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Forging the Future of Cryptography with Adam Chlipala
Adam Chlipala
Associate Professor, MIT CSAIL

PRODUCED BY: Nate Caldwell

CSAIL Professor Adam Chlipala is working to change some of the fundamental ways we use cryptography. His latest project, Fiat Cryptography, utilizes formal methods to create complex cryptographic code to guarantee correctness. Fiat Cryptography stands to significantly change the efficiency and security of the web.

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Improving Video Conferencing Through Vision Science with Ruth Rosenholtz
Ruth Rosenholtz
Principal Research Scientist, MIT CSAIL

PRODUCED BY: Nate Caldwell

CSAIL Principal Research Scientist Ruth Rosenholtz discusses the rise of video conferencing throughout the pandemic. Rosenholtz shares fascinating insights from her vision science research that could help reshape how video conferencing platforms are used.

Podcast transcript can be viewed here.

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Exploring the Applications of Geometric Data with Justin Solomon
Justin Solomon
Associate Professor, MIT CSAIL, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT Center for Computational Engineering

PRODUCED BY: Nate Caldwell

Professor Justin Solomon discusses the many applications of processing geometric data including medical vision, 3D animation and autonomous vehicles.

Please find the transcript for this podcast here.

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Unlocking Insights on Disease through Genomics with Manolis Kellis
Manolis Kellis
Professor, MIT Department of Biology

PRODUCED BY: Nate Caldwell

Professor Manolis Kellis of MIT CSAIL and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard discusses the effects COVID-19 has had on his computational biology research. Kellis believes that by being aware of genetic predispositions we can better prepare to confront each person’s unique challenges.

Please find the transcript for this podcast here.

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Democratizing Data Science through Machine Learning with Tim Kraska
Tim Kraska
Assistant Professor, MIT EECS, CEO, Einblick

Read how Professor Tim Kraska and his team developed the Northstar project, which uses a novel user interaction concept, called Visual Data Computing, and a new data processing engine to ensure interactive results to keep the user immersed in the data analytics process.

Please view the transcript for the podcast here.