Computer science and technology
Securing the cloud
June 10, 2013
A new algorithm solves a major problem with homomorphic encryption, which would let Web servers process data without decrypting it.
Dennis Freeman appointed dean for undergraduate education
June 6, 2013
Electrical engineering and computer science professor has lengthy record of leadership in teaching, advising and curricular innovation.
How computers can learn better
May 29, 2013
With a recently released programming framework, researchers show that a new machine-learning algorithm outperforms its predecessors.
Reinventing invention
May 28, 2013
Designer Chuck Hoberman partners with CSAIL to create transformable mechanisms
iCampus Student Competition yields online tools for improved on campus experiences
May 21, 2013
Grand prize in 2013 competition goes to an online exploration tool to aid students in planning their selection of classes.
Kids coding in the cloud
May 14, 2013
MIT Media Lab launches new generation of Scratch online community.
Also labeled: Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, Global, Learning, Media Lab, Programming, Programming languages, Scratch, Students, Web, Web development
Wireless researchers host ‘Game-Jam’
May 13, 2013
Event will bring together game developers, graphic designers and audio professionals to design mobile games that will help wireless researchers gather information on network data.
CSAIL graduate honored with ACM award
May 7, 2013
Shyamnath Gollakota recognized for work with wireless interference
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Awards, honors and fellowships
Finding a gecko in the crowd
May 1, 2013
A combination of crowdsourcing and computer vision could identify individuals within endangered populations.
Learning software development — by developing software
April 24, 2013
In a new course, students participate in large, ongoing, open-source-software development projects, mentored by industry professionals.
Demaines selected for Guggenheim Fellowship
April 11, 2013
Honored for work with origami from wood, plastic, metal and glass.
Markus Buehler named recipient of the Robert Lansing Hardy Award
April 11, 2013
Recognized for innovations using computational science to understand mechanical properties of biological and bio-inspired materials.
Six faculty recognized for Russian engagement
April 2, 2013
Institute names inaugural Skolkovo Foundation Professors.
Berners-Lee wins first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
March 18, 2013
Honored for inventing the World Wide Web
Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Electrical engineering and electronics, Faculty, Global, Internet, W3C, Web, Web development
Four professors named 2013 MacVicar Fellows
March 15, 2013
Griffith, Miller, Schulz and Teng awarded the Institute’s highest undergraduate teaching honor.
Goldwasser and Micali win Turing Award
March 13, 2013
Team honored for ‘revolutionizing the science of cryptography.’
New rankings acclaim MIT’s graduate programs in engineering, business
March 12, 2013
MIT leads in seven engineering disciplines and three business fields, says U.S. News & World Report.
Also labeled: Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Business and management, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Education, teaching, academics, Electrical engineering and electronics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Materials science, Mechanical engineering, Nuclear science and engineering, Rankings, Engineering Systems
Making cloud computing more efficient
March 12, 2013
For database-driven applications, new software could reduce hardware requirements by 95 percent while actually improving performance.
How human language could have evolved from birdsong
February 21, 2013
Linguistics and biology researchers propose a new theory on the deep roots of human speech.
Also labeled: Linguistics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Evolution, Language, Research, Speech, Biology
Toward practical compressed sensing
February 1, 2013
Researchers show how the vagaries of real-world circuitry affect the performance of a promising new technique in signal processing and imaging.
Big medical data
January 25, 2013
At the intersection of medicine and computer science, researchers look for clinically useful correlations amid mountains of information.
Also labeled: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Artificial intelligence, Big data, Medical data mining, Engineering Health, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Health care, Health sciences and technology, Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Storing data in individual molecules
January 23, 2013
An international team of researchers demonstrates the possibility of molecular memory near room temperature.
SuperUROP propels undergraduate research to next level
January 23, 2013
Poster session showcases student advances in key technologies and attracts faculty, venture capitalists and industry sponsors.
Also labeled: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Research, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Advanced Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (SuperUROP), Student life, Students, Digital technology, Entrepreneurship, Alumni/ae
Clark and Sollins receive Test of Time Award
January 14, 2013
MIT researchers honored for their paper 'Tussle in Cyberspace: Defining Tomorrow’s Internet.'
Dennis awarded IEEE John von Neumann Medal
December 17, 2012
Presented annually for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology
Explained: Graphs
December 17, 2012
A simple tool for representing relationships between data, devices or almost anything else has ubiquitous applications in computer science.
New technology may enable earlier cancer diagnosis
December 16, 2012
Nanoparticles amplify tumor signals, making them much easier to detect in the urine.
New online learning tool brings 'the crowd' into homework assignments
December 14, 2012
Also labeled: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, Graphical user interfaces, Online learning, User interfaces, Education, teaching, academics, Graphical programming interfaces, Programming, Crowdsourcing, Social networks, EdX, Students, Undergraduate, Software, Big data
Tiny compound semiconductor transistor could challenge silicon’s dominance
December 10, 2012
MIT researchers develop the smallest indium gallium arsenide transistor ever built.
Also labeled: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Indium gallium arsenide, Microchips, Silicon, Transistors, Microsystems, Faculty, Moore's Law, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Research, Semiconductors, Computer chips, Computing, electronics, Manufacturing, Electrical engineering and electronics, Microsystems Technology Laboratories
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