Departments
Engineering Systems Division
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An eye for design
Maria Yang helps product designers hone the creative process.
December 9, 2015 -
Envisioning the future of water for 900 million people
Research from an MIT Tata Center team led by Professor James Wescoat is making strategic planning of India's rural water systems possible for the first time.
November 20, 2015 -
Professor Richard de Neufville honored at the White House
Engineering professor and systems designer honored as one of the first class of White House Fellows.
October 21, 2015 -
Expecting the unexpected
In new book, MIT professor explains how companies can lessen the shocks of a volatile world.
October 21, 2015 -
To save on weight, a detour to the moon is the best route to Mars
For a piloted mission to Mars, fueling up on the moon could streamline cargo by 68 percent.
October 14, 2015 -
On the importance of academic international engagements: An interview with Fred Moavenzadeh
MIT professor and former president of the Masdar Institute reflects on a career spent fostering international research and teaching collaborations.
September 22, 2015 -
Seth Lloyd, leading quantum mechanics expert, appointed Nam P. Suh Professor
New professorship is a gift from MIT alumnus Hock Tan '75, SM '75.
August 31, 2015 -
Designing for flexibility
Richard de Neufville teaches and practices flexible engineering design for infrastructure projects that meet the challenges of the future.
July 20, 2015 -
Can phone data detect real-time unemployment?
Study: Usage patterns vary when people are not working.
June 15, 2015 -
Improving prevention of and responses to flu outbreaks
New research suggests ways to reduce the likelihood that individuals and groups will become infected with influenza.
June 10, 2015 -
Hacking for those with disabilities
“Design is a conversation” at this year's ATHack, or Assistive Technologies Hackathon, for people with disabilities.
June 1, 2015 -
Professor Joseph Sussman inducted into ITS America Hall of Fame
May 7, 2015 -
Book launch: "System Architecture: Strategy and Product Development for Complex Systems"
New book from MIT faculty and alumni provides a summary of the field of system architecture.
May 4, 2015 -
Start6 students expand innovation horizons while making connections in Silicon Valley
San Francisco and Silicon Valley startups, MIT alumni, and venture capitalists complement and enhance the Start6 learning experience.
May 1, 2015 -
3 Questions: Amanda Giang on controlling mercury pollution in India and China
MIT graduate student studies how a new U.N. treaty could affect mercury emissions from coal power plants in Asia.
April 17, 2015 -
Patents forecast technological change
New method uses patent data to estimate a technology’s future rate of improvement.
April 15, 2015 -
MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation launches manufacturing innovation consortium
Forum also honors Ravi Kumar, executive vice president of Infosys, with expanded role on its Technology Advisory Board.
April 6, 2015 -
Satellite imagery can aid development projects
New image-analysis methods can automate identification of cost-effective sites for grants or microgrids.
March 23, 2015 -
Call for 2015-2016 MIT Portugal Program PhDs and advanced courses
March 3, 2015 -
Social circles
MIT study details the degree to which urban movement is linked to social activity.
February 26, 2015