Civil and environmental engineering

Researchers improve weather forecasts looking two to six weeks out

A new machine-learning approach broke records for weather forecasting for an important time frame in emergency planning.

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MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches pilot to help educators teach AI across disciplines

A weeklong summer workshop brought higher education faculty to campus to explore how AI and machine learning materials can be adapted for their classrooms.

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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.

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SMART launches new Wearable Imaging for Transforming Elderly Care research group

WITEC is working to develop the first wearable ultrasound imaging system to monitor chronic conditions in real-time, with the goal of enabling earlier detection and timely intervention.

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