Computer science and technology

Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science now available in OCW Scholar format6.01SC is the fourth of seven courses OCW will publish this spring specifically to meet the needs of independent learners.

The advantage of ambiguityCognitive scientists develop a new take on an old problem: why human language has so many words with multiple meanings.

The faster-than-fast Fourier transformFor a large range of practically useful cases, MIT researchers find a way to increase the speed of one of the most important algorithms in the information sciences.

Need a new material? New tool can helpExhaustive reference system and interactive toolkit could revolutionize materials research, potentially enabling new types of manufacturing.

Research update: Sharpening the linesNew advance could lead to even smaller features in the constant quest for more compact, faster microchips.

Putting the ‘art’ in artificial intelligenceCSAIL associate professor develops AI systems that can interpret images.

Sal Khan to deliver 2012 Commencement addressOnline-education pioneer, MIT alumnus to speak to the Class of 2012 on June 8.

Double dutyA computational biologist and physician, Collin Stultz takes a unique approach to studying diseases that could lead to new treatments.

Robots in realityNicholas Roy designs robots for real-world challenges.

Important step toward computing with lightResearch at MIT produces long-sought component to allow complete optical circuits on silicon chips.

Google’s Schmidt: ‘Global mind’ offers new opportunitiesWith knowledge and data, a smarter world will divide work between computers and humans, search engine executive chairman says.

Materials research in the Information AgeMIT, Lawrence Berkeley launch new tool to calculate properties of new materials

Abelson named SIGCSE award winner

Computer science gives a boost to heart healthNew technique searches for subtle indicators of risk hidden in a patient’s EKG.

An oracle for object-oriented programmersBy automatically cataloging connections between software 'objects,' a new system orients programmers joining large software projects in midstream.

‘I speak MISTI’MIT program sends students abroad for experiences tailor-made for their academic and professional interests.

Building chips from collapsing nanopillarsBy turning a common problem in chip manufacture into an advantage, MIT researchers produce structures only 30 atoms wide.

Increasing fuel efficiency with a smartphoneA network of dashboard-mounted phones can collect data on traffic lights and tell drivers how to avoid inefficient stopping and starting.

Milestone for MIT Press’s bestsellerWhat began as lecture notes for an MIT computer-science class has become the standard text in the field, selling half a million copies in 20 years.

Computer learns language by playing gamesBy basing its strategies on the text of a manual, a computer infers the meanings of words without human supervision.

Improving recommendation systemsResearchers believe that comparing products, rather than rating them on an absolute scale, will lead to algorithms that better predict customers’ preferences.

Health care of the futureThe Clinical Decision Making Group looks to advance health care by applying natural-language processing techniques to make better sense of medical records.

Agarwal named CSAIL directorSucceeds Zue to lead the Institute’s largest interdisciplinary lab

Chandrakasan named head of electrical engineering and computer scienceSucceeds Grimson as leader of MIT's largest academic department