Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)

Automatic code reuse

System makes modifications necessary to transplant code from one program into another.

September 19, 2017

A new method produces a printable structure that begins to fold itself up as soon as it’s peeled off the printing platform.

“Peel-and-go” printable structures fold themselves

Expanding polymer enables self-folding without heating or immersion in water.

September 13, 2017

Researchers will present a new general-purpose technique for making sense of neural networks trained to perform natural-language-processing tasks, in which computers attempt to interpret freeform texts written in ordinary, or natural language (as opposed to a programming language, for example).

How neural networks think

General-purpose technique sheds light on inner workings of neural nets trained to process language.

September 8, 2017

Former cross country/track and field standout Maryann Gong

Maryann Gong named 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Top 30 honoree

Gong becomes third MIT student-athlete to be named to Top 30.

September 7, 2017

“The concept of my startup is, ‘Let’s use hacker tools to defeat hackers,’” PhD student Gregory Falco says. “If you don’t know how to break it, you don’t know how to fix it.”

Gregory Falco: Protecting urban infrastructure against cyberterrorism

PhD student works at the intersection of urban planning and computer science.

September 5, 2017

David Autor (left), a professor economics, and Asu Ozdaglar, a professor of electrical engineering, discuss 6-14: Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science. The new major is designed to train students to become the unseen game-makers behind virtual markets.

Two sciences tie the knot

A new major combining computer science and economics will prepare students for designing the virtual marketplaces of the future.

September 4, 2017

Researchers from CSAIL have devised a new system for data center caching that uses flash memory. In addition to costing less and consuming less power, a flash caching system could dramatically reduce the number of cache servers required by a data center.

Making data centers more energy efficient

Flash-memory system could reduce power consumption of data center “caches” by 90 percent.

August 30, 2017

ComText allows robots to understand contextual commands such as, “Pick up the box I put down.”

Robot learns to follow orders like Alexa

ComText, from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, allows robots to understand contextual commands.

August 30, 2017

“We wanted to create a fabric that is as unique as you are,” Professor Yoel Fink explained to incoming freshman in a packed Kresge Auditorium.

Back to school special

Members of MIT’s class of 2021 get a free backpack — and a glimpse at the future of “smart” fabrics.

August 29, 2017

Researchers have come up with a new approach to network monitoring that provides great flexibility in data collection while keeping both the circuit complexity of the router and the number of external analytic servers low.

Monitoring network traffic more efficiently

Programming language plus simple circuit design could let routers report on their own operation.

August 23, 2017

Interactive Robogami enables the fabrication of a wide range of robot designs.

Custom robots in a matter of minutes

CSAIL’s “Interactive Robogami” lets you design and 3-D print origami-inspired robots from 2-D designs.

August 23, 2017

Using machine learning to improve patient care

New CSAIL research employs many types of medical data, including electronic health records, to predict outcomes in hospitals.

August 21, 2017

In experiments, Pensieve could stream video with 10 to 30 percent less rebuffering than other approaches, and at levels that users rated 10 to 25 percent higher on key “quality of experience” metrics.

High-quality online video with less rebuffering

CSAIL’s machine-learning system enables smoother streaming that can better adapt to different network conditions.

August 14, 2017

MIT Professor Saman Amarasinghe’s undergraduate course on initiating and managing open-source development projects had no exams or problem sets. Assignments included consulting with mentors, interviewing users, writing a promotional plan — and, of course, leading the development of an open-source application.

Open-source entrepreneurship

New project-based course lets undergrads lead the development of open-source software.

August 11, 2017

A new technique boosts the power output of tiny, chip-mounted terahertz lasers by 88 percent.

Tiny terahertz laser could be used for imaging, chemical detection

New design boosts the power output of the best-performing chip-scale terahertz laser by 80 percent.

August 8, 2017

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