EECS faculty member receives U.S. Air Force Young Investigator Research...
MIT researchers (left to right) Riccardo Comin, Luqiao Lui, and Phillip Keathley, have been awarded three-year, $450,000 grantsEECS | Research Laboratory of Electronics | Department of PhysicsLuqaio...
View ArticlePayPal co-founder describes entrepreneurship as "a calling"
Andrew McAfee (left); Max Levchin. Photo: Gretchen Ertl. Kathryn O'Neill | EECS Contributor“If you’re going to start a company, do it now,” PayPal co-founder Max Levchin told MIT students...
View ArticleMIT reshapes itself to shape the future
Stephen A. Schwarzman, co-founder and CEO, Blackstone. Photo courtesy of Blackstone. Editor's Note: Please visit the MIT News website for additional information on this article, including a video,...
View ArticleJudy Hoyt honored for achievements in semiconductor research
Judy L. Hoyt, Professor of EECS EECS Staff EECS Professor Judy L. Hoyt has been named as a recipient of the 2018 University Research Award from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in...
View ArticleEECS presents annual awards for outstanding PhD and SM theses
L to R: Professor Martin Rinard, David Harwath, Chiraag Juvekar, Wengong Jin, Syed Muhammad Imaduddin, Matthew Brennan, Professor Asu Ozdaglar. Photo: Gretchen ErtlAnne Stuart | EECS The faculty and...
View ArticleMachine-learning system could aid critical decisions in sepsis care
A new machine-learning model predicts whether ER patients suffering from sepsis may need to be switched to certain medications. Image: MIT NewsRob Matheson | MIT News OfficeA new machine-learning model...
View ArticleThe many interfaces of computing
SuperUROP Scholars (clockwise from top left): Haripriya Mehta, Rohil Verma, and Christabel Jemutai Sitienei (all in EECS), Andy Wei (Mathematics), Gabriel Margolis (Aeronautics/Astronautics), and...
View ArticleEECS graduate students are named Siebel Scholars for 2019
L to R: EECS Professor and Graduate Officer Leslie Kolodziejski, Nichole Clar, Alireza Fallah, and James Mawdsley. Not pictured: Logan Engstrom, Andrew Mullen. Photo: Peter Gumaskas EECS StaffFive EECS...
View ArticleRemembering MIT Professor Alan L. McWhorter, 1930-2018
Professor Alan L. McWhorter. Photo: MIT Lincoln Laboratory EECS StaffAlan L. McWhorter, a long-time professor in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and a division...
View ArticleI think, therefore I code
Senior Jessy Lin, a double major in EECS and philosophy, is programming for social good. Photo: Bryce Vickmark Gina Vitale | MIT News CorrespondentTo most of us, a 3-D-printed turtle just looks like a...
View ArticleRising Stars in EECS returns to MIT
The Rising Stars in EECS Class of 2018. Photo: Justin Knight Kathryn O’Neill | EECS ContributorFor women in engineering, getting ahead sometimes means trying to be “one of the guys.” That’s why...
View ArticleDeeper into the Machine
More than 300 students signed up for the 2018 deep-learning class. Photo: Lillie Paquette, School of EngineeringCatherine O'Neill Grace | EECS Contributor Can a computer learn to diagnose a collapsed...
View ArticleMIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts
Pictured is a general blueprint for a a plane propelled by ionic wind. The plane's research team includes EECS-based researchers. Image: MIT Electric Aircraft InitiativeJennifer Chu | MIT News...
View ArticleReproducing paintings that make an impression
The RePaint system aims to recreate paintings using deep learning and 3-D printing. Image: Courtesy of the researchers Rachel Gordon | CSAILThe empty frames hanging inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner...
View ArticleWith these nanoparticles, a simple test could diagnose bacterial pneumonia
A strong immune response can be seen in this immunofluorescence image of lung tissue infected with pneumonia where immune cells are stained green and red. Image: Colin BussAnne Trafton | MIT News...
View ArticleGroup founded by EECS graduate students explores the ethical dimensions of...
The MIT AI Ethics Reading Group debates options for teaching ethics in a traditional curriculum. Photo: Kim MartineauKim Martineau | MIT Quest for IntelligenceFor years, the tech industry followed a...
View ArticleJack Turner Entrepreneurship Award is established to support electronics...
EECS Professor Jae Lim (left) named this new award to recognize the contributions of Turner and the MIT Technology Licensing Office to the development of MIT intellectual property. Images: Courtesy of...
View ArticleEECS faculty members receive INFORMS John Von Neumann Theory Prize
EECS Professors Dimitri Bertsekas (left) and John Tsitsiklis. Image: Courtesy of LIDS EECS StaffEECS faculty members Dimitri Bertsekas and John Tsitsiklis have jointly received the 2018 John Von...
View ArticleProfessor Alan Willsky to be honored for achievements in signal processing
Professor Alan S. Willsky EECS StaffAlan S. Willsky, Edwin Sibley Webster Professor of Electrical Engineering (retired), has been named as the recipient of the IEEE’s 2019 Jack S. Kilby Signal...
View ArticleBuilding site identified for MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing
Building 44. Image: Google Earth, edited by MIT NewsRob Matheson | MIT News OfficeMIT has identified a preferred location for the new MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing headquarters: the...
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