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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The Better World Tour comes home to Boston
Alumni and friends gather at the Boch Center Wang Theatre to celebrate the vibrant MIT community and the Institute's ambitious dreams for a better world.
Gene circuit switches on inside cancer cells, triggers immune attack
Advance may open new pathways for cancer immunotherapy.
Using artificial intelligence to improve early breast cancer detection
Model developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could reduce false positives and unnecessary surgeries.
New technique scours the genome for genes that combat disease
Biological engineers identify genes that protect against protein linked to Parkinson’s disease.
Teleoperating robots with virtual reality
A virtual reality system from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory could make it easier for factory workers to telecommute.
Grad students earn Department of Energy computational fellowships
Ahrens, Rathbun, Silmore, and Wei are recognized for tackling complex science and engineering problems of national importance.
Regina Barzilay wins MacArthur “genius grant”
MIT computer scientist who studies natural language processing and machine learning wins $625,000 prize.
An algorithm for your blind spot
Using smartphone cameras, system for seeing around corners could help with self-driving cars and search-and-rescue.
Celebrating the life of doctoral student and alumnus Michael B. Cohen
Faculty, friends, and family pay tribute to an intellectually generous scholar.
Bug-repair system learns from example
Automatic code-patching system corrects nearly twice as many errors as its predecessors.
“Superhero” robot wears different outfits for different tasks
Shape-shifting device from CSAIL can walk, roll, sail, and glide using recyclable exoskeletons.
New leadership for MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab
Computer vision and machine learning expert Antonio Torralba to lead new artificial intelligence research lab.
Automatic code reuse
System makes modifications necessary to transplant code from one program into another.
“Peel-and-go” printable structures fold themselves
Expanding polymer enables self-folding without heating or immersion in water.