Multi-university effort will advance materials, define the future of mobility
With support from the Toyota Research Institute, MIT faculty will focus on next-generation energy storage. (Suvrit Sra working on a project as part of this initiative.)
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Paper co-authored by Daron Acemoglu examines impact of automation on U.S. job market
Researchers found that “between 1990 and 2007, each industrial robot added per thousand workers reduced employment in America by nearly six workers.”
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For the sake of safe self-driving cars, companies need to share data
Prof. Sertac Karaman and postdoc Lex Fridman speak with Boston Globe columnist Scott Kirsner about why companies developing self-driving cars should share data.
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Faster page loads
System allocates data center bandwidth more fairly, so no part of a webpage lags behind others. (Paper co-written by Devavrat Shah.)
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MIT experts urge Trump administration to take immediate action on cybersecurity
Report warns of hacking risk to electric grid, oil pipelines, and other critical infrastructure.
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Celebrating 25 years of MIT-JR East Railway partnership
Joseph Sussman honored for his 25 years of service as JR East Professor.
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2017 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Ilan Lobel, New York University (Stern)
LIDS alum Ilan Lobel named one of "Best 40 Under 40" Professors by Poets & Quants.
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“Virtual batteries” could lead to cheaper, cleaner power
New research suggests that coordinating smart appliances and electric cars may help balance supply and demand in the power grid.
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At the intersection of industry and academia
Article on recent Infrastructure, Smart Cities and Transportation Workshop, which featured some IDSS faculty.
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Making better decisions when outcomes are uncertain
A simple statistical trick could help make a ubiquitous model of decision processes more accurate.
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