MIT professor Danny Weitzner was named a 2019 Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. The Academy helps government leaders solve their most critical management challenges, with a focus on solving the complex public governance issues of the nation.
To improve the safety of autonomous systems, MIT CSAIL scientists have developed a system that can sense tiny changes in shadows on the ground to determine if there’s a moving object coming around the corner.
Swarms of simple, interacting robots have the potential to unlock stealthy abilities for accomplishing complex tasks. Getting these robots to achieve a true-hive like mind of coordination, though, has still proved to be a hurdle.
Edelman was cited for “for outstanding breakthroughs in high-performance computing, linear algebra, and computational science and for contributions to the Julia programming language.”
CSAIL researcher Anish Athalye describes hardware wallets as more than just a handy tool for Bitcoin miners - to him, they represent a fundamental paradigm shift that moves away from viewing computers themselves as ground zero for digital security.
After years of tackling numerous design and manufacturing challenges, MIT researchers have built a modern microprocessor from carbon nanotube transistors, which are widely seen as a faster, greener alternative to their traditional silicon counterparts.
Stock market investors often rely on financial risk theories that help them maximize returns while minimizing financial loss due to market fluctuations. These theories help investors maintain a balanced portfolioto ensure they’ll never lose more money than they’re willing to part with at any given time.
Some of the biggest companies in the world are spending billions in the race to develop self-driving vehicles that can go anywhere. Meanwhile, Optimus Ride, a startup out of MIT, is already helping people get around by taking a different approach.
A few years ago, the idea of tricking a computer vision system by subtly altering pixels in an image or hacking a street sign seemed like more of a hypothetical threat than anything to seriously worry about.
