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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

DOD seal. Center contains an eagle against a blue background. Perimeter says "Department of Defense; United States of America."

Thirteen MIT students awarded National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships

Honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.

May 26, 2016

“[T]oday, if you want to write a program, you go and bring in these huge frameworks and these huge pieces of functionality that you then glue together, and you write a little code to get them to interact with each other. If you don’t understand what that big framework is doing, you’re not even going to know where your program is going to start executing,” says Armando Solar-Lezama.

Automatic bug finder

System could make complex analysis practical for programs that import huge swaths of code.

May 25, 2016

A sample of the mineral perovskite is shown in the foreground, while behind it is an image the researchers used to prove the effects of intense light on a thin film of perovskite. Fluorescence imaging shows that areas that received more light became more purified, as revealed by brighter fluorescence from those regions.

Light can “heal” defects in some solar cells

Defects in some new electronic materials can be removed by making ions move under illumination.

May 24, 2016

Regina Barzilay

Regina Barzilay named Delta Electronics Professor

Leader in human language technologies has been appointed the Delta Electronics Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

May 23, 2016

$An artist’s embellishment of an image of the “gain medium” used to produce terahertz frequency combs. The different colors indicate that different wavelengths of oscillating terahertz radiation travel different distances through the medium, which has a different refractive index for each of them.$

Speedy terahertz-based system could detect explosives

Spectroscopic system with chip-scale lasers cuts detection time from minutes to microseconds.

May 20, 2016

Katherine Young (center), a sophomore enrolled in 6.S04 (Fundamentals of Programming), works with Professor Srini Devadas on one of the class's software labs.

A learn-by-doing approach to coding

New class lays a strong foundation for learning computer science.

May 19, 2016

“I think just by talking to each other and helping people, not only do you potentially inspire someone, or help them make the right choice, but also you learn a lot yourself,” Donald Little says.

Helping others in daily doses

Senior Donald Little uses computer science to improve people’s everyday lives.

May 19, 2016

J-WAFS' 2015 grantees present their ongoing research at the poster session of the J-WAFS Food and Water Conference, held April 27-28 at MIT.

J-WAFS awards $1.3 million in second round of seed grant funding

Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for innovative research on food and water challenges.

May 18, 2016

Thomas Heldt

Thomas Heldt appointed W. M. Keck Career Development Professor

May 17, 2016

“[W]hen you send location data as a secondary piece of information, it is extremely simple for people with very little technical knowledge to find out where you work or live,” Ilaria Liccardi says.

We know where you live

From location data alone, even low-tech snoopers can identify Twitter users’ homes, workplaces.

May 17, 2016

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science launches new undergraduate curriculum

Updated degree requirements emphasize flexibility, earlier engagement with core material, and smoother introduction to software

May 16, 2016

A new cell-sorting device consists of a microfluidic channel that vibrates at a very high frequency. As cells flow through the channel, they are pushed to a certain position depending on how they interact with the acoustic forces generated by the vibration. Pictured is an example of the device.

New approach to sorting cells

Microfluidic device distinguishes cells based on how they respond to acoustic vibrations.

May 16, 2016

“It’s really exciting to see our small origami robots doing something with potential important applications to healthcare,” Daniela Rus says. Pictured, an example of a capsule and the unfolded origami device.

Ingestible origami robot

Robot unfolds from ingestible capsule, removes button battery stuck to wall of simulated stomach.

May 12, 2016

“I realized I wanted to work on systemic changes in education,” Ruth Park says. “Currently education is supposed to be the one leveling ground between people of different economic statuses, and it's not doing that.

Determined to make a change

Senior Ruth Park draws on her background as she strives for educational reform.

May 12, 2016

Top row (l-r): Mark Bathe, Sangbae Kim, and Paola Cappellaro. Second row (l-r): Armando Solar-Lezama, Steven Barrett, Jesse Kroll, and Youssef Marzouk.

The tenured engineers of 2016

Seven appointments are made in the School of Engineering.

May 10, 2016