Institute for Data Systems and Society (IDSS)

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Department of EECS names new chair recipients

July 25, 2024

The new chairs became effective July 1.

AI model identifies certain breast tumor stages likely to progress to invasive cancer

July 23, 2024

The model could help clinicians assess breast cancer stage and ultimately help in reducing overtreatment.

Machine learning and the microscope

July 15, 2024

PhD student Xinyi Zhang is developing computational tools for analyzing cells in the age of multimodal data.

Dealing with the limitations of our noisy world

March 1, 2024

Tamara Broderick uses statistical approaches to understand and quantify the uncertainty that can affect study results.

Automated system teaches users when to collaborate with an AI assistant

January 3, 2024

MIT researchers develop a customized onboarding process that helps a human learn when a model’s advice is trustworthy.

AI accelerates problem-solving in complex scenarios

December 5, 2023

A new, data-driven approach could lead to better solutions for tricky optimization problems like global package routing or power grid operation.

Rewarding excellence in open data

November 22, 2023

MIT researchers who share their data recognized at second annual awards celebration.

Celebrating the impact of IDSS

August 10, 2023

Taking the place of IDSS’s annual statistics and data science conference SDSCon, the celebration also doubled as a way to recognize Dahleh for his work creating and executing the vision of IDSS as he prepares to step down from his director position this summer.

Researchers create a tool for accurately simulating complex systems

May 10, 2023

The system they developed eliminates a source of bias in simulations, leading to improved algorithms that can boost the performance of applications.

Caroline Uhler named SIAM Fellow for 2023

April 3, 2023

In the award announcement, SIAM noted that Uhler is being honored for her “fundamental contributions at the interface of statistics, machine learning, and biology”.