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Electrical engineers design the most sophisticated systems ever built. From computers with billions of transistors to microgrids fed by renewable energy ... Research ElectricalEngineering ComputerScience ArtificialIntelligence+Decision-making Exploreallresearchareas Electricalengineersdesignthemostsophisticatedsystemseverbuilt.Fromcomputerswithbillionsoftransistorstomicrogridsfedbyrenewableenergysources,fromalgorithmsthatpredictdiseasetosolarcellsandelectricvehicles,electricalengineeringtouchesallpartsofmodernsociety.Weleveragecomputational,theoretical,andexperimentaltoolstodevelopgroundbreakingsensorsandenergytransducers,newphysicalsubstratesforcomputation,andthesystemsthataddressthesharedchallengesfacinghumanity. Ourresearchisinterdisciplinarybynature,andhasfar-reachingeffectsonalmosteveryfieldofhumanactivity,includingenergyandclimate,humanhealth,communicationsandcomputation,financeandmusic.Wemakethefuture. Researchareas ArtificialIntelligenceandMachineLearning Ourresearchcoversawiderangeoftopicsofthisfast-evolvingfield,advancinghowmachineslearn,predict,andcontrol,whilealsomakingthemsecure,robustandtrustworthy.ResearchcoversboththetheoryandapplicationsofML.ThisbroadareastudiesMLtheory(algorithms,optimization,…),statisticallearning(inference,graphicalmodels,causalanalysis,…),deeplearning,reinforcementlearning,symbolicreasoningMLsystems,aswellasdiversehardwareimplementationsofML. BiologicalandMedicalDevicesandSystems Wedevelopthetechnologyandsystemsthatwilltransformthefutureofbiologyandhealthcare.Specificareasincludebiomedicalsensorsandelectronics,nano-andmicro-technologies,imaging,andcomputationalmodelingofdisease. CommunicationsSystems Wedevelopthenextgenerationofwiredandwirelesscommunicationssystems,fromnewphysical principles(e.g.,light,terahertzwaves)tocodingandinformationtheory,andeverythinginbetween. ComputerArchitecture Wedesignthenextgenerationofcomputersystems.Workingattheintersectionofhardwareandsoftware,ourresearchstudieshowtobestimplementcomputationinthephysicalworld.Wedesignprocessorsthatarefaster,moreefficient,easiertoprogram,andsecure.Ourresearchcoverssystemsofallscales,fromtinyInternet-of-Thingsdeviceswithultra-low-powerconsumptiontohigh-performanceserversanddatacentersthatpowerplanet-scaleonlineservices.Wedesignbothgeneral-purposeprocessorsandacceleratorsthatarespecializedtoparticularapplicationdomains,likemachinelearningandstorage.WealsodesignElectronicDesignAutomation(EDA)toolstofacilitatethedevelopmentofsuchsystems. ComputationalFabricationandManufacturing Webringsomeofthemostpowerfultoolsincomputationtobearondesignproblems,includingmodeling,simulation,processingandfabrication. EducationalTechnology Educationaltechnologycombinesbothhardwareandsoftwaretoenactglobalchange,makingeducationaccessibleinunprecedentedwaystonewaudiences.Wedevelopthetechnologythatmakesbetterunderstandingpossible. Electronic,Magnetic,OpticalandQuantumMaterialsandDevices Ourresearchspansawiderangeofmaterialsthatformthenextgenerationofdevices,andincludesgroundbreakingresearchongraphene&2Dmaterials,quantumcomputing,MEMS&NEMS,andnewsubstratesforcomputation. Energy Ourresearchfocusesonsolvingchallengesrelatedtothetransduction,transmission,andcontrolofenergyandenergysystems.Wedevelopnewmaterialsforenergystorage,devicesandpowerelectronicsforharvesting,generationandprocessingofenergy,andcontroloflarge-scaleenergysystems. IntegratedCircuitsandSystems Ourfielddealswiththedesignandcreationofsophisticatedcircuitsandsystemsforapplicationsrangingfromcomputationtosensing. NanoscaleMaterials,Devices,andSystems Ourresearchfocusesonthecreationofmaterialsanddevicesatthenanoscaletocreatenovelsystemsacrossawidevarietyofapplicationareas. Robotics Ourresearchfocusesonrobotichardwareandalgorithms,fromsensingtocontroltoperceptiontomanipulation. SignalProcessing Signalprocessingfocusesonalgorithmsandhardwareforanalyzing,modifyingandsynthesizingsignalsanddata,acrossawidevarietyofapplicationdomains.Asatechnologyitplaysakeyroleinvirtuallyeveryaspectofmodernlifeincludingforexampleentertainment,communications,travel,health,defenseandfinance. SystemsandNetworking Fromdistributedsystemsanddatabasestowireless,theresearchconductedbythesystemsandnetworkinggroupaimstoimprovetheperformance,robustness,andeaseofmanagementofnetworksand computingsystems. SystemsTheory,Control,andAutonomy Ourtheoreticalresearchincludesquantificationoffundamentalcapabilitiesandlimitationsoffeedbacksystems,inferenceandcontrolovernetworks,anddevelopmentofpracticalmethodsandalgorithmsfordecisionmakingunderuncertainty. Faculty ViewElectricalEngineeringfaculty Latestnews MoreNews April15,2022 MarkusZahn,admiredteacherandmentorinelectromagneticfieldinteractions,diesat75. MarkusZahn,ThomasandGerdPerkinsProfessorofElectricalEngineering(Emeritus)withintheDepartmentofEECS,diedonMarch13th,2022.Hewas75yearsold.Zahnwas… April7,2022 QSWorldUniversityRankingsratesMITNo.1in12subjectsfor2022 TheInstitutealsorankssecondintwosubjectareas. March21,2022 Last-minutepivotleadstorecord-settingMicrosystemsAnnualResearchConference Virtualconferencegatheredstudents,faculty,andindustrypartnerstoexplorethefutureofmicrosystemsandnanotechnology. March16,2022 MITiQuHACK2022:Bringingtogetherthenextgenerationofquantumcoders TheannualMITquantumcomputinghackathongivespeopleofallexperiencelevelstheopportunitytocodeonrealquantumcomputers March11,2022 2022MacVicarFacultyFellowsnamed ProfessorsKamrin,Lang,McGee,andShouldersarehonoredforexceptionalundergraduateteaching. Upcomingevents MoreEvents 21 Jun Tuesday,3:00pm ThesisDefense DoctoralThesis:ScalableStructureLearning,Inference,andAnalysisinProbabilisticPrograms 29 Jun Wednesday,3:15pm ThesisDefense DoctoralThesis:Risk-BoundedSchedulingofTemporalPlans 30 Jun Thursday,10:00am ThesisDefense DoctoralThesis:OnDeniableComputationandSublinearGraphAlgorithms 26 Jul Tuesday,3:00pm ThesisDefense DoctoralThesis:RiskandUncertaintyinHealthcareFinance,InvestmentManagement,andAssetPricing