Data
Making waves
June 12, 2013
Pierre Lermusiaux quantifies uncertainty to develop better ocean simulations.
Data from edX’s first course offer preliminary insights into online learning
June 11, 2013
Researchers analyze page views, clickstreams and discussion threads for clues to how students learn online.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, EdX, Massive open online courses (MOOCs), MITx, Online learning
An electrical switch for magnetism
May 29, 2013
MIT researchers develop a new approach to controlling the motion of magnetic domains; work could lead to low-power computer memory.
Making quantum encryption practical
May 20, 2013
An MIT team that proposed a new, more-practical scheme for using quantum physics to secure data transmission has now demonstrated it experimentally.
Study shows that people organize daily travel efficiently
May 8, 2013
A population-level study discovers small-scale details about individuals’ choices.
Also labeled: Big data, Civil and environmental engineering, Research, Statistics, Commuting, Traffic management, Cities
How hard is it to 'de-anonymize' cellphone data?
March 27, 2013
A new formula that characterizes the privacy afforded by large, aggregate data sets may be discouraging, but could help sharpen policy discussion.
Making sense of big data
March 26, 2013
PhD student Jameson Toole wants to harness data to improve human lives.
Also labeled: Big data, Economics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Profile, Research, Students, Engineering Systems
Helping students master data
March 18, 2013
An undergraduate econometrics class gets students to think critically about their own research.
Companies benefit from analytics
March 5, 2013
Global study from MIT Sloan Management Review and SAS finds companies gain competitive edge by using analytics.
Securing your eW-2 tax form
February 1, 2013
As with any personal data accessed online, there are measures that can be taken to minimize risk.
Cellphone data helps pinpoint source of traffic tie-ups
December 20, 2012
Study: Congestion can be alleviated throughout a metropolitan area by altering the trips of drivers in specific neighborhoods.
Speeding algorithms by shrinking data
November 13, 2012
A new approach to processing ‘big data’ creates succinct representations of huge data sets, so that existing algorithms can handle them efficiently.
MIT Libraries’ research contributes to award-winning redistricting software, DistrictBuilder
November 5, 2012
Web-based resource gives citizens the opportunity to participate in the redistricting process.
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Collaboration, Libraries, Mapping, Open source, Politics, Research, Software, Voting and elections
MIT Auto-ID Labs launches ‘Cloud of Things’ initiative
November 2, 2012
Initiative brings together academia, industry to support the development, adoption, best practices and commercial success of big-data applications in mobile retail commerce.
Too much information?
October 2, 2012
MIT Sloan marketing professor Catherine Tucker analyzes the boundaries of privacy in a connected world.
Also labeled: Digital, Faculty, Health care, iPhone, Android, smartphones, Marketing, Business and management, Medical records
CSAIL research examines how smartphone apps track users
September 17, 2012
Decentralized Information Group shows that many applications collect data even when 'idle'
Making Web applications more efficient
August 31, 2012
A new system that automatically streamlines database access patterns can make large Web applications up to three times as fast.
Also labeled: Database, Programming, Programming languages, Software optimization, SQL, Web, Web development, Stored procedures
Making crowdsourcing easier
August 24, 2012
A new system for crowdsourcing database operations spares the user from worrying about the computational details but improves cost effectiveness.
Berger named ISCB fellow
July 16, 2012
Applied mathematics, computer science professor honored for contributions in computational biology and bioinformatics.
ARTEMiS brings art to teaching of science and engineering concepts
June 4, 2012
ART for Engineering, Mathematics, and Science an initiative launched last summer through MIT’s Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT).
MIT, Intel unveil new initiatives addressing ‘big data’
May 31, 2012
An Intel research center based at MIT will be the cornerstone of a new research project dubbed ‘bigdata@CSAIL.’
Cognos reporting tool makes its debut at MIT
May 4, 2012
IS&T installed this web-based reporting tool last spring and is now doing a soft rollout to the MIT community that includes hands-on classes.
On the hunt for mathematical beauty
March 23, 2012
Alexei Borodin uses sophisticated tools to extract information from large groups.
Hail to the geeks
March 6, 2012
At this year’s MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: cutting-edge basketball research and, yes, plenty of discussion about Jeremy Lin.
Also labeled: Analytics, Athletics, Business and management, Special events and guest speakers, Sports, Students, Linsanity
A model burster
March 2, 2012
Researchers find the first neutron star that bursts as predicted.
Explained: Sigma
February 9, 2012
How do you know when a new finding is significant? The sigma value can tell you — but watch out for dead fish.
Also labeled: Explained, Mathematics
Data mining without prejudice
December 16, 2011
A new technique for finding relationships between variables in large datasets makes no prior assumptions about what those relationships might be.
Google’s Schmidt: ‘Global mind’ offers new opportunities
November 15, 2011
With knowledge and data, a smarter world will divide work between computers and humans, search engine executive chairman says.
Institute teams dominate Clean Energy Prize
May 10, 2011
Institute ideas win $200K top prize and all five finalist prizes, with variety of energy solutions.
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