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Celebrating the impact of IDSS
A two-day conference at MIT reflected on the impact of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society since its launch, as founding director Munther Dahleh prepares to step down.
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IDSS teams receive 2023 Racism Research Awards
The awards from the Office of the Provost support the ambitious research projects of IDSS associate director Fotini Christia and SES student Hammaad Adam.
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Aligning decision-making processes with democratic values
SES student Manon Revel, who works at the intersection of computational social choice and political theory, hopes to uncover ways to improve governance in AI systems, democracies, and corporate environments.
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Martin Wainwright named next IDSS director
A professor in computer science and math, Wainwright is a widely recognized leader in statistics, machine learning, information theory, and optimization.
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Blowing in benefits
Tweaking US wind energy strategy could quadruple the positive impact on public health, a new study from IDSS core faculty Noelle Selin and SES alumnus Minghao Qiu finds
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IDSS and BREIT establish Fortunato and Catalina Brescia Fellowship
An endowed gift from IDSS Strategic Partner BREIT will provide financial support for IDSS graduate students.
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How algorithms impact society
"The interactions between humans and algorithms create exciting new challenges," says SES alum Yi 'Alicia' Sun, whose research explores how to design machine learning algorithms that are reliable and aligned with societal values.
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Subtle biases in AI can influence emergency decisions
However, harm can be minimized if the advice it delivers is properly framed, an MIT team including SES student Hammaad Adam and IDSS faculty member Fotini Christia has shown.
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More social, connected cities
SES doctoral candidate Cate Heine co-authors a paper that examines how effective slow zones are at making cities more pedestrian friendly, encouraging alternative modes of mobility, and creating social gathering spaces.
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A healthy wind
A new study co-authored by IDSS core faculty Noelle Selin and SES alum Minghao Qiu (PhD ’21) finds that the health benefits of using wind energy could quadruple if the most polluting power plants are selected for dialing down.
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