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Aeronautical and astronautical engineering Artificial Intelligence Biological engineering Broad Institute Chemical engineering Civil and environmental engineering Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Computer science and technology computer-vision Cryptography Data DMSE Economics Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs) Electronics Environment Faculty Human-computer interaction human-robot interaction IDSS Immunology Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) machine learning Media Lab Medicine MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Music Music and theater arts Research Laboratory of Electronics Robotics School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences School of Science

School of Engineering welcomes new faculty

Fifteen new faculty members join six of the school’s academic departments.

Artificial Intelligence Computer graphics Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Computer science and technology computer-vision Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs) Faculty Games Information systems and technology machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab Profile Programming Programming languages School of Engineering Video

Creating bespoke programming languages for efficient visual AI systems

Associate Professor Jonathan Ragan-Kelley optimizes how computer graphics and images are processed for the hardware of today and tomorrow.

Artificial Intelligence Classes and programs Education, teaching, academics Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs) Faculty Human-computer interaction Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Internet K-12 education Labor and jobs Languages Learning machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT Sloan School of Management MITx Office of Open Learning Online learning School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences School of Science Special events and guest speakers Staff Students Technology and society Vice Chancellor

MIT faculty, instructors, students experiment with generative AI in teaching and learning

At MIT’s Festival of Learning 2024, panelists stressed the importance of developing critical thinking skills while leveraging technologies like generative AI.

Administration Aeronautical and astronautical engineering Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs) Faculty Leadership MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Robotics School of Engineering

Julie Shah named head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

An expert in robotics and AI, Shah succeeds Steven Barrett at AeroAstro.

Alternative energy Artificial Intelligence Climate change Department of Energy (DoE) DMSE Energy Faculty Funding Geology Grants Mechanical engineering Renewable energy Robotics School of Engineering Sustainability

Extracting hydrogen from rocks

Iwnetim Abate aims to stimulate natural hydrogen production underground, potentially unearthing a new path to a cheap, carbon-free energy source.

Administration Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Community Computer science and technology Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs) Faculty Funding Grants machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing President Sally Kornbluth Provost Research School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences School of Science Technology and policy Technology and society

Second round of seed grants awarded to MIT scholars studying the impact and applications of generative AI

The 16 finalists — representing every school at MIT — will explore generative AI’s impact on privacy, art, drug discovery, aging, and more.

Artificial Intelligence Awards, honors and fellowships Biological engineering Biology Cancer Chemical engineering Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs) Faculty Funding Grants Immunology Jameel Clinic Koch Institute machine learning Research School of Engineering School of Science

Five MIT faculty members take on Cancer Grand Challenges

Joining three teams backed by a total of $75 million, MIT researchers will tackle some of cancer’s toughest challenges.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Data Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs) Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Research School of Engineering Startups

Using generative AI to improve software testing

MIT spinout DataCebo helps companies bolster their datasets by creating synthetic data that mimic the real thing.

Artificial Intelligence Computer science and technology Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs) Faculty IDSS Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) machine learning Mathematics MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Profile School of Engineering

Dealing with the limitations of our noisy world

Tamara Broderick uses statistical approaches to understand and quantify the uncertainty that can affect study results.

Artificial Intelligence Computer science and technology Economics Faculty Inequality Interview Labor and jobs MIT Sloan School of Management School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Special events and guest speakers Technology and policy Technology and society

3 Questions: Shaping the future of work in an age of AI

Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, and Simon Johnson, faculty co-directors of the new MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative, describe why the work matters and what they hope to achieve.