Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

WiGait uses wireless signals to continuously measure a person's walking speed, which may help predict cognitive and motor function decline, and even certain cardiac or pulmonary diseases.

Detecting walking speed with wireless signals

By measuring this emerging vital sign, CSAIL system could help monitor and diagnose health issues like cognitive decline and cardiac disease.

May 1, 2017

Featured video: Having a ball

Students balance mind and body through ballroom dancing at MIT.

April 28, 2017

Tommi Jaakkola, a professor of electrical engineering and comptuer science at MIT, tosses chocolates to students during Introduction to Machine Learning, or 6.036.

Genuine enthusiasm for AI

Machine learning is one of the hottest subjects on campus.

April 27, 2017

Wireless power could enable ingestible electronics

Small sensors or drug delivery devices could reside in the GI tract indefinitely.

April 27, 2017

Tommi Jaakkola is the inaugural Thomas Siebel Professor in EECS and IDSS.

Tommi Jaakkola appointed Thomas Siebel Professor in EECS and IDSS

Leader in machine learning and natural language processing takes on professorship established by veteran software entrepreneur Thomas Siebel.

April 26, 2017

Left to right: Graduate student Tiziana Smith (3rd place), junior Alexa Jaeger (1st place) and senior Kathy Dieppa (2nd place) were the three winners of the fourth annual CEE Video Competition.

From fieldwork to the big screen

Fourth annual CEE Video Competition highlights global research and opportunities.

April 24, 2017

Three MIT alumni are among 30 winners nationwide of the 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. Clockwise from top left: Seyedeh Maryam Zekavat '15, Pratyusha Kalluri '16, and Võ Tiến Phong '15.

Three MIT alumni win 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Fellowship funds graduate school studies for exceptional immigrants and children of immigrants.

April 20, 2017

Katy Olesnavage of MIT is a $15,000 Lemelson-MIT “Cure it!” Graduate Winner for her method to design a better prosthetic foot.

Collegiate inventors awarded 2017 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Students recognized for inventive solutions to challenges in health care, transportation, food and agriculture, and consumer devices.

April 19, 2017

WaitSuite opens up new possibilities for "micro-learning," leveraging idle moments like when you're waiting to connect to WiFi or refresh your email.

Learn a language while you wait for WiFi

CSAIL tool integrates with email and web browsers to harness micro-moments.

April 17, 2017

Eleven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2017

Prestigious honor society announces 228 new members this year.

April 12, 2017

With support from the NSF CAREER program, three rising faculty stars at MIT will receive funding to explore new frontiers and make a meaningful impact of everyday life.

Three MIT engineering faculty win 2017 NSF CAREER Awards

Support will enable the exploration of new research terrains.

April 10, 2017

A high-magnification micrograph of an ovarian clear cell carcinoma. The images show, focally, the characteristic clear cells with prominent nucleoli and the typical hyaline globules.

New technology can detect tiny ovarian tumors

“Synthetic biomarkers” could be used to diagnose ovarian cancer months earlier than now possible.

April 10, 2017

Tata Center students and staff pose with Ratan Tata (center-right), chair of the Tata Trusts.

Tata Center adds 14 new projects to its portfolio for 2017-18

MIT principal investigators will apply cutting-edge research to the challenges of the developing world, seeking a large-scale impact.

April 7, 2017

MIT students Bryce Hwang (left) and Hannah Diehl won Barry Goldwater Scholarship Awards based on academic merit.

Hannah Diehl and Bryce Hwang named 2017-18 Goldwater Scholars

Two MIT undergraduate students honored for their academic achievements.

April 6, 2017

Panelists at MacVicar Day 2017: (l-r) Anantha Chandrakasan, Peter Schmidt-Nielsen, Ava Soleimany, Shirin Shivaei, Neil Gershenfeld, Kevin Castro, Ian Waitz, Anne McCants, and Dennis Freeman.

Exploring the impact of Margaret MacVicar’s legacy on education at MIT

Faculty and students share their perspectives on the value of undergraduate research at “Pushing Boundaries” event.