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.
New book, 'Bright Boys,' chronicles MIT’s pioneering of IT age
June 1, 2010
Foreword by Professor Emeritus Jay Forrester shares insight on team’s early work
Machines that learn better
May 18, 2010
New math will make it much easier to build machine-learning systems that tackle a wider range of problems.
Explained: Monte Carlo simulations
May 17, 2010
Mathematical technique lets scientists make estimates in a probabilistic world
Seeing the forest for the trees
May 7, 2010
Object recognition systems that break images into ever smaller parts should be much more efficient and may shed light on how the brain works.
A grand unified theory of AI
March 30, 2010
A new approach unites two prevailing but often opposed strains in the history of artificial-intelligence research.
Update on planning for high-performance computing center
March 29, 2010
Consortium members report 'considerable progress' in several aspects of project in Holyoke, Mass.
Also labeled: Collaboration
IS&T releases new version of TSM backup client
February 19, 2010
TSM 6.1 supports Mac OS X 10.6 and Windows 7.
At Davos, MIT faculty discuss the nature of intelligence
January 28, 2010
Videos available of professors' presentations at World Economic Forum
Selling chip makers on optical computing
November 24, 2009
By designing chips that can be built using existing fabrication processes, MIT researchers show that computing with light isn’t so far fetched.
Turning heat to electricity
November 18, 2009
MIT research points to a much more efficient way of harvesting electrical power from what would otherwise be wasted heat.
IS&T offers Microsoft Office to faculty and staff at no cost
November 12, 2009
Information Services and Technology (IS&T) is offering Microsoft Office licenses to all faculty and staff through a centrally funded Microsoft Campus agreement
Planning advances for high-performance computing center
October 21, 2009
MIT, UMass and BU make considerable progress with the state and other partners on planned Holyoke facility
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