lets non-coders use APIs to navigate sites like Etsy and Yelp

Searching websites the way you want

May 14 '20

Working towards smarter automation for fixing code

Yogo makes it much easier to make systematic changes in code - and can do so in multiple programming languages.

Working towards smarter automation for fixing code

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corporation

May 14 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Conversation with Microsoft President Brad Smith

On May 14, 2020 Daniela Rus and Daniel Huttenlocher hosted a fireside chat with Brad Smith, President of Microsoft Corporation.

Hot Topics in Computing: Conversation with Microsoft President Brad Smith

Computing & Health Health Care

May 13 '20

What can your dishwasher tell you about your health?

CSAIL system uses wireless signals to measure in-home appliance usage to better understand health tendencies.

What can your dishwasher tell you about your health?

Algorithms & Theory Programming Languages & Software Engineering

May 06 '20

Visualizing the world beyond the frame

Researchers test how far artificial intelligence models can go in dreaming up varied poses and colors of objects and animals in photos.

Visualizing the world beyond the frame

May 05 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Targeted Risk Analytics to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

On May 5, 2020, Prof. Retsef Levi gave a Hot Topics in Computing presentation entitled 'Targeted Risk Analytics to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak'.

Hot Topics in Computing: Targeted Risk Analytics to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

April 30 '20

VIDEO: The status of artificial adversarial intelligence

April 28 '20

Bonnie Berger elected to NAS

MIT professor Bonnie Berger has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms

Researchers show that computers can “write” algorithms that adapt to radically different environments better than algorithms designed by humans.

Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms

Robotics Health Care Manufacturing

April 27 '20

Muscle signals can pilot a robot

CSAIL system uses muscle signals to cue a drone’s movement, enabling more natural human-robot communication

Muscle signals can pilot a robot

Health Care

April 26 '20

Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load

Based on crowdsourced data, app helps patients, EMTs, and physicians determine real-time availability of hospital resources.

Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load

April 23 '20

Two CSAIL researchers elected to AAAS

This week the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) announced that MIT professors Ronitt Rubinfeld and Joshua Tenenbaum were among their new 2020 members.

Two CSAIL researchers elected to AAAS

Human-Computer Interaction

April 20 '20

Satyanarayan selected for NSF career award

This week it was announced that MIT assistant professor Arvind Satyanarayan has been awarded the distinguished NSF career award for his project “Effective Interaction Design for Data Visualization.”

Satyanarayan selected for NSF career award

April 17 '20

A weekly roundup of COVID-Computer science efforts

It can be hard to keep track of all the numbers, statistics, and charts swirling around the internet -- we’re inundated with information that can be rapidly disseminated and dissected. To carve through some of the sludge, here’s a selected highlight of recent computer science related efforts to fight COVID-19.

A weekly roundup of COVID-Computer science efforts

Human-Computer Interaction Energy Manufacturing

April 17 '20

Mueller named 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow

Health Care

April 15 '20

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages.

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

April 14 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Using Computing to Address the Social Impacts of COVID19

On April 14, 2020, Prof. Julie Shah presented a Hot Topics in Computing virtual seminar entitled: Using Computing to Address the Social Impacts of COVID19.

Hot Topics in Computing: Using Computing to Address the Social Impacts of COVID19

Algorithms & Theory Computing & Health Health Care Wireless

April 14 '20

CSAIL device lets doctors monitor COVID-19 patients from a distance

Wireless system helps Boston retirement home care for COVID patients while reducing risk of contagion

CSAIL device lets doctors monitor COVID-19 patients from a distance

April 09 '20

Reducing delays in wireless networks

Congestion control system could help streaming video, mobile games, and other applications run more smoothly.

Reducing delays in wireless networks

Computing & Health Security & Cryptography Systems & Networking Health Care

April 09 '20

Automated Covid-19 contact tracing - while preserving privacy

New system uses Bluetooth signals from your smartphone, with the goal of automating Covid-19 contact tracing while preserving privacy

Automated Covid-19 contact tracing - while preserving privacy

Graphics & Vision Human-Computer Interaction Manufacturing

April 08 '20

Sprayable user interfaces

SprayableTech system lets users create large-scale interactive surfaces with sensors and displays using airbrushed inks

Sprayable user interfaces

April 07 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Telehealth and coronavirus

On April 7, 2020, Dr. Amar Gupta presented a talk entitled: Telehealth and Coronavirus: impact on each other and opportunity to surmount Machiavellian forces.

Hot Topics in Computing: Telehealth and coronavirus

April 04 '20

CSAIL spin-off helps life-science companies uncover new insights

Accelerating data-driven discoveries

CSAIL spin-off helps life-science companies uncover new insights

Articles

May 14 '20

Working towards smarter automation for fixing code

Yogo makes it much easier to make systematic changes in code - and can do so in multiple programming languages.

Working towards smarter automation for fixing code

Algorithms & Theory Programming Languages & Software Engineering

May 06 '20

Visualizing the world beyond the frame

Researchers test how far artificial intelligence models can go in dreaming up varied poses and colors of objects and animals in photos.

Visualizing the world beyond the frame

April 28 '20

Bonnie Berger elected to NAS

MIT professor Bonnie Berger has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Bonnie Berger elected to NAS

Algorithms & Theory

April 28 '20

Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms

Researchers show that computers can “write” algorithms that adapt to radically different environments better than algorithms designed by humans.

Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms

Health Care

April 26 '20

Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load

Based on crowdsourced data, app helps patients, EMTs, and physicians determine real-time availability of hospital resources.

Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load

April 23 '20

Two CSAIL researchers elected to AAAS

This week the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) announced that MIT professors Ronitt Rubinfeld and Joshua Tenenbaum were among their new 2020 members.

Two CSAIL researchers elected to AAAS

Human-Computer Interaction

April 20 '20

Satyanarayan selected for NSF career award

April 17 '20

A weekly roundup of COVID-Computer science efforts

Human-Computer Interaction Energy Manufacturing

April 17 '20

Mueller named 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow

Health Care

April 15 '20

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages.

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

April 09 '20

Reducing delays in wireless networks

Congestion control system could help streaming video, mobile games, and other applications run more smoothly.

Reducing delays in wireless networks

April 04 '20

CSAIL spin-off helps life-science companies uncover new insights

Accelerating data-driven discoveries

CSAIL spin-off helps life-science companies uncover new insights

Computing & Health Robotics

April 01 '20

Teaching robots workplace etiquette

MIT framework goes past the "how" of communication to teach robots the "if" and "when"

Teaching robots workplace etiquette

Cybersecurity

March 31 '20

Not all privacy apps are created equal

New privacy laws like Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) have spawned a new industry of companies and platforms advertising that they can anonymize your data and be compliant with the law.

Not all privacy apps are created equal

Security & Cryptography

March 24 '20

Armando Solar-Lezama wins NSF Expeditions Grant

This week it was announced that MIT professor Armando Solar-Lezama has received a prestigious NSF award for junior faculty, to go towards a new project that could impact scientific discovery in domains as diverse as organic chemistry, RNA splicing and cognitive science.

Armando Solar-Lezama wins NSF Expeditions Grant

Algorithms & Theory

March 24 '20

System trains driverless cars in simulation before they hit the road

Using a photorealistic simulation engine, vehicles learn to drive in the real world and recover from near-crash scenarios.

System trains driverless cars in simulation before they hit the road

Algorithms & Theory Computing & Health

March 16 '20

“Doing machine learning the right way”

Professor Aleksander Madry strives to build machine-learning models that are more reliable, understandable, and robust.

“Doing machine learning the right way”

Computing & Health Graphics & Vision

March 06 '20

A new model of vision

Computer model of face processing could reveal how the brain produces richly detailed visual representations so quickly.

A new model of vision

Algorithms & Theory Computing & Health Robotics

March 05 '20

Showing robots how to do your chores

By observing humans, robots learn to perform complex tasks, such as setting a table.

Showing robots how to do your chores

Human-Computer Interaction Manufacturing

March 05 '20

Integrating electronics onto physical prototypes

In place of flat “breadboards,” 3D-printed CurveBoards enable easier testing of circuit design on electronics products.

Integrating electronics onto physical prototypes

March 03 '20

After release of MIT security report, West Virginia will no longer use voting app Voatz

Graphics & Vision

March 02 '20

Adelson awarded 2020 Ken Nakayama Medal

Algorithms & Theory Cybersecurity

February 26 '20

Protecting sensitive metadata so it can’t be used for surveillance

System ensures hackers eavesdropping on large networks can’t find out who’s communicating and when they’re doing so.

Protecting sensitive metadata so it can’t be used for surveillance

February 20 '20

New molecule discovered for treating bacterial infections

Mice studies show that TB, salmonella and "superbugs" like C.diff can be treated by Halicin, a molecule discovered via machine learning

New molecule discovered for treating bacterial infections

Videos

May 18 '20

Searching websites the way you want

New tool lets non-coders use APIs to navigate sites like Etsy and Yelp

Searching websites the way you want

Computing & Health Health Care

May 13 '20

What can your dishwasher tell you about your health?

CSAIL system uses wireless signals to measure in-home appliance usage to better understand health tendencies.

What can your dishwasher tell you about your health?

April 30 '20

VIDEO: The status of artificial adversarial intelligence

Robotics Health Care Manufacturing

April 27 '20

Muscle signals can pilot a robot

CSAIL system uses muscle signals to cue a drone’s movement, enabling more natural human-robot communication

Muscle signals can pilot a robot

Algorithms & Theory Computing & Health Health Care Wireless

April 14 '20

CSAIL device lets doctors monitor COVID-19 patients from a distance

Wireless system helps Boston retirement home care for COVID patients while reducing risk of contagion

CSAIL device lets doctors monitor COVID-19 patients from a distance

Computing & Health Security & Cryptography Systems & Networking Health Care

April 09 '20

Automated Covid-19 contact tracing - while preserving privacy

New system uses Bluetooth signals from your smartphone, with the goal of automating Covid-19 contact tracing while preserving privacy

Automated Covid-19 contact tracing - while preserving privacy

Graphics & Vision Human-Computer Interaction Manufacturing

April 08 '20

Sprayable user interfaces

SprayableTech system lets users create large-scale interactive surfaces with sensors and displays using airbrushed inks

Sprayable user interfaces

Computing & Health Entertainment Health Care

April 02 '20

MIT talks with Love is Blind’s AI/data scientist Cameron Hamilton

Computing & Health Robotics

February 24 '20

To self-drive in the snow, look under the road

Weather’s a problem for autonomous cars. But MIT’s new system shows promise by using “ground-penetrating radar” instead of cameras or lasers

To self-drive in the snow, look under the road

December 06 '19

Imaging method uses shadows to reconstruct a video projected in an unseen part of the room

With a video camera turned on in a room, researchers can reconstruct a video of an unseen corner of the room, even if it falls outside the camera's field of view. </p>

Imaging method uses shadows to reconstruct a video projected in an unseen part of the room

November 27 '19

Producing better guides for medical-image analysis

Model quickly generates brain scan templates that represent a given patient population.

Producing better guides for medical-image analysis

November 25 '19

New film highlights dangers of deepfakes in shaping "alternative histories"

With “In Event of Moon Disaster,” the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality aims to educate the public on deepfakes with an alternative history of the moon landing.

New film highlights dangers of deepfakes in shaping "alternative histories"

MIT-invented model efficiently and simultaneously optimizes control and design of soft robots for target tasks,

November 21 '19

How to design and control robots with stretchy, flexible bodies

Optimizing soft robots to perform specific tasks is a huge computational problem, but a new model can help.

How to design and control robots with stretchy, flexible bodies

November 18 '19

Predicting people's driving personalities

New system sizes up drivers as selfish or selfless. Could this help self-driving cars navigate in traffic?

Predicting people's driving personalities

November 04 '19

Better autonomous “reasoning” at tricky intersections

CSAIL/Toyota model alerts driverless cars when it’s safest to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.

Better autonomous “reasoning” at tricky intersections

Computing & Health Robotics Manufacturing Transportation

October 30 '19

Self-transforming robot blocks jump, spin, flip, and identify each other

Developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, a team of robots can self-assemble to form different structures with applications in inspection, disaster response, and manufacturing

Self-transforming robot blocks jump, spin, flip, and identify each other

October 27 '19

Helping self-driving cars see around corners

By sensing tiny changes in shadows, CSAIL's new system identifies approaching objects that may cause a collision

Helping self-driving cars see around corners

Algorithms & Theory Computing & Health Graphics & Vision Health Care

October 02 '19

Better fetal health - by building a map of the placenta

New technique stretches out MRI scans of placentas so they can be more accurately analyzed, and shows the potential of MRI for pregnancy monitoring.

Better fetal health - by building a map of the placenta

Human-Computer Interaction Energy Entertainment Manufacturing

September 10 '19

Objects can now change colors like a chameleon

Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory team creates new reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.

Objects can now change colors like a chameleon

Algorithms & Theory Computing & Health Graphics & Vision Programming Languages & Software Engineering Systems & Networking Entertainment Manufacturing

August 05 '19

Computer-aided knitting

New CSAIL research uses machine learning to customize clothing designs

Computer-aided knitting

July 16 '19

Designing custom "hybrid drones"

MIT CSAIL system allows users to design drones that can switch between hovering like a traditional drone, and gliding like a fixed-wing airplane

Designing custom "hybrid drones"

July 11 '19

MIT robot masters the Bottle Cap Challenge

MIT's RoboRaise system mimics human operator to be able to spin a cap off a bottle

MIT robot masters the Bottle Cap Challenge

Computing & Health Robotics Manufacturing

May 22 '19

This robot helps you lift objects — by looking at your biceps

CSAIL system can mirror a user's motions and follow nonverbal commands by monitoring arm muscles.

This robot helps you lift objects — by looking at your biceps

April 29 '19

Giving robots a better feel for object manipulation

Model improves a robot’s ability to mold materials into shapes and interact with liquids and solid objects.

Giving robots a better feel for object manipulation

Talks

May 19 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: contact tracing activities at MIT

On Tuesday, May 19 a panel discussion among Prof.'s Ron Rivest, Ramesh Raskar, Julie Shah and Daniel Weitzner was held on the topic of contact tracing at MIT, moderated by Daniela Rus.

Hot Topics in Computing: contact tracing activities at MIT

May 14 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Conversation with Microsoft President Brad Smith

On May 14, 2020 Daniela Rus and Daniel Huttenlocher hosted a fireside chat with Brad Smith, President of Microsoft Corporation.

Hot Topics in Computing: Conversation with Microsoft President Brad Smith

May 05 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Targeted Risk Analytics to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

On May 5, 2020, Prof. Retsef Levi gave a Hot Topics in Computing presentation entitled 'Targeted Risk Analytics to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak'.

Hot Topics in Computing: Targeted Risk Analytics to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

April 14 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Using Computing to Address the Social Impacts of COVID19

On April 14, 2020, Prof. Julie Shah presented a Hot Topics in Computing virtual seminar entitled: Using Computing to Address the Social Impacts of COVID19.

Hot Topics in Computing: Using Computing to Address the Social Impacts of COVID19

April 07 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Telehealth and coronavirus

On April 7, 2020, Dr. Amar Gupta presented a talk entitled: Telehealth and Coronavirus: impact on each other and opportunity to surmount Machiavellian forces.

Hot Topics in Computing: Telehealth and coronavirus

March 31 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Effectiveness of social distancing strategies for protecting a community from a pandemic

On March 31, 2020, Esteban Moro and Alex Pentland presented Hot Topics in Computing talk on social distancing strategies.

Hot Topics in Computing: Effectiveness of social distancing strategies for protecting a community from a pandemic

March 26 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Pandemic updates and recommended actions

On March 26, 2020, Yaneer Bar-Yam presented a talk in the Hot Topics series entitled "Pandemic updates and recommended actions."

Hot Topics in Computing: Pandemic updates and recommended actions

March 24 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: An Invitation to Computational Epidemiology

On March 24, 2020, Ankur Moitra and Elchanan Mossel presented a talk for the Hot Topics series entitled "An Invitation to Computational Epidemiology"

Hot Topics in Computing: An Invitation to Computational Epidemiology

March 20 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Coronaviruses and COVID-19: The basic biology behind the epidemic

On March 20, 2020, Dr. Michael Z. Lin of Stanford University provided a virtual presentation on the basic biology of coronaviruses and the disease COVID-19, projections for the current epidemic, and review of medications currently in clinical trials.

Hot Topics in Computing: Coronaviruses and COVID-19: The basic biology behind the epidemic

February 06 '20

Hot Topics in Computing: Quantum Computational Supremacy and its Applications

On February 6, 2020, Prof. Scott Aaronson, U.T. Austin gave a lecture in the Hot Topics in Computing series entitled Quantum Computational Supremacy and its Applications.

Hot Topics in Computing: Quantum Computational Supremacy and its Applications

October 16 '19

Domain Specific Architectures for Deep Neural Networks: Three Generations of Tensor Processing Units (TPUs)

On October 16, 2019, Prof. David Patterson, UC Berkeley professor emeritus, Google distinguished engineer, and RISC-V Foundation vice-chair, gave a Dertouzos Distinguished Lecture at CSAIL / MIT, entitled 'Domain Specific Architectures for Deep Neural Networks: Three Generations of Tensor Processing Units (TPUs).'

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Muscle signals can pilot a robot

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CSAIL device lets doctors monitor COVID-19 patients from a distance

Automated Covid-19 contact tracing - while preserving privacy

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Hot Topics in Computing: contact tracing activities at MIT

Hot Topics in Computing: contact tracing activities at MIT

Searching websites the way you want

Searching websites the way you want

Working towards smarter automation for fixing code

Working towards smarter automation for fixing code

Hot Topics in Computing: Conversation with Microsoft President Brad Smith

Hot Topics in Computing: Conversation with Microsoft President Brad Smith

What can your dishwasher tell you about your health?

What can your dishwasher tell you about your health?

Visualizing the world beyond the frame

Visualizing the world beyond the frame

Hot Topics in Computing: Targeted Risk Analytics to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

Hot Topics in Computing: Targeted Risk Analytics to Fight the COVID-19 Outbreak

VIDEO: The status of artificial adversarial intelligence

VIDEO: The status of artificial adversarial intelligence

Bonnie Berger elected to NAS

Bonnie Berger elected to NAS

Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms

Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms

Muscle signals can pilot a robot

Muscle signals can pilot a robot

Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load

Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load

Two CSAIL researchers elected to AAAS

Two CSAIL researchers elected to AAAS

Satyanarayan selected for NSF career award

Satyanarayan selected for NSF career award

A weekly roundup of COVID-Computer science efforts

A weekly roundup of COVID-Computer science efforts

Mueller named 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow

Mueller named 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

Hot Topics in Computing: Using Computing to Address the Social Impacts of COVID19

Hot Topics in Computing: Using Computing to Address the Social Impacts of COVID19

CSAIL device lets doctors monitor COVID-19 patients from a distance

CSAIL device lets doctors monitor COVID-19 patients from a distance

Reducing delays in wireless networks

Reducing delays in wireless networks

Automated Covid-19 contact tracing - while preserving privacy

Automated Covid-19 contact tracing - while preserving privacy

Sprayable user interfaces

Sprayable user interfaces

Hot Topics in Computing: Telehealth and coronavirus

Hot Topics in Computing: Telehealth and coronavirus

CSAIL spin-off helps life-science companies uncover new insights

CSAIL spin-off helps life-science companies uncover new insights

Articles

Working towards smarter automation for fixing code

Working towards smarter automation for fixing code

Visualizing the world beyond the frame

Visualizing the world beyond the frame

Bonnie Berger elected to NAS

Bonnie Berger elected to NAS

Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms

Automating the search for entirely new “curiosity” algorithms

Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load

Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load

Two CSAIL researchers elected to AAAS

Two CSAIL researchers elected to AAAS

Satyanarayan selected for NSF career award

Satyanarayan selected for NSF career award

A weekly roundup of COVID-Computer science efforts

A weekly roundup of COVID-Computer science efforts

Mueller named 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow

Mueller named 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator

MIT-based team works on rapid deployment of open-source, low-cost ventilator