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Can AI tell us when to use AI and when not to?
SES student Hussein Mozannar contributes to the development of a machine learning system that can “assess a task and identify whether it’s one that would be best performed by a human expert or technology.”
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Inequality across networks
Eaman Jahani examines how resources are distributed across networks as a Social & Engineering Systems PhD student.
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3 questions with Fotini Christia, the new Chair of the Social & Engineering Systems PhD program
Christia, a professor of political science and IDSS, says SES research focused on “data for the people” is cross-disciplinary research at its best.
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Understanding how people make sense of information in the information age
As a student in LIDS and SES, Manon Revel has been investigating how advertising in online publications affects trust in journalism.
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An automated health care system that understands when to step in
SES student Hussein Mozannar, working with Statistics and Data Science Center affiliate David Sontag, has developed a machine learning system that looks at chest X-rays to diagnose pneumonia — but also knows when to defer to a radiologist.
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What is the Covid-19 data tsunami telling policymakers?
A global team of researchers searched for insights during a weeklong virtual datathon co-organized by Marie-Laure Champignon, an IDSS Social and Engineering Systems PhD student.
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IDSS honors 2020 graduates with virtual celebration
This year's graduates included the first doctor of Social & Engineering Systems, Ian Schneider, plus 6 Engineering Systems PhDs, 17 TPP students, and more.
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Minghao Qiu named Martin Fellow by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
The fellowship, which supports MIT doctoral students pursuing sustainability research, was awarded to SES student Minghao Qiu for his work in air pollution and climate change policy.
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Isolat: a data-driven response to a pandemic
Isolat, a volunteer collaboration organized by IDSS, informs coronavirus policy at MIT and beyond by analyzing data associated with the pandemic.
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Promoting Women in Data Science
WiDS Cambridge, co-hosted by the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, recognizes and empowers women in STEM across a variety of disciplines.
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