Smart workout wear, vegetable-killers, and inspiration from medieval music
EECS sophomore Mussie Demisse demonstrates his team's "Smart Suit" for workouts. Photo: Gretchen Ertl Stephanie Schorow | EECS ContributorIt doesn’t get any better than this — at least not at MIT....
View ArticleTwo departments team up to study human and artificial intelligence
A new joint major, to be launched in the fall of 2019, combines human cognition, neuroscience, and computer science. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | Department of Brain and...
View ArticleMachine learning for everyone
Mingman Zhao, a PhD student in EECS, spoke to the 6.883/6.S083 class about common issues in using machine learning tools to address problems. Photo: Lillie Paquette, School of Engineering Emily...
View ArticleSong Han named to MIT Technology Review list of Innovators Under 35
EECS Assistant Professor Song Han EECS StaffEECS faculty member Song Han has been named to MIT Technology Review’s prestigious annual Innovators Under 35 list in the Pioneer category.Han, who is the...
View ArticleRoundup: Recent EECS faculty awards, prizes, fellowships, and other honors
Constantinos Daskalakis (left0 and Vivienne Sze were among the EECS faculty members honored in the past year. Daskalakis received the Grace Murray Hopper Award from the Association for Computing...
View ArticleRoundup: EECS student awards, prizes and fellowships
EECS PhD candidate Arman Rezaee, who received MIT's 2019 Collier Medal, was among many EECS students honored over the past year. (L to R) MIT Police Captain Craig Martin, Rezaee, MIT Police Chief John...
View ArticleDina Katabi honored for contributions to American society
Professor Dina Katabi Anne Stuart | EECS Dina Katabi, the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named as a Great Immigrant by the Carnegie...
View ArticleDrag-and-drop data analytics
For years, researchers from MIT and Brown University have been developing an interactive system that lets users drag-and-drop and manipulate data on any touchscreen. Now, they’ve added a tool that...
View ArticlePhi Beta Kappa inducts 20 EECS graduates
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | EECS Staff The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest academic honor society, invited 76 graduating seniors from the Class of 2019 into the MIT...
View ArticleEECS Professor Erik Demaine honored for innovative teaching
EECS Professor Erik Demaine MIT Open LearningEditor's note: For a related video of Erik DeMaine's class, please visit the MIT News website.EECS faculty member Erik Demaine is among seven MIT educators...
View ArticleEECS Professor Emeritus Fernando Corbato, MIT computing pioneer, dies at 93
Professor Emeritus Fernando “Corby” Corbató. Photo courtesy of the Corbató family.Adam Conner-Simons | Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAILFernando “Corby” Corbató, an MIT professor emeritus whose work in the...
View ArticleEECS Professor Patrick Winston, former director of the MIT Artificial...
Professor Patrick Winston. Photo: Jason Dorfman, CSAIL Adam Conner-Simons and Rachel Gordon | CSAILPatrick Winston, a beloved professor and computer scientist at MIT, died on July 19 at Massachusetts...
View ArticleWant to know what software-driven health care looks like? This class offers...
Students in 6.S897 at a health care poster session. Photo: Irene ChenKim Martineau | MIT Quest for IntelligenceMIT professors David Sontag and Peter Szolovits don’t assign a textbook for their class,...
View ArticleMicrofluidics device helps diagnose sepsis in minutes
A microfluidics device could help doctors diagnose sepsis, a leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. Image: Felice FrankelRob Matheson | MIT News OfficeA novel sensor designed by MIT researchers...
View ArticleMaking it easier to program and protect the web
EECS Associate Professor Adam Chlipala. Photo: M. Scott BrauerRob Matheson | MIT News OfficeBehind the scenes of every web service, from a secure web browser to an entertaining app, is a programmer’s...
View ArticleA much less invasive way to monitor pressure in the brain
Researchers have devised a minimally invasive way to monitor intracranial pressure in patients with traumatic brain injuries or infectious diseases.Anne Trafton | MIT News OfficeTraumatic brain...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence could help data centers run far more efficiently
Researchers have developed a system that "learns” to allocate data-processing operations across thousands of servers.Rob Matheson | MIT News OfficeA novel system developed by MIT researchers...
View ArticleA battery-free sensor for underwater exploration
Researchers have developed a battery-free underwater communication system that uses near-zero power to transmit sensor data. Image courtesy of the researchers. See a related video here. Rob Matheson |...
View ArticleAutomating artificial intelligence for medical decision-making
A new MIT-developed model automates a critical step in using AI for medical decision making. Image courtesy of the researchers.Rob Matheson | MIT News Office MIT computer scientists are hoping to...
View ArticleHigh-precision technique stores cellular 'memory' in DNA
Researchers have developed a new way to encode complex memories in the DNA of living cells. Image: MIT NewsAnne Trafton | MIT News OfficeUsing a technique that can precisely edit DNA bases, MIT...
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