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Fotini Christia named director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center

Political science professor will spearhead the Institute’s interdisciplinary center that studies high-impact, complex societal challenges.

Mentorship program encourages underrepresented graduate applicants in EECS

Program pairs student mentors in electrical engineering and computer science with applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

Anticipating heart failure with machine learning

Many health issues are tied to excess fluid in the lungs. A new algorithm can detect the severity by looking at a single X-ray.

Milo Phillips-Brown receives inaugural MAC3 Society and Ethics in Computing Research Award

The award supports promising PhD candidates or postdocs conducting interdisciplinary research on the societal and ethical dimensions of computing.

Regina Barzilay wins $1M Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Squirrel AI award

MIT professor announced as award’s first recipient for work in cancer diagnosis and drug synthesis.

MIT undergraduates pursue research opportunities through the pandemic

Working remotely this summer, students worked to better understand human intelligence and to advance machine learning applications.

Evaluating battery revenues for offshore wind farms using advanced modeling

MIT researchers reveal inadequacies in current battery models.

Examining racial attitudes in virtual spaces through gaming

Computational model developed at MIT builds off of 2019 research examining colorblind racial attitudes through a video game.

MIT named No. 4 university by U.S. News for 2021

Undergraduate engineering and computer science programs are No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.

Monitoring sleep positions for a healthy rest

Wireless device captures sleep data without using cameras or body sensors; could aid patients with Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, or bedsores.