Intrepid projects backed by Bose Grants
Five researchers embark on high-risk ventures, supported by Prof. Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Telling stories using computer science
Senior Shannon Kao’s knack for storytelling informs her research in computer graphics.
Future MIT entrepreneurs get boost through Start6
Three-week credit class opens opportunities for MIT students.
Meet the 2015 MIT Siebel Scholars
Graduate students in computer science, bioengineering, and business honored.
Optimizing optimization algorithms
Analysis shows how to get the best results when approximating solutions to complex engineering problems.
Daniel Kang wins Churchill Scholarship
Senior is the 12th MIT student to win the honor, will pursue graduate studies at Cambridge.
Software that knows the risks
Planning algorithms evaluate probability of success, suggest low-risk alternatives.
Evolutionary approaches to big-data problems
Una-May O'Reilly applies machine learning and evolutionary algorithms to tackle some of the world's biggest big-data challenges.
Inspiring a new generation of innovators
Andrew Viterbi ’56, SM ’57 has been a pioneer in wireless communications for more than half a century.
Watching how cells interact
New device allows scientists to glimpse communication between immune cells.
Vision system for household robots
New algorithm could enable household robots to better identify objects in cluttered environments.
Toward quantum chips
Packing single-photon detectors on an optical chip is a crucial step toward quantum-computational circuits.
Forbes hails MIT standouts in science, education, energy, technology, and health care
11 MIT affiliates and more than 30 alumni are identified as movers, makers, and game changers in their respective fields.