Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS)

Colombian farmers demonstrate the coffee-growing process to D-Lab students.

J-WEL names spring 2018 grant recipients

Education Innovation Grant program for pK-12 and higher education awards $400,000 to MIT faculty to support education innovation both at MIT and globally.

May 7, 2018

“In China, as you go to tighter and tighter climate policies, you continue to reduce pollutant emissions from coal, whereas the U.S. has already reduced a lot of its air pollution from coal through end-of-pipe technologies,” Karplus says.

Study: Health benefits will offset cost of China’s climate policy

A 4 percent reduction per year in carbon dioxide emissions should net $339 billion in health savings in 2030, researchers estimate.

April 23, 2018

"The Alchemist" by Jaume Plensa sits on the campus of MIT

Institute for Data, Systems, and Society to launch new MicroMasters and PhD programs

Interdisciplinary doctoral program in statistics and online MicroMasters program in statistics and data science begin this fall.

April 20, 2018

Professor Joseph Sussman, expert in complex engineering systems and revered mentor, dies at 79

Leader in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Institute for Data, Systems, and Society was the inaugural JR East Professor.

April 4, 2018

School of Engineering first quarter 2018 awards

Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.

April 3, 2018

Anne Collin (left), a PhD student in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, talks with Sruthi Davuluri, a Technology and Policy Program Master’s student, during the Women in Data Science conference student poster session.

Second annual Women in Data Science conference showcases research, explores challenges

Co-hosted by MIT's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, WiDS Cambridge brings together students, academic leaders, and industry partners.

March 19, 2018

A machine-learning approach to inventory-constrained dynamic pricing

New study shows that Thompson sampling can be naturally combined with a classical linear program formulation to include inventory constraints.

March 15, 2018

"As the momentum builds, developers will be able to set up a ML [machine learning] apparatus just as they set up a database," says Max Kanter, CEO at Feature Labs. "It will be that simple."

ML 2.0: Machine learning for many

Automated data science tools developed by MIT and Feature Labs deliver their first AI product.

March 6, 2018

A finger points to one of multiple icons on a screen

JDA Software collaborates with MIT to advance research in intelligent supply chains

Multiyear collaboration, led by Professor David Simchi-Levi, will focus on advancing research in machine learning, optimization, and consumer behavior modeling.

March 1, 2018