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Combining the brain and computers
Emery Brown discusses the feasibility of merging computers with the human brain in an attempt to keep up with artificial intelligence.
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Tommi Jaakkola appointed Thomas Siebel Professor in EECS and IDSS
Leader in machine learning and natural language processing takes on professorship established by veteran software entrepreneur Thomas Siebel.
READ MOREAndrew Lo on an incomplete hypothesis
Lo talks about his new book, ""Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought."
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Three MIT scholars awarded prestigious Carnegie fellowships
Daron Acemoglu, Richard Nielsen, and Charles Stewart III (all from IDSS) receive high-profile grants for research.
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Clean power planning
Study led by Jennifer Morris (TPP & Engineering Systems PhD alum) details why it’s prudent to invest in carbon-free electricity now.
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Running may be socially contagious
New paper co-authored by Sinan Aral shows how exercise is "contagious" in a social network.
READ MORECaroline Uhler receives NSF CAREER award
Caroline Uhler awarded this National Science Foundation grant to continue her work in graphical models.
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Artificial data reduces privacy concerns and helps with big data analysis
Kalyan Veeramachaneni and team create synthetic data sets from real ones—allowing data analysis without concern for sensitive personal information becoming public.
READ MOREAudun Botterud lead researcher on project awarded grant by Siebel Energy Institute
Audun Botterud and Asu Ozdaglar are working on this project, titled: "Improved Analytics for Urban Energy Distribution Grids with Smart Buildings."
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