‘Secret sharing’ system keeps your personal data safe

Manufacturers can collect our data from internet-enabled devices. A system called Prio protects privacy by breaking up and obscuring individual information.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 9, 2018 ~5 min

Chip upgrade helps miniature drones navigate | MIT News

Low-power design will allow devices as small as a honeybee to determine their location while flying.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 20, 2018 ~7 min


CSAIL launches new five-year collaboration with iFlyTek | MIT News

Lab will work with Chinese company on research in artificial intelligence, language processing, and human-computer interaction.

Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL • mit
June 15, 2018 ~3 min

Keeping data fresh for wireless networks | MIT News

Algorithm provides networks with the most current information available while avoiding data congestion.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 4, 2018 ~7 min

Researchers develop virtual-reality testing ground for drones | MIT News

With new system, drones navigate through an empty room, avoiding crashes while “seeing” a virtual world.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 17, 2018 ~8 min

Keeping the balance: How flexible nuclear operation can help add more wind and solar to the grid | MIT News

Model finds operating nuclear plants flexibly can reduce electricity costs, increase revenue for nuclear plants, and cut carbon emissions in electric power systems.

Ivy Pepin | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
April 25, 2018 ~10 min

ML 2.0: Machine learning for many | MIT News

Automated data science tools developed by MIT and Feature Labs deliver their first AI product.

MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
March 6, 2018 ~6 min

Location detection when GPS doesn’t work | MIT News

Theoretical study shows how to make wireless localization much more accurate.

Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 22, 2018 ~6 min


Auto-tuning data science: New research streamlines machine learning | MIT News

A new automated machine-learning system performs as well or better than its human counterparts — and works 100 times faster.

MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
Dec. 19, 2017 ~6 min

School of Engineering welcomes new faculty | MIT News

Sixteen new professors join seven of the school’s departments.

School of Engineering • mit
Dec. 8, 2017 ~20 min

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