Technology and policy
Technology and policy

Technology and policy

Alumni/ae Artificial Intelligence Civil and environmental engineering Environment Funding Government Graduate, postdoctoral National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Science Foundation (NSF) Oceanography and ocean engineering Policy School of Engineering Special events and guest speakers Students Technology and policy Technology and society Woods Hole

Connecting research to policy on Capitol Hill

MIT students and postdocs discussed science funding and research with policymakers in Washington during the MIT Science Policy Initiative’s annual Congressional Visit Days.

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Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for all

PhD student Rachel Sava, winner of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize, explores transformative improvements and dystopian risks of neural technology.

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.

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Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy

Strahinja Janjusevic brings an international perspective and US Naval Academy education to his graduate research in the MIT Technology and Policy Program.

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Artificial Intelligence Economics Funding Global International development Poverty Research School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Technology and policy

New J-PAL research and policy initiative to test and scale AI innovations to fight poverty

Project AI Evidence will connect governments, tech companies, and nonprofits with world-class economists at MIT and across J-PAL’s global network to evaluate and improve AI solutions.

Administration Artificial Intelligence Computer science and technology Education, teaching, academics Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Ethics Faculty Humanities MIT Schwarzman College of Computing MIT Sloan School of Management Philosophy School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Technology and policy

Brian Hedden named co-associate dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing

He joins Nikos Trichakis in guiding the cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.

Artificial Intelligence Climate change Computer modeling Electric grid Emissions Energy Energy efficiency Infrastructure Invention MIT Energy Initiative MIT Sloan School of Management open source Policy Research Technology and policy

Helping power-system planners prepare for an unknown future

Macro, a modeling tool developed by the MIT Energy Initiative, enables energy-system planners to explore options for developing infrastructure to support decarbonized, reliable, and low-cost power grids.

Artificial Intelligence Cleaner industry Climate change Electric grid Emissions Energy Energy efficiency MIT Energy Initiative Research Sustainability Technology and policy

MIT Energy Initiative launches Data Center Power Forum

MIT faculty and MITEI member company experts address power demand from data centers.

Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Climate change Computer science and technology Electric grid Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) Energy Faculty Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Profile Renewable energy School of Engineering Sustainability Technology and policy

Fighting for the health of the planet with AI

Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.

Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) Artificial Intelligence Chemical engineering Collaboration Education, teaching, academics Industry Labor and jobs Manufacturing Mechanical engineering MIT.nano Political science School of Engineering School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences Technology and policy

MIT gears up to transform manufacturing

The Initiative for New Manufacturing is convening experts across the Institute to drive a transformation of production across the U.S. and the world.