Departments
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Device allows a personal computer to process huge graphs
With novel system, data scientists can analyze massive networks without the need for power-hungry servers.
May 31, 2018 -
Teaching chores to an artificial agent
Activity simulator could eventually teach robots tasks like making coffee or setting the table.
May 30, 2018 -
J-WAFS awards over $1.3 million in fourth round of seed grant funding
Eleven principal investigators from six MIT departments will receive grants totaling over $1.3 million, overhead free, for research on food and water challenges.
May 25, 2018 -
Ingestible “bacteria on a chip” could help diagnose disease
Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.
May 24, 2018 -
Fleet of autonomous boats could service some cities, reducing road traffic
Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures.
May 23, 2018 -
Making driverless cars change lanes more like human drivers do
Algorithm computes “buffer zones” around autonomous vehicles and reassess them on the fly.
May 22, 2018 -
Removing health care barriers and boundaries
Through transformative use of telemedicine, researcher and instructor Amar Gupta hopes to achieve better, quicker, and less expensive health care for all.
May 22, 2018 -
OpenCourseWare opens up a whole new career
With self-directed learning, Trent Parker designs his own professional pathway.
May 22, 2018 -
William Rodríguez: Helping others broaden their horizons
MIT senior and Model UN leader William Rodríguez works to encourage the global exchange of ideas.
May 20, 2018 -
Eight from MIT receive 2018 Fulbright awards
Graduating students and alumni will conduct research abroad in 2018-19 academic year.
May 18, 2018 -
Applying machine learning to challenges in the pharmaceutical industry
MIT researchers and industry form new consortium to aid the drug discovery process.
May 17, 2018 -
CS+HASS SuperUROP debuts with nine research projects
In yearlong program, MIT students apply computer science to humanities, arts, and social science research.
May 15, 2018 -
The tenured engineers of 2018
Seven award-winning faculty members represent three departments in the School of Engineering.
May 10, 2018 -
Celebrating 21st century statistics
MIT Statistics and Data Science Conference highlights new approaches and varied applications.
May 8, 2018 -
Protecting confidentiality in genomic studies
Cryptographic system could enable “crowdsourced” genomics, with volunteers contributing information to privacy-protected databases.
May 7, 2018 -
Self-driving cars for country roads
Today’s autonomous vehicles require hand-labeled 3-D maps, but CSAIL’s MapLite system enables navigation with just GPS and sensors.
May 7, 2018 -
Computation counts
Students are flocking to 6.00 (Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python), where they learn not just coding but computational thinking.
May 4, 2018 -
Seven from MIT named National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellows
Fellowships last for up to three years, covering full tuition and mandatory fees.
May 2, 2018 -
MIT Federal Credit Union presents 2018 scholarships, People Helping People Award
MIT senior Nick Schwartz honored for his service to the community; six high school and college students awarded $1,000 Memorial Scholarships.
April 30, 2018 -
Building AI systems that make fair decisions
Harini Suresh, a PhD student at MIT CSAIL, studies how to make machine learning algorithms more understandable and less biased.
April 24, 2018