Category: People
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Dr. Aliza Khurram
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Aliza Khurram is a postdoctoral associate at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) at MIT. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 2020, her S.M. in the same field from MIT in 2017, and her B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Bates College in 2015. Her research is geared towards…
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Dr. Christine Gschwendtner
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Christine Gschwendtner is a postdoctoral associate at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS), focusing on the spatial-temporal heterogeneity of human-technology interactions. She is particularly interested in the intersection of the energy, mobility, and building sectors in the context of climate change and digitalization. She is currently working on demand-side management solutions for increasing electrification…
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Dr. Shantanu T. Chakraborty
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Shantanu T. Chakraborty is a postdoctoral associate at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) and the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS). His research focuses on macro-scale modeling of integrated energy systems through the lens of Modern Optimization, Machine Learning, and Risk Analysis to address the complexity of the energy transition. A former…
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Dr. Farhad Angizeh
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Farhad Angizeh is a postdoctoral associate at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS). His research interests include energy systems planning and operation, distributed and renewable energy sources modeling and integration, and demand-side management and load flexibility. He is also researching the electrification of transportation and other energy services, the integration of renewables, and demand…
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Helen Chen
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Helen Chen is an MIT undergraduate studying Computer Science and Chemical Engineering. Her research in the Trancik Lab focuses on building and maintaining carboncounter.com, which is used to evaluate personal vehicles against emission reduction targets. Contact: chelen at mit dot edu
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Lauren Aguilar
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Lauren Aguilar is an MIT undergraduate studying mathematics and climate system science and engineering. Her research in the Trancik Lab focuses on investigating the load stress imposed on distribution grids due to increasing electrification efforts such as the adoption of electric vehicles and heat pumps. Contact: lsaguila at mit dot edu
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Michelle Vaccaro
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Michelle Vaccaro joined the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) as a PhD student in September 2021. Her research focuses on human-AI collaboration, and she is particularly interested in combining expert knowledge and data-driven models to forecast technological change. Before coming to MIT, Michelle worked at Goldman Sachs in foreign exchange strategy and structuring. She…
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Beomjun Kim
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Beomjun Kim is currently in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) at MIT. His research interests include a wide range of decision-making, including control, optimization, data science, and economics, with their application to transportation, infrastructure, and management. Contact: kimbj at mit dot edu
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Shannon Hwang
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Shannon Hwang is a PhD student in the Social and Engineering Systems (SES) program at MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS). She received her MEng. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and minor in Energy Studies from MIT, and interned at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory prior to starting graduate school. Her…
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Seth Blum
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Seth Blum is a Masters student in the Technology and Policy Program. His research focuses on the impacts and costs of heating electrification under extreme weather events and varying technology adoption and cost scenarios. Seth earned his B.A. in Mathematics and International and Area Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to MIT, Seth…