Daniel A. Spielman and colleague Shang-hua Teng solved the mystery of the Simplex Method using a technique called smoothed analysis…
From ACM NewsAllyn Jackson Commissioned by CACM Staff| January 31, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a system to detect and reduce errors when patients administer their own medication.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | March 22, 2021
Researchers contend Russia's use of North Korean IP addresses for a 2018 cyberattack underscored the need for a new cybersecurity strategy involving selective retaliation...MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 28, 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University neuroscientists have found that reading computer code activates different brain regions than reading...MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a Web-based Covid-19 testing impact calculator.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 17, 2020
Researchers have developed and built a silicon-based LED that can be integrated directly onto a computer chip.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 16, 2020
Researchers have developed a cognitive model that learns to use objects in novel ways to solve problems, like humans do.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 3, 2020
Researchers have enabled a neural network to rapidly process data, yielding both predictions and confidence levels based on the quality of the available data.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | December 1, 2020
A new artificial intelligence model between asymptomatic people infected with Covid-19 and healthy individuals via forced-cough recordings.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2020
Researchers have developed the world's first fleet of autonomous boats, along with algorithms to permit communication and collaboration among the boats.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | November 5, 2020
A platform developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can quantify security risks for companies without requiring them to disclose sensitive...MIT News From ACM TechNews | September 10, 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have unveiled a quantum computing architecture that performs low-error computations while rapidly sharing quantum...MIT News From ACM TechNews | August 10, 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have developed a process for manufacturing and integrating artificial atoms with photonic circuitry.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | July 15, 2020
A new study has found that when people consume news on social media, their penchant to share that news undermines their ability to assess its accuracy.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | July 14, 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have designed a 'brain on a chip' composed of tens of thousands of memristors.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | June 10, 2020
Researchers have created an algorithm to produce random numbers with the best mix of speed, accuracy, and low memory currently available.
MIT News From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2020
Two economics professors have determined that the replacement of human workers by robots is a tangible trend, although they say claims of total automation are overstated...MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 8, 2020
Researchers have developed an automated artificial intelligence system for training and running certain types of neural networks, which has a small carbon footprint...MIT News From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2020