Justin Solomon, an associate professor in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), is using advanced geometric techniques to deal with complex issues that don't seemingly have any connection with geometry. Solomon explains that geometric terms like distance, similarity, and…
More than 2000 years after Greek mathematician Euclid revolutionized the understanding of shapes, MIT associate professor Justin Solomon uses modern geometric techniques to resolve complex problems that seemingly have little to do with shapes. Adopting these techniques to compare two datasets for machine learning model performance, Solomon argues that geometric tools can reveal whether the…
Photolithography is a crucial technique in the production of computer chips and optical devices, but it is susceptible to micro discrepancies which can result in the final devices not performing as designed. MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers have helped resolve this issue, using machine learning to create a digital simulator that…
Researchers from MIT have moved closer to creating computational models that effectively mimic the structure and function of the human auditory system. Utilizing machine learning, they developed models that could help improve hearing aids, cochlear implants, and brain-machine interfaces. The recent study showed that most deep learning models, trained to execute auditory tasks, generated internal…
During a chemical reaction, molecules gain energy until they reach a transition state. This is a point from which the reaction must proceed. However, this state is brief and almost impossible to observe experimentally.
Traditionally, the structures of these transition states have been calculated with methods rooted in quantum chemistry. This process is extremely time-consuming. The…
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AWS, a branch of Amazon that commenced operations in 2006, provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to different…
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Usually, computer vision systems require…
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Over two thousand years ago, Greek mathematician Euclid revolutionized the world with his groundbreaking work in geometry. Today, MIT Associate Professor Justin Solomon is using contemporary geometric techniques to solve intricate problems, which often don't appear to be related to shapes, albeit heavily correlate with data arrangement in a high-dimensional space.
Solomon, who is also a…