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May 16, 2025

With AI, researchers predict the location of virtually any protein within a human cell

Trained with a joint understanding of protein and cell behavior, the model could help with diagnosing disease and developing new drugs.

Thesis Defense: Peiqi Wang, Language-Centric Medical Image Understanding

Title: Language-Centric Medical Image Understanding Presenter: Peiqi Wang Presenter’s Affiliation: CSAIL Thesis Supervisor(s): Polina Golland Date: May 14, 2025 Time: 3:10PM – 4:10PM In-person location: 32-D463 (Star) Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/8716348319

May 5, 2025

Novel AI model inspired by neural dynamics from the brain

New type of “state-space model” leverages principles of harmonic oscillators.

Thesis Defense: Elena Sergeeva, Building small domain-specific masked language models vs. large generative models for clinical decision support and their effects on users.

Doctoral Thesis Title: Building small domain-specific masked language models vs. large generative models for clinical decision support and their effects on users.Presenter: Elena SergeevaPresenter’s Affiliation CSAILThesis Supervisor(s): Peter

April 29, 2025

Merging design and computer science in creative ways

MAD Fellow Alexander Htet Kyaw connects humans, machines, and the physical world using AI and augmented reality.

Thesis Defense: Hao He, Contactless Sleep and Physiological Monitoring Using Artificial Intelligence and Radio Waves

Doctoral Thesis Title:  Contactless Sleep and Physiological Monitoring Using Artificial Intelligence and Radio WavesPresenter: Hao HePresenter’s Affiliation (CSAIL, RLE, LIDS, MTL, etc.): CSAILThesis Supervisor(s): Prof. Dina Katabi Date: May 7, 2025Time: 2:30 pm –

April 11, 2025

Could LLMs help design our next medicines and materials?

A new method lets users ask, in plain language, for a new molecule with certain properties, and receive a detailed description of how to synthesize it.

March 18, 2025

Department of EECS announces 2025 promotions and appointments

All promotions and appointments will take effect July 1, 2025.

February 19, 2025

AI model deciphers the code in proteins that tells them where to go

Whitehead Institute and CSAIL researchers created a machine-learning model to predict and generate protein localization, with implications for understanding and remedying disease.

February 10, 2025

Creating a common language

New faculty member Kaiming He discusses AI’s role in lowering barriers between scientific fields and fostering collaboration across scientific disciplines.