Leadership
Leadership

Leadership

Artificial Intelligence Center for Real Estate Civil and environmental engineering Education, teaching, academics Leadership machine learning Media Lab MIT Sloan School of Management real-estate School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering Urban studies and planning

Walter Torous named executive director of MIT Center for Real Estate

The senior lecturer, already director of the degree program, will now oversee all aspects of the center’s activities and operations.

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Brain and cognitive sciences Computer science and technology Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Faculty IDSS Leadership machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing School of Engineering School of Science Statistics

Alexander Rakhlin named director of the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center

An expert in machine learning, statistics, and computation, Rakhlin succeeds Professor Ankur Moitra.

Artificial Intelligence Data Department of Energy (DoE) Faculty IDSS Laboratory for Nuclear Science Leadership National Science Foundation (NSF) Physics School of Science

Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science

The professor of physics and inaugural director of the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions will lead LNS and continue his research in particle physics.

Artificial Intelligence Automation Economics Faculty Inequality Labor and jobs Leadership School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Technology and society

David Autor named head of the Department of Economics

A faculty member since 1999, Autor is a leading researcher in artificial intelligence and the work of the future.

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.

Artificial Intelligence Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Computer science and technology Data Education, teaching, academics Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Faculty Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) Leadership machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab School of Engineering

Justin Solomon appointed associate dean of engineering education

MIT faculty member in electrical engineering and computer science to focus on innovation in engineering education and new pedagogical approaches.

Artificial Intelligence Business and management Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Leadership Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship MIT Sloan School of Management Staff Startups

Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship welcomes Ana Bakshi as new executive director

Bakshi will help shape and scale entrepreneurship education and platform at MIT.

Artificial Intelligence Books and authors Collaboration Computer science and technology Covid-19 Data Education, teaching, academics Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Ethics Faculty IDSS Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) Leadership machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Pandemic School of Engineering Statistics Technology and policy Technology and society

Melding data, systems, and society

A new book from Professor Munther Dahleh details the creation of a unique kind of transdisciplinary center, uniting many specialties through a common need for data science.

Administration Artificial Intelligence Community cybersecurity Leadership Lincoln Laboratory President Sally Kornbluth Security studies and military Staff

Melissa Choi named director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory

With decades of experience working across the laboratory’s R&D areas, Choi brings a focus on collaboration, technical excellence, and unity.

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A data-driven approach to making better choices

In the new economics course 14.163 (Algorithms and Behavioral Science), students investigate the deployment of machine-learning tools and their potential to understand people, reduce bias, and improve society.