Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)
Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)

Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)

Artificial Intelligence Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Computer science and technology computer-vision Data Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Human-computer interaction machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Research School of Engineering

Improving AI models’ ability to explain their predictions

A new approach could help users know whether to trust a model’s predictions in safety-critical applications like health care and autonomous driving.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Computer science and technology Data Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Energy machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Research Laboratory of Electronics School of Engineering

New method could increase LLM training efficiency

By leveraging idle computing time, researchers can double the speed of model training while preserving accuracy.

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Mixing generative AI with physics to create personal items that work in the real world

To help generative AI models create durable, real-world accessories and decor, the PhysiOpt system runs physics simulations and makes subtle tweaks to its 3D blueprints.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Biological engineering Biology Broad Institute Cells Computer science and technology Diagnostics Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Genetics health IDSS Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) machine learning Medicine MIT Schwarzman College of Computing National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research School of Engineering

AI to help researchers see the bigger picture in cell biology

By providing holistic information on a cell, an AI-driven method could help scientists better understand disease mechanisms and plan experiments.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Cities Civil and environmental engineering Climate change Computer modeling Computer science and technology Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Emissions IDSS Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) machine learning MIT Energy Initiative MIT Schwarzman College of Computing National Science Foundation (NSF) Research School of Engineering Sustainability Transportation

Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions

By minimizing the need to drive around looking for a parking spot, this technique can save drivers up to 35 minutes — and give them a realistic estimate of total travel time.

Artificial Intelligence Computer science and technology Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Ethics Human-computer interaction IDSS Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Research School of Engineering

Personalization features can make LLMs more agreeable

The context of long-term conversations can cause an LLM to begin mirroring the user’s viewpoints, possibly reducing accuracy or creating a virtual echo-chamber.

Artificial Intelligence Computer science and technology Data Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) IDSS Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) machine learning Mathematics MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab National Science Foundation (NSF) Research School of Engineering

Study: Platforms that rank the latest LLMs can be unreliable

Removing just a tiny fraction of the crowdsourced data that informs online ranking platforms can significantly change the results.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Computer science and technology Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Human-computer interaction machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Programming Programming languages Research School of Engineering Software

Helping AI agents search to get the best results out of large language models

EnCompass executes AI agent programs by backtracking and making multiple attempts, finding the best set of outputs generated by an LLM. It could help coders work with AI agents more efficiently.

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Brian Hedden named co-associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing

He joins Nikos Trichakis in guiding the cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.

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Antonio Torralba, three MIT alumni named 2025 ACM fellows

Torralba’s research focuses on computer vision, machine learning, and human visual perception.