Name:Samuel Tenka Time:Wednesday, June 18, 4pm Room: 4-257 Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/96397133905Password: cohobast Title: Geometric Aspects of Optimization and Representation in Learning Abstract: Machine learning combines methods in optimization, data-representation,…

By performing deep learning at the speed of light, this chip could give edge devices new capabilities for real-time data analysis.
Doctoral Thesis Title: Learning to Tackle Task Variations in Control – A Transportation ContextPresenter: Vindula JayawardanaPresenter’s Affiliation (CSAIL, RLE, LIDS, MTL, etc.): LIDSThesis Supervisor(s): Cathy Wu Date: 12th June…
Doctoral Thesis Title: Operationalizing Reliable Machine Learning: From Data Collection to Model PresentationPresenter: Aparna BalagopalanPresenter’s Affiliation (CSAIL, RLE, LIDS, MTL, etc.): LIDSThesis Supervisor(s): Marzyeh Ghassemi Date: June 9,…

A team of MIT researchers founded Themis AI to quantify AI model uncertainty and address knowledge gaps.

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

Words like “no” and “not” can cause this popular class of AI models to fail unexpectedly in high-stakes settings, such as medical diagnosis.
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…

The CausVid generative AI tool uses a diffusion model to teach an autoregressive (frame-by-frame) system to rapidly produce stable, high-resolution videos.
Doctoral Thesis Title: Learning Simple Chemical Heuristics to Model and Discover Materials Presenter: Andrew Ma Presenter’s Affiliation: RLE Thesis Supervisor: Marin Soljačić Date: May 9th, 2025 Time: 1:00…