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Democratizing education: Bringing MIT excellence to the masses

The MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science, with over 1,000 credential holders, brings MIT excellence to learners around the world.

MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2023

Seven researchers, along with 14 additional MIT alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.

Efficient technique improves machine-learning models’ reliability

The method enables a model to determine its confidence in a prediction, while using no additional data and far fewer computing resources than other methods.

Solving a machine-learning mystery

A new study shows how large language models like GPT-3 can learn a new task from just a few examples, without the need for any new training data.

Automating the math for decision-making under uncertainty

A new tool brings the benefits of AI programming to a much broader class of problems.

Six with ties to MIT honored as 2022 ACM Fellows

Six distinguished scientists with ties to MIT were recognized for significant contributions to computing systems.

Making computer science research more accessible in India

Passionate about creating educational opportunities in India, PhD student Siddhartha Jayanti recently explored multiprocessor speed limits, in a paper written in the Indian language Telugu.

When should data scientists try a new technique?

A new measure can help scientists decide which estimation method to use when modeling a particular data problem.

Sensing with purpose

Fadel Adib uses wireless technologies to sense the world in new ways, taking aim at sweeping problems such as food insecurity, climate change, and access to health care.

Putting clear bounds on uncertainty

Computer scientists want to know the exact limits in our ability to clean up, and reconstruct, partly blurred images.