Home People Sara Beery People FacultyFaculty AI+DFaculty CSFaculty EEFaculty EmeritusLecturers Leadership Staff Instructors Homer A. Burnell Career Development Professor; Assistant Professor [AI+D] beery@mit.edu Office: 45-741H Website Research Areas AI and SocietyArtificial Intelligence + Machine LearningGraphics and VisionHuman-Computer Interaction Latest News More News April 6, 2026 Augmenting citizen science with computer vision for fish monitoring MIT Sea Grant works with the Woodwell Climate Research Center and other collaborators to demonstrate a deep learning-based system for fish monitoring. January 22, 2026 Why it’s critical to move beyond overly aggregated machine-learning metrics New research detects hidden evidence of mistaken correlations — and provides a method to improve accuracy. November 12, 2025 3 Questions: How AI is helping us monitor and support vulnerable ecosystems MIT PhD student and CSAIL researcher Justin Kay describes his work combining AI and computer vision systems to monitor the ecosystems that support our planet. October 8, 2025 Fighting for the health of the planet with AI Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy. February 10, 2025 Streamlining data collection for improved salmon population management Assistant Professor Sara Beery is using automation to improve monitoring of migrating salmon in the Pacific Northwest.