Study demonstrates the value of ‘long ties’
MIT Sloan | August 10, 2023

A paper co-authored by SDSC affiliate Dean Eckles and SES/IDPS alumnus Eaman Jahani shows that maintaining relationships with distant contacts ta...


an image of two faces is successfully protected from photo manipulation, the faces remaining unaltered while the rest of the image is changed or erased.

Using AI to protect against AI image manipulation
MIT News Office | July 31, 2023

“PhotoGuard,” developed by MIT CSAIL researchers including SDSC affiliate Aleksander Madry, prevents unauthorized image manipulation.


a drone flying over mountains

A simpler method for learning to control a robot
MIT News Office | July 26, 2023

Researchers including IDSS core faculty Navid Azizan develop a machine-learning technique that can efficiently learn to control a robot, leading ...


Stefanie Jegelka

What Graph Models, A Branch Of Machine Learning, Like To Learn
Forbes | July 24, 2023

SDSC core faculty Stefanie Jegelka explores how models learn in order to potentially improve success rates and adjust the processes for more focu...


Illustration with brains. Image: Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT with figures from iStock

Tracking brain waves could reduce post-op complications
MIT News | July 17, 2023

A study led by SDSC member Emery Brown finds that distinctive EEG patterns indicate when a patient’s state of unconsciousness under general anest...



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