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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.

Administration Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Cambridge, Boston and region Climate change Community Computer science and technology Diversity and inclusion Education, teaching, academics Faculty Global Government Health sciences and technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT Sloan School of Management Policy President Sally Kornbluth Research School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences School of Science Social justice Space, astronomy and planetary science Staff Students

MIT in the media: 2023 in review

MIT community members made headlines with key research advances and their efforts to tackle pressing challenges.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Computer science and technology computer-vision Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs) Faculty machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Profile School of Engineering

A computer scientist pushes the boundaries of geometry

Justin Solomon applies modern geometric techniques to solve problems in computer vision, machine learning, statistics, and beyond.