Fotini Christia named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

June 27, 2024

Known for building connections between the social sciences, data science, and computation, the political science professor will lead IDSS into its next chapter.

Fotini Christia, the Ford International Professor of Social Sciences in the Department of Political Science, has been named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society.

Fotini Christia, the Ford International Professor of Social Sciences in the Department of Political Science, has been named director of the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. Photo: Bryce Vickmark