Aleksander Madry on building trustworthy artificial intelligence
Professor Aleksander Madry. Photo: Kamila MadryKim Martineau | MIT Quest for IntelligenceEDITOR'S NOTE: Machine learning algorithms now underlie much of the software we use, helping to personalize our...
View ArticleSuperUROP Showcase Fall 2018: Works in Progress
EECS StaffIn December 2018, about 135 SuperUROP Scholars discussed their ongoing research projects during a high-energy public poster session at the Stata Center. Afterward, SuperUROP sponsors,...
View ArticleEECS announces six new faculty members
Top row, L to R: Ghobadi, Andreas, Sra. Bottom row, L to R: O'Brien, Reiskarimian, Agarwal. School of EngineeringThe School of Engineering is welcoming 11 new faculty members to its departments,...
View ArticleThomas Heldt named IEEE EMBS 2019 Distinguished Lecturer
Professor Thomas HeldtEECS StaffEECS faculty member Thomas Heldt been named as an IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Distinguished Lecturer for 2019.Heldt is W.M. Keck Career...
View ArticleThree at MIT named 2018 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
(L to R): BE faculty member Linda G. Griffith, MIT President L. Rafael Reif, and EECS faculty member Muriel Médard. Photo: Courtesy of the School of EngineeringSchool of EngineeringMIT President L....
View ArticleEECS professor to receive Distinguished Alumnus Award
Professor Srini Devadas EECS StaffEECS faculty member Srini Devadas has been named as a recipient of a 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras. The award,...
View ArticleFortifying the future of cryptography
Professor Vinod Vaikuntanathan Photo: Scott Brauer Rob Matheson | MIT News OfficeAs a boy growing up in a small South Indian village, Vinod Vaikuntanathan taught himself calculus by reading books his...
View ArticleConverting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2-D materials
Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have designed a device that converts energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity. Image: Christine DaniloffRob Matheson | MIT News Office Imagine a world where...
View ArticlePhD candidate Arman Rezaee to be recognized for creating an environment of...
EECS PhD candidate Arman Rezaee By Anne Stuart | EECS StaffEECS PhD candidate Arman Rezaee has been named the 2019 winner of MIT’s Collier Medal, which celebrates an individual or group whose actions...
View ArticleEECS Professor Erik Demaine named 2019 MacVicar Fellow
Professor Erik Demaine Alison Trachy, Registrar's Office | EECS StaffEECS Professor Erik Demaine has been selected as a 2019 Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow. He is among four MIT faculty members to...
View ArticleExercises in amazement: Discovering deep learning
Opening day in 6.S191 (Intro to Deep Learning). Photo: Gretchen Ertl. For a slideshow, see end of story. By Catherine O’Neill Grace | EECS ContributorIt was standing-room-only in the Stata Center’s...
View ArticleThree EECS professors receive Faculty Research Innovation Fellowships (FRIFs)
Pictured above, L to R: Professors Constantinos Daskalakis, Jing Kong, and Luca Daniel EECS Staff EECS has awarded Faculty Research Innovation Fellowships (FRIFs) to Professors Luca Daniel,...
View ArticleSupport the Women's Technology Program on Pi Day, March 14!
WTP participants engage in team problem-solving during a math class. Help support the Women's Technology Program during MIT's 24-HR Challenge on Pi Day (March 14)!If 150 people make donations of any...
View ArticleTim Berners-Lee named FT 'Boldness in Business' Person of the Year
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, EECS professor and CSAIL researcher, is best known for inventing the World Wide Web in Photo: Henry ThomasAdam Conner-Simons | CSAIL The week that his invention of the World Wide...
View ArticleFour EECS faculty members are named as world leaders in AI for health
CSAIL and EECS Staff Four EECS professors are among the top 100 global leaders in artificial intelligence (AI) for health, according to a recent report developed by a top technology think-tank.Deep...
View ArticleWomen in Data Science conference connects researchers from academia and industry
EECS faculty member Stefanie Jegelka was among the presenters at WiDS Cambridge 2019. Photo: Dana J. QuigleyScott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and SocietyThe MIT Institute for Data, Systems,...
View ArticleVivienne Sze wins Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award
Associate Professor Vivienne Sze. Photo: Lillie Paquette/School of Engineering EECS Staff Vivienne Sze, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS),...
View ArticleThree from EECS named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Photo: Christopher Harting MIT News OfficeThree EECS faculty members are among four from MIT to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced this week.One of the...
View ArticlePower electronics advance lifts prototype aircraft into the history books
A new MIT plane is propelled via ionic wind. Image: Christine Y. He Eric Smalley | EECS Contributor p>In a historic test, researchers sent an experimental aircraft flying 45 meters (nearly 148 feet)...
View ArticleEECS graduate student Dylan Cable wins 2019 Hertz Fellowship
Dylan Cable prepares the Adaptive Upright Microscope, which will ultimately enable deeper imaging of animal brains. Photo: Hertz FoundationOffice of Graduate Education Dylan Cable’s goal is to uncover...
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