Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)

School of Engineering first quarter 2018 awards

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.

April 3, 2018

Professor Catherine Drennan discusses stereotype threat, at the March 9 MacVicar Day symposium.

Innovation fosters inclusive teaching at MIT

Panelists at MacVicar Day symposium highlight wide-ranging approaches for including, engaging, and supporting all students.

April 2, 2018

A young sun-like star encircled by its planet-forming disk of gas and dust.

Computer searches telescope data for evidence of distant planets

Machine-learning system uses physics principles to augment data from NASA crowdsourcing project.

March 29, 2018

The Innovation Mentors are (clockwise from top left): Alli Davanzo, Marla Odell, Sumit Khetan, and Michael Amoako.

Introducing the Innovation Mentors

Through pilot program, mentors help fellow students through the stages of innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT.

March 26, 2018

“MIT just changed the ways in which I think about the world in a very revolutionary way,” says senior Mehmet Efe Akengin.

Former Math Olympiad medalist embraces social entrepreneurship

MIT senior Mehmet Efe Akengin aims to innovate for the greater good.

March 25, 2018

Claire Traweek, Sam Kim, Jessy Lin, Neil Gohklay, and Juliet Wanyiri pose with two of their mentors after winning second place in the migrants and refugees category as part of the Vatican's first-ever hackathon.

A low-tech solution for high-impact health care

An interdisciplinary team of MIT students develops a solution to improve medical care for refugees as part of the Vatican’s first-ever hackathon.

March 22, 2018

Using its undulating tail and a unique ability to control its own buoyancy, SoFi can swim in a straight line, turn, or dive up or down.

Soft robotic fish swims alongside real ones in coral reefs

Made of silicone rubber, CSAIL’s “SoFi” could enable a closer study of aquatic life.

March 21, 2018

MIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2019

Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.

March 20, 2018

Anne Collin (left), a PhD student in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, talks with Sruthi Davuluri, a Technology and Policy Program Master’s student, during the Women in Data Science conference student poster session.

Second annual Women in Data Science conference showcases research, explores challenges

Co-hosted by MIT's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, WiDS Cambridge brings together students, academic leaders, and industry partners.

March 19, 2018

In lively presentations at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto, MIT faculty and graduate students described scientific and engineering research advances in the first "Infinite" symposium, which was hosted by the dean of MIT’s School of Engineering.

The "Infinite" in the Bay Area

MIT faculty and students bring their health care research, and enthusiasm, to alumni in California.

March 9, 2018

"As the momentum builds, developers will be able to set up a ML [machine learning] apparatus just as they set up a database," says Max Kanter, CEO at Feature Labs. "It will be that simple."

ML 2.0: Machine learning for many

Automated data science tools developed by MIT and Feature Labs deliver their first AI product.

March 6, 2018

Timothy Lu's early interest in computer programming was inspired by his father, who worked as an electrical engineer at IBM.

Timothy Lu seeks to combat disease by reprogramming biological systems

Synthetic biologist hopes to develop treatments for cancer and other diseases.

March 4, 2018

Jani Adcock and Drew Bent named Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Seniors will join class of 49 scholars in new fellowship program.

March 1, 2018

Professor James Kirtley Jr. (left) and Tata Fellow Mohammad Qasim hold a state-of-the-art ceiling fan that they use as a benchmark for evaluating the performance of their motor designs. A variety of instruments generate measurements they use to calculate how much of the power from the fan ends up actually moving air, determining the efficiency of the device.

Making appliances and energy grids more efficient

The Tata Center is building a high-efficiency, affordable electric motor that could have a huge impact in India, home to as many as half a billion ceiling fans.

February 28, 2018

Photo of MIT's Building 10 at an angle with trees in front

MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2018 QS World University Rankings

MIT ranked within top 5 in 19 out of 48 subject areas.