Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
Cuthbert receives $500,000 Digging into Data grant
February 10, 2012
Will support innovative musicology research
Dennis Selected for ACM SIGOPS Hall of Fame
February 10, 2012
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty
The mathematics of taste
January 24, 2012
By using ‘genetic programming’ to crossbreed algorithms, researchers help flavor companies figure out what their customers like.
The faster-than-fast Fourier transform
January 18, 2012
For a large range of practically useful cases, MIT researchers find a way to increase the speed of one of the most important algorithms in the information sciences.
The quantifier
January 12, 2012
By helping biologists turn their hunches into rigorous mathematical models, Polina Golland builds software that interprets medical images.
Also labeled: Biomedicine, Computer vision, Faculty, Image segmentation, Neuroscience, Research, Russia
Self-aware computing project named a 'world changing' idea by Scientific American
December 20, 2011
Project Angstrom selected by magazine's editors; featured in December issue
Putting the ‘art’ in artificial intelligence
December 12, 2011
CSAIL associate professor develops AI systems that can interpret images.
Also labeled: Arts, Computational photography, Computer science and technology, Computer vision, Faculty, Research
CSAIL researcher Gifford named ACM fellow
December 9, 2011
Kellis wins Niki Award
December 9, 2011
CSAIL principal investigator honored for contributions to science and technology.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty
Streamlining chip design
December 8, 2011
Designers of mobile devices need to think hard about which functions to implement in hardware and which in software. A new programming language makes that much easier.
Peh named ACM Distinguished Scientist
November 28, 2011
CSAIL principal investigator receives Association for Computing Machinery honor.
Also labeled: ACM
Robots in reality
November 28, 2011
Nicholas Roy designs robots for real-world challenges.
CSAIL robots take center stage
November 14, 2011
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Principal Investigator Daniela Rus collaborated with modern dance company Pilobolus this past year to bring flying robots to the stage.
MegaMIMO wins Elevator Pitch Contest
November 10, 2011
Oliva explores new ground in computational perception at CSAIL
November 8, 2011
Neuroscientist looks forward to collaborative studies of visual perception in the brain and its computational applications.
Navigating blindfolded
November 8, 2011
Advanced mathematical techniques enable AUVs to survey large, complex and cluttered seascapes.
Unlocking the key to human intelligence
October 19, 2011
Computer science gives a boost to heart health
October 13, 2011
New technique searches for subtle indicators of risk hidden in a patient’s EKG.
MERS tackles the human-robot divide
October 11, 2011
An oracle for object-oriented programmers
October 7, 2011
By automatically cataloging connections between software 'objects,' a new system orients programmers joining large software projects in midstream.
Smarter robot arms
September 21, 2011
A combination of two algorithms developed at MIT allows autonomous robots to execute tasks much more efficiently — and move more predictably.
Andrew Lo joins CSAIL
August 30, 2011
Economist hopes to merge the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence with research on financial markets and risk.
Increasing fuel efficiency with a smartphone
August 25, 2011
A network of dashboard-mounted phones can collect data on traffic lights and tell drivers how to avoid inefficient stopping and starting.
Portable, super-high-resolution 3-D imaging
August 9, 2011
A simple new imaging system could help manufacturers inspect their products, forensics experts identify weapons and doctors identify cancers.
Defibrillator for stalled software
August 2, 2011
A new tool interrupts the ‘infinite loops’ that cause computer hang-ups, letting users save data and finish tasks before restarting a stalled program.
Computer learns language by playing games
July 12, 2011
By basing its strategies on the text of a manual, a computer infers the meanings of words without human supervision.
The math of the Rubik’s cube
June 29, 2011
New research establishes the relationship between the number of squares in a Rubik’s-cube-type puzzle and the maximum number of moves required to solve it.
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