Departments
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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High-precision technique stores cellular “memory” in DNA
Engineers program human and bacterial cells to keep a record of complex molecular events.
August 22, 2019 -
Artificial intelligence could help data centers run far more efficiently
MIT system “learns” how to optimally allocate workloads across thousands of servers to cut costs, save energy.
August 21, 2019 -
A battery-free sensor for underwater exploration
Submerged system uses the vibration of “piezoelectric” materials to generate power and send and receive data.
August 20, 2019 -
Using Wall Street secrets to reduce the cost of cloud infrastructure
“Risk-aware” traffic engineering could help service providers such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google better utilize network infrastructure.
August 18, 2019 -
MIT-Delft University of Technology team places third in Formula Student Germany driverless competition
Teams were scored on speed, construction, performance, and financial planning at one of the world’s largest student engineering competitions.
August 16, 2019 -
Computer-aided knitting
New research from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory uses machine learning to customize clothing designs.
August 6, 2019 -
Automating artificial intelligence for medical decision-making
Model replaces the laborious process of annotating massive patient datasets by hand.
August 5, 2019 -
Model predicts cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s, up to two years out
Researchers hope the system can zero in on the right patients to enroll in clinical trials, to speed discovery of drug treatments.
August 1, 2019 -
Why did my classifier just mistake a turtle for a rifle?
Two longtime friends explore how computer vision systems go awry.
July 31, 2019 -
School of Engineering second quarter 2019 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the past quarter.
July 30, 2019 -
Want to know what software-driven health care looks like? This class offers some clues.
A course that combines machine learning and health care explores the promise of applying artificial intelligence to medicine.
July 24, 2019 -
Microfluidics device helps diagnose sepsis in minutes
When time matters in hospitals, automated system can detect an early biomarker for the potentially life-threatening condition.
July 23, 2019 -
Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands tours MIT
Dutch delegation visits the Institute for a tour focused on computing, robotics, and health care innovation.
July 21, 2019 -
Making it easier to program and protect the web
Professor Adam Chlipala builds tools to help programmers more quickly generate optimized, secure code.
July 20, 2019 -
Professor Patrick Winston, former director of MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, dies at 76
Beloved professor conducted pioneering research on imbuing machines with human-like intelligence, including the ability to understand stories.
July 19, 2019 -
Professor Emeritus Fernando Corbató, MIT computing pioneer, dies at 93
Longtime MIT professor developed early “time-sharing” operating systems and is widely credited as the creator of the world’s first computer password.
July 15, 2019 -
Automated system generates robotic parts for novel tasks
When designing actuators involves too many variables for humans to test by hand, this system can step in.
July 12, 2019 -
Enriching solid-state batteries
MIT researchers demonstrate a method to make a smaller, safer, and faster lithium-rich ceramic electrolyte.
July 11, 2019 -
IDSS hosts inaugural Learning for Dynamics and Control conference
L4DC explored an emerging scientific area at the intersection of real-time physical data, machine learning, control theory, and optimization.
July 10, 2019 -
Machine learning for everyone
A new EECS course on applications of machine learning teaches students from a variety of disciplines about one of today’s hottest topics.
July 9, 2019