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Erik Demaine wins 2020 MIT Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching
Erik Demaine is a proponent of research done in “supercollaboration,” a non-hierarchal style in which professors and students come together as peers to investigate research questions of mutual...
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Advancing artificial intelligence research
The 13 projects led by researchers within the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing target one or more of the following themes: trustworthy AI, enhancing human cognition in complex environments, and AI...
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Six MIT faculty elected 2020 AAAS Fellows
November 25, 2020Clockwise from top left: Nazli Choucri, Catherine Drennan, Peter Fisher, Daniela Rus, Ju Li, and Neil Gershenfeld. Image: Drennan photo by Lillie Paquette, Fisher photo by Adam...
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Center to advance predictive simulation research established at MIT...
CESMIX will focus on exascale simulation of materials in hypersonic flow environments. It will also drive the development of new predictive simulation paradigms and computer science tools for the...
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A Cosmic Family Tree
A stylized version of a stellar evolutionary tree. Design: Carolina Jofré.Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceHolly Jackson doesn’t think of herself as an...
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An Opening of Doors: Dr. Valencia Joyner Koomson on new possibilities in...
November 30, 2020Dr. Valencia Joyner Koomson is a visiting MLK Scholar in EECS.Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dr. Valencia Joyner Koomson is a visiting MLK...
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MIT launches Center for Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems
November 30, 2020The leaders of the new MIT Center for Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems are: (clockwise from top left) Roger Kamm, Linda Griffith, and Ron Weiss.Caroline Lowenthal | Center for...
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Two MIT students named 2021 Rhodes Scholars
November 30, 2020Danielle Grey-Stewart, left, and Ghadah Alshalan. Photo: Ian MacLellanJulia Mongo | Distinguished FellowshipsGhadah Alshalan and Danielle Grey-Stewart have been selected for the 2021...
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MIT forum examines the rise of automation in the workplace
“What today’s AI systems can do is specialized intelligence, or the ability to solve a very fixed, limited number of problems,” said Daniela Rus, top middle, speaking at the virtual conference, AI and...
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Hari Balakrishnan awarded Infosys Prize for 2020
Prof. Hari BalakrishnanJane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceThe prestigious 2020 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science was awarded to Hari Balakrishnan,...
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Highlight: James Fujimoto wins the Visionary award from the Greenberg Prize...
December 7, 2020Prof. James FujimotoJane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceOn December 14th, 2020, The Sanford and Susan Greenberg Prize to End Blindness will honor 13...
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Max Shulaker awarded 2021 IEEE Nano Early Career Award
December 8, 2020EECS Professor Max ShulakerJane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceAssociate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Max Shulaker has...
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Two MIT seniors named 2021 Marshall Scholars
December 9, 2020Katie Collins (left) and Marla Odell. Image: Collins photo by Ian MacLellan, Odell photo by Michelle MooreJulia Mongo | Distinguished FellowshipsKatherine “Katie” Collins and Marla...
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Discovery suggests new promise for nonsilicon computer transistors
December 11, 2020MIT researchers have found that an alloy material called InGaAs could be suitable for high-performance computer transistors. If operated at high-frequencies, InGaAs transistors could...
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Better learning with shape-shifting objects
Led by MIT Professor Stefanie Mueller, researchers say their adaptive basketball hoop could help people who can’t afford coaches or personal trainers to learn different skills or train for sports....
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Exploring pandemic response through a coded simulation
MIT mathematics senior Therese Mills (left) and electrical engineering and computer science senior Tuyet Pham.Devon Capizzi | PKG CenterWhen MIT seniors Therese Mills (mathematics) and Tuyet Pham...
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This 3D printer doesn’t gloss over the details
December 11, 2020In this image, the left side shows traditional 3D printing, which doesn’t have varying reflectivity. The right side shows the new improvements, where one can choose which surfaces are...
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Computer-aided creativity in robot design
December 11, 2020MIT researchers have automated and optimized robot design with a system called RoboGrammar. The system creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. Pictured...
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Shrinking massive neural networks used to model language
December 11, 2020Deep learning neural networks can be massive, demanding major computing power. In a test of the Lottery Ticket Hypothesis, MIT researchers have found leaner, more efficient subnetworks...
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“A Really Special Gift”: a remembrance of Thomas Shi-Tao Huang SM ’60, ScD ’63
From R to L: Margaret Huang and Thomas Shi-Tao Huang SM ’60, ScD ’63 stand in Killian Court. Photo courtesy of the Huang family.Jane Halpern | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer...
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