James Fujimoto named 2022 recipient of the IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
James Fujimoto, the Elihu Thomson Professor in Electrical Engineering, has been named the 2022 recipient of the IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology. In the award citation,…
A universal system for decoding any type of data sent across a network
New chip eliminates the need for specific decoding hardware, could boost efficiency of gaming systems, 5G networks, the internet of things, and more.
Lawrence Frishkopf, Professor of EECS, Emeritus, died on June 25th, 2021, one day before his 91st birthday. An area chair in the department, Frishkopf was affiliated with both…
Clearing the way toward robust quantum computing
A tunable coupler can switch the qubit-qubit interaction on and off. Unwanted, residual (ZZ) interaction between the two qubits is eliminated by harnessing higher energy levels of the…
Engineers create a programmable fiber
MIT researchers have created the first fabric-fiber to have digital capabilities, ready to collect, store and analyze data using a neural network. Image: Anna Gitelson-Kahn. Photo by Roni Cnaani.…
Q&A: Vivienne Sze on crossing the hardware-software divide for efficient artificial intelligence
Associate professor Vivienne Sze is bringing artificial intelligence applications to smartphones and tiny robots by co-designing energy-efficient hardware and software. Image: Lillie Paquette/MIT School of Engineering Not so long…
Professor of Electrical Engineering Jae Lim The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is launching a novel postdoctoral fellowship program, funded by Professor of Electrical Engineering Jae…
From left to right: Ryan Williams, William Oliver, and Aleksander Madry The Department of EECS has awarded three Faculty Research Innovation Fellowships (FRIFs) to Professor Aleksander Madry, Associate…
Nanowire could provide a stable, easy-to-make superconducting transistor
MIT researchers are developing a superconducting nanowire, which could enable more efficient superconducting electronics. Image: Christine Daniloff, MIT Superconductors — materials that conduct electricity without resistance — are remarkable.…
Transforming quantum computing’s promise into practice
MIT electrical engineer William D. Oliver develops the fundamental technology to enable reliable quantum computers at scale. Image credit: Adam Glanzman. It was music that sparked William Oliver’s…