Computing
Lynch named Athena Lecturer
April 18, 2012
Professor honored for advances in distributed systems that enable dependable Internet and wireless network applications.
Important step toward computing with light
November 23, 2011
Research at MIT produces long-sought component to allow complete optical circuits on silicon chips.
Clearing the decks
August 2, 2011
A new planning tool helps direct traffic on aircraft carriers.
Institute teams dominate Clean Energy Prize
May 10, 2011
Institute ideas win $200K top prize and all five finalist prizes, with variety of energy solutions.
Information Age
April 14, 2011
As part of MIT’s 150th-birthday celebration, computer science luminaries — many from MIT's faculty — gathered on campus for a two-day symposium.
Breaking bottlenecks
January 11, 2011
A new algorithm enables much faster dissemination of information through self-organizing networks with a few scattered choke points.
The surprising usefulness of sloppy arithmetic
January 3, 2011
A computer chip that performs imprecise calculations could process some types of data thousands of times more efficiently than existing chips.
Robert Morris wins 2010 Mark Weiser Award
October 21, 2010
ACM SIGOPS award recognizes ‘creativity and innovation’ in operating-systems research.
Harry Lee is inaugural holder of EECS Advanced Television and Signal Processing Chair
October 21, 2010
New professorship is made possible by Jae S. Lim.
Slideshow: President Hockfield in China
June 22, 2010
She meets with leaders of government, business and academia -- as well as MIT alumni -- during stops in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei.







