SES News

Three questions with SES PhD student Minghao Qiu
Minghao Qiu is a doctoral student in the IDSS Social and Engineering Systems program who uses data to identify the environmental, social, and economic impacts of environmental policies.
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TPP and SES students win awards at annual Technology, Management, and Policy Consortium
Ian Schneider, an alum of the Technology and Policy Program (TPP) and current Social and Engineering Systems (SES) PhD student, won Senior Paper. The Junior Paper award went to Nathaniel Fruchter, a current TPP student.
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IDSS to launch new MicroMasters and PhD programs
Interdisciplinary doctoral program in statistics and online MicroMasters program in statistics and data science begin this fall.
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Engineering a brighter future
Optimizing the design of electricity markets could make it easier to integrate renewable energy sources into the power grid.
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Media Lab team tops Fragile Families Challenge
The Human Dynamics research group, which included SES student Eamon Jahani, earned high marks in a new scientific collaboration to improve the lives of disadvantaged American children.
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Staff members of IDSS, CBI receive School of Engineering Infinite Mile Awards
Beth Milnes (IDSS) and Stacy Springs (Center for Biomedical Innovation) honored with Infinite Mile Awards.
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Tackling society’s big problems with systems theory
Ali Jadbabaie seeks to optimize large-scale systems, from social networks to teams of people or devices.
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IDSS announces new student council
In order to facilitate connections and provide an open environment for discussion, IDSS has assembled a new student council. Ali Jadbabaie, director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC) will serve as the council's faculty advisor.
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How data can help change the world
At IDSS celebration, speakers explore how data can be brought to bear on global challenges.
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One year on, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society looks ahead
Major event and new IDSS projects will provide insights into some of society's most pressing data challenges.
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