Fotini Christia named director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center
Political science professor will spearhead the Institute’s interdisciplinary center that studies high-impact, complex societal challenges.
Oct. 14, 2020 • ~3 min
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Reducing delays in wireless networks
Congestion control system could help streaming video, mobile games, and other applications run more smoothly.
April 9, 2020 • ~8 min
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A smart surface for smart devices
External system improves phones’ signal strength 1,000 percent, without requiring extra antennas.
Feb. 3, 2020 • ~4 min
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Giving cryptocurrency users more bang for their buck
Routing scheme boosts efficiency in networks that help speed up blockchain transactions.
Jan. 30, 2020 • ~8 min
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System helps smart devices find their position
Connected devices can now share position information, even in noisy, GPS-denied areas.
Oct. 2, 2019 • ~9 min
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How “information gerrymandering” influences voters
Study analyzes how networks can distort voters’ perceptions and change election results.
Sept. 4, 2019 • ~8 min
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Artificial intelligence could help data centers run far more efficiently
MIT system “learns” how to optimally allocate workloads across thousands of servers to cut costs, save energy.
Aug. 21, 2019 • ~9 min
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Using Wall Street secrets to reduce the cost of cloud infrastructure
“Risk-aware” traffic engineering could help service providers such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google better utilize network infrastructure.
Aug. 18, 2019 • ~8 min
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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.
July 3, 2019 • ~10 min
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Teaching artificial intelligence to connect senses like vision and touch
MIT CSAIL system can learn to see by touching and feel by seeing, suggesting future where robots can more easily grasp and recognize objects.
June 17, 2019 • ~6 min
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