November 14, 2016
Some of the biggest issues facing humanity — from global climate change, to water and power infrastructure, to monetary systems, social networks, and other complex systems — involve massive amounts of data that are daunting to analysts and policymakers.
October 21, 2016
Last year, MIT researchers presented a system that automated a crucial step in big-data analysis: the selection of a “feature set,” or aspects of the data that are useful for making predictions.
October 15, 2016
The LIDS Community Picnic was held on Saturday, October 15th on Castle Island. Around 30 lab members, along with their friends and family, showed up for what turned out to be a beautiful fall day. Fort Ind
August 4, 2016
In a world where data sets grow at an exponential rate due to new tracking mechanisms applied to everything from smartphones and televisions to online shopping and social media,
July 29, 2016
On July 18, 2016, LIDS professor Robert Berwick delivered the 2016 STOQ Lecture at the Vatican.
July 28, 2016
Some students, faculty, and staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology next semester won’t need to worry about hoofing it to get around parts of campus. Instead, they can hail a ride from a vehicle that looks like a high-tech golf cart.
