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Algorithms Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Computer science and technology Data Design Exhibits Interview machine learning School of Architecture and Planning Special events and guest speakers

3 Questions: Beyond data-driven aesthetics

In a new Keller Gallery exhibition, Alexandros Haridis SM ’17, PhD ’22 traces centuries of ideas about aesthetic judgment and explores how design can make complex computational systems visible.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Cambridge, Boston and region Computer science and technology Energy Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) President Sally Kornbluth Quantum Computing Research Startups Technology and society

MIT in the media: For the future of tech, “Massachusetts can absolutely lead”

Leaders, faculty across MIT discuss fostering innovation and talent in Greater Boston in special series of articles published alongside the outlet’s annual list of ‘Tech Power Players’

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Autonomous vehicles Energy Faculty Global Infrastructure Leadership School of Architecture and Planning Technology and policy Technology and society Traffic management Transportation Urban studies and planning

Jinhua Zhao named head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning

An expert in behavioral science and transportation, Zhao combines these studies with AI and public policy to address some of the most urgent challenges facing cities.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Awards, honors and fellowships chemistry Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Computer science and technology Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Graduate, postdoctoral Mechanical engineering MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Robotics School of Engineering School of Science Students

MIT affiliates win 2026 Hertz Foundation Fellowships

The fellowships in applied sciences, engineering, and mathematics recognize doctoral students who are pursuing solutions to the most pressing challenges in science and technology.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Chemical engineering chemistry Computer science and technology Drug discovery Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Faculty machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Profile School of Engineering

Building AI models that understand chemical principles

Connor Coley works at the interface of chemistry and machine learning, to discover and design new drug compounds.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Awards, honors and fellowships Economics Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Graduate, postdoctoral Mathematics Physics Robotics School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences School of Science Students

Two from MIT named 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

The prestigious fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University.

Alumni/ae Alzheimer's Artificial Intelligence Brain and cognitive sciences Disease Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Health Care Health sciences and technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) machine learning Mental health Neuroscience Parkinson's School of Engineering School of Science Startups

Beacon Biosignals is mapping the brain during sleep

Founded by Jake Donoghue PhD ’19 and former MIT researcher Jarrett Revels, the company is creating an AI-driven platform to help diagnose and treat disease.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Bioengineering and biotechnology Biological engineering Drug development Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) machine learning Proteins School of Engineering Startups

Bringing AI-driven protein-design tools to biologists everywhere

Founded by Tristan Bepler PhD ’20 and former MIT professor Tim Lu PhD ’07, OpenProtein.AI offers researchers open-source models and other tools for protein engineering.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Special events and guest speakers Technology and society Women's and Gender Studies

What’s the right path for AI?

Conference speakers discussed the unfolding trajectory of AI and the benefits of shaping technology to meets people’s needs.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Digital technology Ecology Electronics Environment Faculty health Internet Of Things machine learning Media Lab Medicine Physics Profile School of Architecture and Planning School of Science sensors Space Wearable sensors Wireless

How Joseph Paradiso’s sensing innovations bridge the arts, medicine, and ecology

From early motion-sensing platforms to environmental monitoring, the professor and head of the Program in Media Arts and Sciences has turned decades of cross-disciplinary research into real-world impact.