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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LIDS researchers receive IEEE Transactions on Robotics Best Paper Award
Team including IDSS core faculty Luca Carlone received the award for their paper “Kimera-Multi: Robust, Distributed, Dense Metric-Semantic SLAM for Multi-Robot Systems.”
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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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Taking the congestion out of commuting
IDSS Affiliate Jinhua Zhao studies how and why people move, and designs multi-modal mobility systems.
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What bananas can tell us about supply chains
In a new book, IDSS affiliate Yossi Sheffi examines supply chain complexity, artificial intelligence, and the future of work.
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Economist Daron Acemoglu: “When mistakes involve powerful technologies, you’re going to have trouble”
IDSS core faculty Daron Acemoglu explores artificial intelligence and the labor market, the history of technological progress, and Turkey.
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Six ways MIT is taking action on climate
TPP student Alexa Canaan is featured in this article describing her research on household energy consumption to MA State Senator Michael J. Barrett, chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy.
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Architectural heritage like you haven’t seen it before
“Ways of Seeing” project, led by IDSS core faculty Fotini Christia, documents endangered Afghan heritage sites through digital imaging, virtual reality, and hand-drawn professional renderings.
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MIT’s Center for Constructive Communication takes aim at the destructive nature of social media
“With growing evidence that social media is weakening our social fabric and threatening our democracy, it’s critical that we find new ways forward,” says CCC Director and IDSS affiliate Deb Roy.
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