Sertac Karaman named director of the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
Associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics and core IDSS faculty member will head MIT’s longest continuously-running lab.
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Building a resilient, carbon-neutral electric grid requires energy ‘superhighways’
Today’s electric grid infrastructure is not ready for the scale and speed of energy portfolio transformation being envisioned, say IDSS Director Munther Dahleh and IDSS faculty member Sanjoy Mitter.
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Two IDSS Faculty Appointed as New Chairs
Fotini Christia selected as Ford International Professor in the Social Sciences and Devavrat Shah selected as Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of EECS
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US Air Force pilots get an artificial intelligence assist with scheduling aircrews
A team led by IDSS affiliate Hamsa Balakrishnan has developed an optimization tool that's transforming the laborious process of staffing C-17 cargo flights.
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Redesigning space travel for women
Space suits that fit women are just a first step to a more inclusive space sector. TPP alum Emily Calandrelli is optimistic that with inclusion will come bold new ideas.
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Social media is broken. A new report offers 25 ways to fix it
A report from the 'Social Media Summit @ MIT,' led by IDSS affiliate Sinan Aral, offers some solutions to growing problems with social media — including the spread of misinformation.
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Tamara Broderick awarded membership in 2021 COPSS Leadership Academy
Broderick received the award in recognition of her significant contributions to Bayesian nonparametrics and machine learning, as well as her leadership in the field of statistical science and her potential to help shape its future.
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The virus and the vote
Read the final report of The Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project, led on the MIT side by IDSS affiliate Charles Stewart, detailing their research of US election administration during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Why cheaper solar photovoltaics are key to addressing climate change
IDSS professor and energy systems scientist Jessika Trancik and her group study the factors that have driven down the cost of solar power — and provide insights into making it even cheaper.
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Social media is broken. A new report offers 25 ways to fix it
The Social Media Summit @ MIT, led by IDSS and Sloan faculty member Sinan Aral, brought together experts to discuss these issues and focus on solutions, which range from new oversight panels to breaking up big companies.
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