Computer science and technology

Kids coding in the cloudMIT Media Lab launches new generation of Scratch online community.

Finding a gecko in the crowdA combination of crowdsourcing and computer vision could identify individuals within endangered populations.

Learning software development — by developing softwareIn a new course, students participate in large, ongoing, open-source-software development projects, mentored by industry professionals.

Demaines selected for Guggenheim FellowshipHonored for work with origami from wood, plastic, metal and glass.

Markus Buehler named recipient of the Robert Lansing Hardy AwardRecognized for innovations using computational science to understand mechanical properties of biological and bio-inspired materials.

Berners-Lee wins first Queen Elizabeth Prize for EngineeringHonored for inventing the World Wide Web

Four professors named 2013 MacVicar FellowsGriffith, Miller, Schulz and Teng awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.

Goldwasser and Micali win Turing AwardTeam honored for ‘revolutionizing the science of cryptography.’

New rankings acclaim MIT’s graduate programs in engineering, businessMIT leads in seven engineering disciplines and three business fields, says U.S. News & World Report.

Making cloud computing more efficientFor database-driven applications, new software could reduce hardware requirements by 95 percent while actually improving performance.

How human language could have evolved from birdsongLinguistics and biology researchers propose a new theory on the deep roots of human speech.

Liskov named Charter Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Toward practical compressed sensingResearchers show how the vagaries of real-world circuitry affect the performance of a promising new technique in signal processing and imaging.

Big medical dataAt the intersection of medicine and computer science, researchers look for clinically useful correlations amid mountains of information.

Storing data in individual moleculesAn international team of researchers demonstrates the possibility of molecular memory near room temperature.

SuperUROP propels undergraduate research to next levelPoster session showcases student advances in key technologies and attracts faculty, venture capitalists and industry sponsors.

Clark and Sollins receive Test of Time AwardMIT researchers honored for their paper 'Tussle in Cyberspace: Defining Tomorrow’s Internet.'

Dennis awarded IEEE John von Neumann MedalPresented annually for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology

Explained: GraphsA simple tool for representing relationships between data, devices or almost anything else has ubiquitous applications in computer science.

New technology may enable earlier cancer diagnosisNanoparticles amplify tumor signals, making them much easier to detect in the urine.

New online learning tool brings 'the crowd' into homework assignments

Tiny compound semiconductor transistor could challenge silicon’s dominanceMIT researchers develop the smallest indium gallium arsenide transistor ever built.

Ozdaglar selected as the inaugural Steven and Renee Finn Innovation FellowThe fellowship provides tenured, mid-career faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineer and Computer Science with resources for up to three years to pursue new research and development paths.

Martin Schmidt to oversee MIT’s industry-facing officesAssociate provost will oversee Technology Licensing Office and Office of Corporate Relations; retains duties around space planning.

Proving quantum computers feasibleWith a new contribution to probability theory, researchers show that relatively simple physical systems could yield powerful quantum computers.

Sibling powerSiblings Andrew and Jennifer Barry have not only managed to maintain a close friendship into their adult years, but are also both studying robotics at CSAIL

Department snapshot: Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceEECS places renewed emphasis on interdisciplinary research, partnerships with alumni and industry, and experiential learning.