Computer Science Archives

There’s a 30% Chance that it’s Already Raining: Inside a CEE Capstone Project

May 1, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Rachel Galowich ’18 and Jill Dressler ’18 Your two favorite blogging seniors are back! In our last post, Jill gave a great introduction into the background and significance of our project. With our next two […]

So, What Exactly is Machine Learning?: Inside a CEE Capstone Project

April 4, 2018 | Undergraduate Student Life | ceemit

By Jill Dressler ’18 and Rachel Galowich ’18 Machine learning is a 21st century buzzword, but what does it really mean? When we sat down in Professor Saurabh Amin’s office to first begin discussing our senior […]

J-WAFS awards $1.3 million in second round of seed grant funding

May 25, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for innovative research on food and water challenges. The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) has […]

Observing invisible vibrations

August 28, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering PhD student Justin Chen magnifies minuscule vibrations in structures to detect damage. For Justin Chen, a PhD student in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), there […]

Professor Saurabh Amin receives Google faculty research award

August 25, 2015 | 2015 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Saurabh Amin was selected to receive a Google Faculty Research Award for his proposal entitled “Estimating Social Welfare of Traffic Information Systems”. The $60,000 award will permit Amin to collaborate with Google experts in transportation […]

Chisholm, Rivest, and Thompson appointed as new Institute Professors

June 29, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

MIT News Office Biologist, computer scientist, and musician awarded MIT’s highest faculty honor. A marine biologist who studies tiny ocean organisms, a computer scientist who developed a global security standard, and an acclaimed violist who has […]

Tackling challenges at the intersection of engineering and sports

June 24, 2015 | 2015 News Releases | ceemit

MIT News Office Sports companies connect with engineering students and faculty at the second annual STE@M Day. The second annual STE@M Day, hosted by Sports Technology and Education @ MIT (STE@M), took place last month in […]