Home People Stephen Bates People FacultyFaculty AI+DFaculty CSFaculty EEFaculty EmeritusLecturers Leadership Staff Instructors X-Window Consortium Professor; Assistant Professor, [AI+D] s_bates@mit.edu Office: Office 32-D758 Website Research Areas Artificial Intelligence + Machine LearningInformation Science and SystemsOptimization and Game TheorySystems Theory, Control, and Autonomy Latest News More News December 16, 2025 New method improves the reliability of statistical estimations The technique can help scientists in economics, public health, and other fields understand whether to trust the results of their experiments.