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Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)
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MIT Energy Initiative awards eight seed fund grants for early-stage MIT energy research
Annual MITEI awards support research on battery storage, smart grids, and carbon emissions reduction.
June 30, 2020 -
Identifying a melody by studying a musician’s body language
Music gesture artificial intelligence tool developed at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab uses body movements to isolate the sounds of individual instruments.
June 25, 2020 -
MIT-Takeda program launches
Research projects will harness the power of artificial intelligence to positively impact human health.
June 18, 2020 -
What jumps out in a photo changes the longer we look
Researchers capture our shifting gaze in a model that suggests how to prioritize visual information based on viewing duration.
June 17, 2020 -
Startup with MIT roots develops lightweight solar panels
“The inventions and technical advancements of Swift Solar have the opportunity to revolutionize the format of solar photovoltaic technology.”
June 15, 2020 -
Professor Emeritus Michael Athans, pioneer in control theory, dies at 83
Longtime professor of electrical engineering was also a transformative director of the MIT Laboratory for Information and Decisions Systems.
June 8, 2020 -
If transistors can’t get smaller, then coders have to get smarter
MIT CSAIL researchers say improving computing technology after Moore's Law will require more efficient software, new algorithms, and specialized hardware.
June 5, 2020 -
Recent political science graduates see brighter days ahead
Leveraging unique undergraduate opportunities, new MIT political science alumni pursue bright prospects.
June 4, 2020 -
Giving soft robots feeling
In a pair of papers from MIT CSAIL, two teams enable better sense and perception for soft robotic grippers.
June 1, 2020 -
Undergraduates develop next-generation intelligence tools
UROP students explore applications in robotics, health care, language understanding, and nuclear engineering.
May 26, 2020 -
Ten from MIT awarded 2020 Fulbright Fellowships
Graduating seniors and recent alumni will spend upcoming year abroad on Fulbright grants.
May 22, 2020 -
Microsoft President Brad Smith talks data, Covid-19, and a potential “digital 9/11”
Smith spoke with CSAIL Director Daniela Rus as part of a special series co-presented by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
May 21, 2020 -
Marshaling artificial intelligence in the fight against Covid-19
The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab is funding 10 research projects aimed at addressing the health and economic consequences of the pandemic.
May 19, 2020 -
What can your microwave tell you about your health?
An MIT system uses wireless signals to measure in-home appliance usage to better understand health tendencies.
May 18, 2020 -
A data-driven response to a pandemic
Isolat, a volunteer collaboration organized by the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, informs coronavirus policy by analyzing data associated with the pandemic.
May 15, 2020 -
Visualizing the world beyond the frame
Researchers test how far artificial intelligence models can go in dreaming up varied poses and colors of objects and animals in photos.
May 6, 2020 -
Three from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2020
Faculty members Abhijit Banerjee, Bonnie Berger, and Roger Summons elected by peers for outstanding contributions to research.
May 1, 2020 -
A foolproof way to shrink deep learning models
Researchers unveil a pruning algorithm to make artificial intelligence applications run faster.
April 30, 2020 -
Jim Collins receives funding to harness AI for drug discovery
The Audacious Project commitment will support the development of new classes of antibiotics to treat the world’s deadliest bacterial pathogens.
April 22, 2020 -
The MIT Press and Candlewick Press to collaborate on new imprints for children, teens
First-ever collaboration between a university press and a children’s publisher will offer young readers fascinating insights into STEAM topics.
April 17, 2020