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September 22, 2026

MIT named the nation’s top university by U.S. News for 2026-27

The Institute’s undergraduate engineering, computer science, and economics programs are No. 1; its business program is No. 2.

Rachit Nigam
Douglas Ross (1954) Career Development Professor of Software Technology, Assistant Professor [CS, EE]

rnigam@mit.edu

Office: 32-G814

Omar Khattab

Assistant Professor, TIBCO Founders Career Development Professor [AI+D, CS]

okhattab@mit.edu

Office: 32-G818

July 17, 2025

Can AI really code? Study maps the roadblocks to autonomous software engineering

A team of researchers has mapped the challenges of AI in software development, and outlined a research agenda to move the field forward.

Thesis defense: Charles Yuan

Doctoral Thesis Title: Foundational Abstractions for Quantum ProgrammingPresenter: Charles YuanPresenter’s Affiliation: CSAILThesis Supervisor: Michael Carbin Date: July 16, 2025Time: 2 PMLocation: 32-G575 Interested attendees may contact me for…

William Leiserson

Lecturer, [CS]

willtor@mit.edu

Office: 24-322

March 18, 2025

Department of EECS announces 2025 promotions and appointments

All promotions and appointments will take effect July 1, 2025.

March 14, 2025

High-performance computing, with much less code

The Exo 2 programming language enables reusable scheduling libraries external to compilers.

October 4, 2024

Modeling relationships to solve complex problems efficiently

Associate Professor Julian Shun develops high-performance algorithms and frameworks for large-scale graph processing.

June 20, 2024

Arvind, longtime MIT professor and prolific computer scientist, dies at 77

The dedicated teacher and academic leader transformed research in computer architectures, parallel computing, and digital design, enabling faster and more efficient computation.