How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect informal workers. Insights from Kenya

Many informal workers will not be able to take the precautions that health authorities suggest.

Njeri Kinyanjui, Senior Research Fellow, University of Nairobi • conversation
March 22, 2020 ~7 min

The battle against disinformation is global

A scholar who has reviewed the efforts of nations around the world to protect their citizens from foreign interference says there is no magic solution, but there's plenty to learn and do.

Scott Shackelford, Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Director, Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance; Cybersecurity Program Chair, IU-Bloomington, Indiana University • conversation
March 20, 2020 ~10 min


Sending clearer signals

Associate Professor Yury Polyanskiy is working to keep data flowing as the “internet of things” becomes a reality.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 11, 2020 ~9 min

Model beats Wall Street analysts in forecasting business financials

Using limited data, this automated system predicts a company’s quarterly sales.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 19, 2019 ~8 min

System helps smart devices find their position

Connected devices can now share position information, even in noisy, GPS-denied areas.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 2, 2019 ~9 min

IDSS hosts inaugural Learning for Dynamics and Control conference

L4DC explored an emerging scientific area at the intersection of real-time physical data, machine learning, control theory, and optimization.

Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
July 10, 2019 ~5 min

Metabolomes: A new way to store data in little space

DNA isn't the only molecule to show promise for data storage. A new study is proof-of-concept for using artificial metabolomes.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
July 5, 2019 ~6 min

Making wireless communication more energy efficient

Along with studying theory, "it's also important to me that the work we are doing will help to solve real-world problems,” says LIDS student Omer Tanovic.

Greta Friar | Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
July 3, 2019 ~10 min


Spotting objects amid clutter

New approach quickly finds hidden objects in dense point clouds, for use in driverless cars or work spaces with robotic assistants.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 19, 2019 ~9 min

Cracking open the black box of automated machine learning

Interactive tool lets users see and control how automated model searches work.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 31, 2019 ~7 min

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