Home People Connor Wilson Coley People FacultyFaculty AI+DFaculty CSFaculty EEFaculty EmeritusLecturers Leadership Staff Instructors Associate Professor / Shared appointment in ChemE, [AI+D] ccoley@mit.edu (617) 253-9218 Office: 66-548 Website Research Areas Artificial Intelligence + Machine LearningBiological and Medical Devices and Systems Latest News More News May 20, 2026 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. September 4, 2025 A new generative AI approach to predicting chemical reactions System developed at MIT could provide realistic predictions for a wide variety of reactions, while maintaining real-world physical constraints. July 30, 2025 New system dramatically speeds the search for polymer materials The platform identifies, mixes, and tests up to 700 new polymer blends a day for applications like protein stabilization, battery electrolytes, or drug-delivery materials. June 25, 2025 The tenured engineers of 2025 Eleven faculty members have been granted tenure in six units across MIT’s School of Engineering. May 22, 2025 Department of EECS Announces Promotions The Department of EECS is proud to announce the following promotions to Associate Professor with tenure, all effective July 1, 2025