Crowdsourcing big-data analysis
Web-based system automatically evaluates proposals from far-flung data scientists.
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Autonomous-vehicle startup nuTonomy, co-founded by LIDS alum and faculty member Emilio Frazzoli, acquired by Delphi
Boston-based nuTonomy, an MIT spinout co-founded by LIDS alumnus and faculty member Emilio Frazzoli, announced today that it will be acquired by industry giant Delphi Automotive.
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Noelle Selin: Tracing toxins around the world
Atmospheric chemist takes on pollutants and the global treaties written to control them.
READ MOREFaculty Positions now open in IDSS
Information is now available for open faculty positions in Statistics and Networked Systems and Connection Science.
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Media Lab team tops Fragile Families Challenge
Human Dynamics research group earns high marks in new scientific collaboration to improve the lives of disadvantaged American children.
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Acemoglu honored by ENS Paris-Saclay
Professor Daron Acemoglu was awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa from École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay.
READ MOREIDSS faculty participate in newly funded NSF program on the theoretical foundations of data science
The initiative is designed to foster breakthrough discoveries in data science.
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Don’t Be Surprised by the Explosion Near Houston. We’ve Cut Corners on Chemical Safety for Years
In the midst of an active hurricane season, Prof. Nicholas Ashford shares concerns over chemical plants safety.
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How neural networks think
General-purpose technique sheds light on inner workings of neural nets trained to process language.
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Two sciences tie the knot
A new major combining computer science and economics will prepare students for designing the virtual marketplaces of the future.
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