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The 2023 graduates of IDSS
Congrats to the IDSS graduates of 2023, from our PhDs in Social & Engineering Systems, Master's students in the Technology and Policy Program, and the undergrad and grad students in the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center.
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From ad credibility to shopping habits
SES and IDPS student Amir Tohidi’s research combines economic and psychological insights with advanced computational methods to address interesting real-world problems.
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Exploring new methods for increasing safety and reliability of autonomous vehicles
IDSS core faculty Cathy Wu is co-author of a study that finds human supervisors have the potential to reduce barriers to deploying autonomous vehicles.
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New research: Twitter bot detection tools aren’t very good
When is a bot not a bot? When it likes a tweet, according to a new paper by researchers including IDSS postdoc Zachary Schutzman that pokes holes in bot detection methodology.
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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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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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