Meet the 2015 MIT Siebel Scholars
Graduate students in computer science, bioengineering, and business honored.
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Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)
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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.
New fibers can deliver many simultaneous stimuli
Implanted into the brain or spinal column, they can transmit drugs, light, and electrical signals.
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.
Drones, Bitcoin, and robotic fish
Here are eight of the coolest things that happened at CSAIL in 2014.
Taking the grunt work out of Web development
New programming language automatically coordinates interactions between Web page components.
