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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a system that utilizes a wearable device and artificial intelligence to detect whether the...MIT News From ACM TechNews | February 3, 2017
Researchers at the Singapore-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alliance for Research and Technology have spent the last several years developing autonomous...MIT News From ACM TechNews | January 25, 2017
A new big data management system aims to simplify the process of aggregating large datasets for analysis.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | January 24, 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have developed an ultra-thin, high-resolution printing process that makes use of nanoporous stamps.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 12, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers say they have developed a new approach to information extraction that inverts conventional machine learning. MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 14, 2016
Researchers have developed an autonomous mobility scooter using the same sensor configuration and software used in previous trials of autonomous cars and golf carts...MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2016
A new set of algorithms developed is capable of efficiently model-fitting probability distributions to high-dimensional data. MIT News From ACM TechNews | October 31, 2016
MIT graduate students Mohammad Ghassemi and Tuka Al-Hanai began MIT Connect, a platform that matches participants for face-to-face lunch meetings based on background...MIT News From ACM TechNews | October 18, 2016
Votemate is a new Web application that could make it easier for people to confirm they are registered to vote. MIT News From ACM TechNews | September 28, 2016
Researchers have used machine learning to develop a computer system that can automatically screen young children for speech and language disorders. MIT News From ACM TechNews | September 27, 2016
A new diagnostic approach using machine learning could help detect speech disorders exacerbated by vocal misuse. MIT News From ACM TechNews | September 2, 2016
New technology could make it much easier for consumers to accurately determine how much power is being consumed by each device in their home. MIT News From ACM TechNews | August 4, 2016
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have issued the first major database of fully annotated English sentences written by non-native English...MIT News From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2016
Synthetic biology allows researchers to program cells to perform novel functions such as fluorescing in response to a particular chemical or producing drugs in...MIT News Office From ACM News | July 21, 2016
Researchers are hypothesizing that the study of ant colony behavior could lead to improved network communication algorithms. MIT News From ACM TechNews | July 15, 2016
New technology for protecting anonymity online provides stronger security guarantees but uses bandwidth much more efficiently than previous anonymity networks. MIT News From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2016
Anonymity networks protect people living under repressive regimes from surveillance of their Internet use. But the recent discovery of vulnerabilities in the most...MIT News Office From ACM News | July 12, 2016
Researchers have demonstrated that snoopers armed with little sophisticated technology can expose the home and workplace addresses of Twitter users. MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2016