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December 11, 2020
Thomas Shi-Tao Huang SM ’60, ScD ’63, a former professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT, passed away on April 25, 2020, three months after the death of his beloved wife Margaret. A pioneer in image processing and compression, computer vision, pattern recognition, multimedia retrieval, and human-computer interaction, Huang’s breadth and depth of scholarship was informed by a wide-ranging appetite for music and art. -
November 30, 2020
M-CELS are purpose-driven living systems with multiple interacting living components. -
November 9, 2020
Machine learning model predicts probability that a particular urinary tract infection can be treated by specific antibiotics. -
October 29, 2020
MIT conference illustrates technologies developed in response to the pandemic and new opportunities for AI solutions for clinical management. -
October 20, 2020
Computational method for screening drug compounds can help predict which ones will work best against tuberculosis or other diseases. -
September 16, 2020
This summer has seen three new career development chairs appointed within the EECS faculty: Kevin Chen, Jonathan Ragan-Kelley, and Mengjia Yan. Meet the new chairs here. -
September 16, 2020
July saw two new chair appointments within the department’s leadership. Please join us in congratulating Asu Ozdaglar and Joel Voldman on their accomplishments, and learn more about the new chairs here.MTL, RLE, InfoSys, ApplPhysDev, Biomed, Systems, Theory, bio-EECS, Connections, Multicore -
September 4, 2020
Top row, L to R: Oliver, Corrigan-Gibbs, Chen. Bottom row, L to R: Yan, Ragan-Kelley 2020 has seen the addition of many new faculty members, including five recent hires within EECS. Learn -
September 1, 2020
Murray Eden, Emeritus Professor in Electrical Engineering at MIT, passed away on August 9, 2020, in Tucson, AZ. He was one week shy of his 100th birthday. -
July 21, 2020
Specialized nanoparticles create a “breath signal” that could be used to diagnose pneumonia and other infectious or genetic diseases. -
June 9, 2020
PhD student Geeticka Chauhan draws on her experiences as an international student to strengthen the bonds of her MIT community. -
June 2, 2020
Engineers design nanoparticles that stimulate the immune system, helping it to attack tumors. -
December 7, 2016
Cloud-based platform assists in managing, sharing data facilitates research. -
September 29, 2016
Measuring enzyme levels could help doctors select appropriate treatments. -
August 29, 2016
New technique offers precise manipulation of when and where genes are targeted. -
August 18, 2016
Engineers program human cells to store complex histories in their DNA. -
April 8, 2016
EECS senior Ava Soleimany talks about being captain of the women’s tennis team, leadership, and her research in synthetic biology. -
March 10, 2016
Collaboration has created a pioneering new graduate university in Russia, says project director. -
March 8, 2016
Senior Neerja Aggarwal reflects on her love for theater, ultimate Frisbee, and her journey to electrical engineering -
February 5, 2016
Dedicated researcher was a circuits expert developing a retinal implant to help the blind see. -
February 2, 2016
Low-power chip processes 3-D camera data, could enable wearable device to guide the visually impaired. -
October 7, 2015
Combining MRI and other data helps machine-learning systems predict effects of neurodegenerative disease. -
September 30, 2015
MIT researchers team up with Boston Medical Center and Philips to test a noninvasive way to measure intracranial pressure. -
September 17, 2015
System can convert MRI scans into 3D-printed, physical models in a few hours. -
August 19, 2015
Researchers find pathway that controls metabolism by prompting fat cells to store or burn fat.
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