SES News
Student profile: Manxi Wu, SES
A doctoral student in the Social and Engineering Systems program and a Hammer Fellow, Manxi's research focuses on the design of information and incentive mechanisms to improve the efficiency and robustness of urban systems.
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Welcoming the 2019 Hammer Fellows
Meet the four incoming students in the IDSS Social and Engineering Systems doctoral program -- and the two postdocs -- who have joined the ranks of the Michael Hammer Society of Fellows.
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MIT Policy Hackathon connects data-driven problem solvers
Interdisciplinary teams propose creative policy solutions that address societal challenges at a unique event run by students from TPP and IDSS.
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Women in Data Science conference unites global community of researchers and practitioners
IDSS co-hosted WiDS Cambridge, a daylong conference connecting women data scientists across academia and industry.
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Combining artificial intelligence with their passions
Social and Engineering Systems (SES) student Marie Charpignon and Technology and Policy Program (TPP) student Manon Revel presented research that uses computational tools at last week's celebration for the new Schwarzman College of Computing.
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Meet the first class of SES Hammer Fellows
Three Social and Engineering Systems (SES) students carry on the legacy of Michael Hammer - an engineer and businessman who studied and taught at MIT - with innovative research applying data analytics to complex societal challenges.
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Ian Schneider named Siebel Scholar
Schneider is one of 16 MIT grad students in the 2019 cohort of Siebel Scholars, a prestigious award honoring academic achievement, leadership, and commitment to addressing crucial global challenges.
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Celebrating the legacy of Michael Hammer and the new Hammer Fellowship
MIT senior leaders and IDSS faculty, staff, and students joined Phyllis Thurm Hammer and her family and friends in a celebration marking the launch of the new Hammer Society of Fellows.
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MIT and HUBweek showcase ideas and innovators making the future
IDSS will help kick off HUBweek with a student-run Policy Hackathon, bringing together students, data scientists, policy and urban planning researchers, and other domain specialists to tackle local, complex challenges.
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Hammer family gift to support doctoral fellowships in IDSS
Gift honors Michael Hammer, influential business leader, engineer, educator, MIT faculty member, and MIT alumnus.
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