Bringing transparency to the data used to train artificial intelligence
A team of multidisciplinary researchers, including IDSS faculty Sandy Pentland, developed a user-friendly tool that generates summaries of a dataset’s creators, sources, licenses, and allowable uses.
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Sometimes, when competitors collaborate, everybody wins
Researchers including IDSS faculty Gioele Zardini developed a planning tool that can help independent entities decide when they should invest in joint projects.
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Reducing carbon emissions from residential heating: A pathway forward
A new MIT study from team including IDSS faculty Saurabh Amin identifies steps that can lower not only emissions, but also costs, across the combined electric power and natural gas industries that now supply heating fuels.
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MIT Human Insight Collaborative launches SHASS Faculty Fellows program
IDSS faculty Richard Nielsen part of inaugural group for new initiative, which will allow selected faculty to focus on their research, build community, and pursue mentorship opportunities.
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Managing hidden risk in operations
SES student Feng Zhu’s research in multi-armed bandits and resource allocation shows how safety and resiliency can be integrated into complex decision-making environments from healthcare to the supply chain, improving long-term performance in various operational systems.
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Dr. Richard Larson’s model-based thinking solves everyday problems
For more than five decades, Richard Larson, PhD, has shaped the field of operations research with a deep commitment to solving real-world problems.
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Cybersecurity without barriers
This January, TPP students Shreeya Parekh and Nicola Lawford designed and taught the cybersecurity workshop Ciberseguridad Sin Barreras: Protecting Every Byte and Right at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City.
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The socioeconomics of biodiversity and land use policies
Current TPP student Kevin Lin Yang spent last summer at the World Wildlife Fund assessing the feasibility of current biodiversity policies, as well as their compatibility with existing climate policy goals.
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Tracking gene expression changes through cell lineage progression with PORCELAN
A new method developed by researchers including IDSS faculty Caroline Uhler for detecting gene-expression patterns linked to lineage progression, providing a powerful tool for studying cell state memory across biological systems.
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Cultivators of research
Professors Maria Yang and IDSS faculty Kenneth Oye are honored as “Committed to Caring” for their mentorship of graduate students.
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