Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) is committed to addressing complex societal challenges by advancing education and research at the intersection of statistics, data science, information and decision systems, and social sciences.

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April 7, 2026

Women in Data Science Cambridge turns 10

The annual WiDS Cambridge conference, co-hosted by IDSS and Microsoft, marked 10 years with a day of connections and opportunities, plus talks about human-agent collaboration, data and democratic processes, extreme weather, and more.

Boston Globe | March 24, 2026

Why rooftop solar in Mass. is flawed, and how to fix it

The current compensation structure turns a climate solution into a burden for residents without solar, according to research from TPP student Fischer Espiritu Argosino and Professor Christopher Knittel.

Statistics and Data Science Seminar Series

TBD

Hamed Hassani (Unviersity of Pennsylvania)
E18-304
Statistics and Data Science Seminar Series

TBD

Yihong Wu (Yale University)
E18-304
Statistics and Data Science Seminar Series

TBD

Edgar Dobriban (University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School)
E18-304

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