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New method enables fast, accurate estimates of cardiovascular state to inform blood pressure management
MIT News | July 30, 2024

A mathematical method developed by researchers including IDSS faculty Emery Brown, and validated with experimental data, provides a fast, reliabl...


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Yury Polyanskiy named the Leverett Howell Cutten ’07 And William King Cutten ’39 Professor
MIT IDSS | July 30, 2024

Polyanskiy's research interests span information theory, statistical machine learning, error-correcting codes and wireless communication.


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Study: When allocating scarce resources with AI, randomization can improve fairness
MIT News | July 24, 2024

Introducing structured randomization into decisions based on machine-learning model predictions can address inherent uncertainties while maintain...


Caroline Uhler

Caroline Uhler named Andrew (1956) and Erna Viterbi Professor of Engineering
IDSS News | July 24, 2024

The MIT School of Engineering Professorship is awarded to an outstanding faculty member who is recognized as a leader and innovator in the field ...


Themistoklis Sapsis

Three MIT professors named 2024 Vannevar Bush Fellows
MIT News | July 24, 2024

SDSC faculty Themis Sapsis among those to receive up to $3 million for blue-sky research.



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