CSAIL hosts first-ever TEDxMIT
Speakers — all women — discuss everything from gravitational waves to robot nurses.
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Peter Shor wins 2018 Micius Quantum Prize
Shor awarded the $150,000 prize, named after a fifth-century B.C. Chinese scientist, for his groundbreaking theoretical work in the field of quantum computation.
Five from MIT win 2019 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Award funds graduate studies for talented immigrants and children of immigrants.
Tim Berners-Lee named FT “Boldness in Business” Person of the Year
CSAIL researcher and web inventor recognized for his startup inrupt, which aims to give users more control over their data.
Computing the future
Fireside chat brings together six Turing Award winners to reflect on their field and the MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing.
Dan Huttenlocher named inaugural dean of MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Alumnus and founding dean of Cornell Tech in New York City will return to MIT this summer.
Program offers fitness and fellowship to MIT community
Getfit encourages students, staff, faculty, postdocs, and other members of the MIT community to take on a healthy, fun start to the new year.
Julia language co-creators win James H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software
Awarded every four years, the Wilkinson Prize last came to MIT in 1999.
Josh Tenenbaum named Innovator of the Year by R&D Magazine
Professor honored for work on the nature and origins of intelligence in the human mind and applying that knowledge to build human-like intelligence in machines.
Five MIT students named 2019 Marshall Scholars
Radha Mastandrea, Katie O’Nell, Anna Sappington, Kyle Swanson, and Crystal Winston will begin graduate studies in the UK next fall.
Computational science grad students awarded U.S. Department of Energy fellowships
Kaley Brauer, Sarah Greer, William Moses, and Paul Zhang will receive DoE support to fuel research that tackles problems of national importance.
Regina Barzilay, James Collins, and Phil Sharp join leadership of new effort on machine learning in health
MacArthur “geniuses” in machine learning and synthetic biology to serve as faculty co-leads; Nobel laureate to chair advisory board of new research center.
Constantinos Daskalakis wins prestigious Nevanlinna Prize
Professor of electrical engineering and computer science is honored for his contributions to theoretical computer science.
CSAIL launches new initiative for financial technology
FinTech@CSAIL industry collaboration will work to improve business models, access to data, and security in the finance sector.
Michel Goemans named head of the Department of Mathematics
Award-winning applied mathematician and professor has served as interim department head for the past year.