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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

5/8 Final IDS.449. Thank you Ayse, Jacob, and Chelsea for joining us! Ayse Kaya SM '10, Co-Founder, SevenX Labs Jacob Rosen SM '15, ML Engineer, Product Manager and Software Engineer for Altana Chelsea Conard SM '24, Principal Associate at Capital One Cyber Metrics and Risk Reporting

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Congratulations to TPP alum Professor Danielle Wood '04, SM '08, PhD '12 on receiving the 2026 Paul Gray Faculty Award for Public Service from the PKG Public Service Center at MIT! Photo credit: MIT Africa Reposted from @mitmedialab Instagram

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Governance at the Technological Frontier: Translating Research into Policy for AI Oversight workshop co-organized by the Simons Institute and the CITRIS/Banatao Institute Tech Policy Initiative. Manon Revel SM '19, PhD '23, Nathaniel Fruchter SM ’19, Taylor Lynn Curtis SM ’24, Rui-Jie Yew SM ‘23

Manon Revel, Nathaniel Fruchter, Taylor Lynn Curtis, and Rui-Jie Yew

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Jaclyn shared her research on electric school buses as a clean energy and backup power resource at the Earth Day celebration in her hometown. 🚌 🌎

Jaclyn standing next to a table with a poster on electric school buses.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Shreeya won the MIT in 3:00 video contest! Congratulations! 🎉 The contest is inspired by Antje Ehmann’s & Harun Farocki’s video project “Labour in a Single Shot.” Sponsored by the Chris Pomiecko Memorial Fund & Comparative Media Studies/Writing with support from Arts at MIT. cmsw.mit.edu/mit-in-3/

Seven young people huddle around Shreeya who is holding a glass award.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

TPP alum, Dr. Bhavya Lal is a Professor at the RAND School of Public Policy and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, where she teaches courses on space policy, lunar governance, and the political economy of space.

Christine Ortiz, Bhavya Lal, Richard de Neufville

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

IDS.449 Welcome back Adam, Mike, and Graham!

Christine Ortiz, Adam Ali, Mike Giovanniello, and Graham Turk

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Today's MITEI Research Seminar featured TPP alum Assistant Professor Sami Khan SM ’16, PhD ’20 in the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering at Simon Fraser University. Talk title: Ideating Impactful Interfaces in Sustainable Energy Systems

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

TPP alum and former TPP Director, Dava Newman is one of the featured speakers. TPP student Ananda is on the student climate solutions panel.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

TPP alum Jordan Foley stopped by to say hello today. TPP alumni if you are in the area on April 23, stop by the speed networking event with current students in the lounge. April 23, 2026 6:00-8:00 pm Registration required tinyurl.com/ycyevsku

Frank Field, Reese Dobson, Christine Ortiz, Jordan Foley, Barb DeLaBarre standing in front of a Technology and Policy Program sign.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the current state of cybersecurity with the very people who inspired me to enter this space. See you next year! -Strajo

Strahinja Janjusevic standing next to a research poster.

Strahinja Janjusevic and another person standing in front of a large RSAC sign.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

TPP Director, Christine Ortiz sat on a panel at the Science Across Boundaries an International symposium taking place this week in Seville, Spain.

Christine Ortiz sits at a table. The curtain behind her is red as is the fabric on the chairs.

International Symposium Science Across Boundaries poster.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC presented the 2026 BHP John Monash Scholarship to TPPer Luke Heeney. Thanks to the generous support of BHP, Luke intends to pursue a PhD in Economics. He will use his studies to develop the tools needed to advance Australia’s clean energy transition.

Luke Heeney and Her Excellency the Honorable Ms Sam Mostyn AC

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition with TPP alum Georgina Campbell Flatter SM '11, CEO of @greentownlabs, the world’s largest climate and energy startup incubator.

Sam Crum, Christine Ortiz, Georgina Campbell Flatter

Georgina Campbell Flatter presenting a poster from her time at TPP.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Last Friday, IDS.449 welcomed Dr. Dafna Rand. Dr. Rand served as the US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor until January 2025. Previously, she directed the US State Department’s Office of Foreign Assistance, overseeing $70 billion in annual US foreign aid.

Christine Ortiz standing next to Dr. Dafna Rand

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

somethin’s rotten in the state of denmark… TPPers Ananda (actor) and Daniel (lighting) hamlet opens this weekend, reserve your tickets here: tinyurl.com/msw4t7sm

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Tuesday, 3/17 at 5:15pm: Join us for MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition with TPP alum Georgina Campbell Flatter SM '11, CEO of Greentown Labs, the world’s largest climate and energy startup incubator. This event is open to the MIT community. Register: bit.ly/mitei-flatter

Flyer with event details superimposed over a photo of Georgina Campbell Flatter.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

On this beautiful warm and sunny day in Cambridge, MA, TPP Director, Christine Ortiz spoke at the MIT Sloan School of Management Women on Boards program at The Engine, MIT’s tough‑tech incubator and accelerator.

Christine Ortiz wearing a black dress and beige cardigan standing in the lobby of The Engine.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

TPPers Ananda and Eli traveled to DC with TPP Director Christine Ortiz and TPP instructor Ellan Spero to attend Reinventing the Triple-Helix: A Workshop on Establishing a National Network of Tripartite Regional Bioeconomy Institutes.

Ellan Spero, Christine Ortiz, Anana Santos Figueiredo, Eli Duggan with the US Capital in the background.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

TPP alum Darío Gil SM '00, PhD '03 From advanced manufacturing to smarter buildings, faster nuclear deployment, and a stronger grid, we’re using AI to turn ideas into impact. Dive deeper into the National Challenges here: www.energy.gov/documents/ge... Reposted from X account: ScienceUnderSec

National Science and Technology Challenges flyer

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

TPP Director Christine Ortiz moderated the first panel discussion: Democratic Processes and Public Policy. See the full program and watch live here: www.widscambridge.org MIT & Microsoft New England are proud to collaborate with Women in Data Science Worldwide to bring the regional conference here.

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MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy @mit-cs3.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

In our latest Researcher Profile, MIT CS3 PhD student Chris Womack describes how he became interested in advancing more efficient, reliable #climate #emulators, how he is doing just that at MIT, and how this work may ultimately enhance human well-being. 🧪

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Researcher Profile: 3 Questions with Chris Womack

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy Strahinja Janjusevic brings an international perspective and US Naval Academy education to his graduate research in the MIT Technology and Policy Program. tpp.mit.edu/news/enhanci...

Strahinja Janjusevic wearing a black sweater over a white collared shirt leaning on a railing in the Stata building at MIT.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Lucia Huo interned with Calla Lily Clinical Care, a women’s health startup in London, UK, focused on improving drug delivery for women. She worked closely with Vinh-Thang Vo-Ta ’98, the startup founder and MIT alum. tpp.mit.edu/news/improvi...

Lucia Huo in a maroon shirt holding a yellow mug in front of the Calla Lilly Clinical Care sign.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

TPP student Alicia Ouyang ’19, SM ’26 worked at Maryland’s AI Enablement Team, and experienced the whole pipeline of researching technology to write recommendations for public policy, to actually drafting and implementing public policy at a government agency. tpp.mit.edu/news/technol...

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

RE-PO: robust enhanced policy optimization as a general framework for LLM alignment TPP student Xiaoyang Cao SM ’27 publishes first-author paper on improving LLM alignment. arxiv.org/abs/2509.24159

Xiaoyang Cao wearing sunglasses and white shirt standing on a beach with the waves rolling in.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Electrifying boilers to decarbonize industry AtmosZero, co-founded by TPP alum Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’14, developed a modular heat pump to electrify the centuries-old steam boiler. tpp.mit.edu/news/electri...

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

How an online MIT course in supply chain management sparked a new career Current TPP student Kevin Power MAP ’25, SM ’27 shares what brought him to MIT. tpp.mit.edu/news/how-an-...

Yassine Lahlou-Kamal MAP ’25 (left) and Kevin Power MAP ’25 photo by Emma Perakis

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Dylan Cohen SM ’19 received the 2025 David S. C. Chu Award for Excellence in Research. www.ida.org/en/careers/l...

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Michael Lenox PhD ’99, who started with TPP in the fall of 1994 as Technology Management and Policy (TMP) doctoral candidate and graduated with his PhD in 1999, was recently named the interim dean of UVA’s Darden School of Business. news.virginia.edu/content/mich...

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Michael Lenox named interim dean of UVA’s Darden School of Business

Lenox, internationally known for his expertise in business strategy and disruptive innovation, will take over for new University President Scott Beardsley.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

“Technology has advanced significantly, but the policy environment has not kept pace,” says Anthony Valiaveedu, TPP student and lead-author of the new report. tpp.mit.edu/news/mit-mar...

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Combining a scientific mindset with a passion for community impact, current TPP student Ananda Santos Figueiredo’s research explores how sustainable development and food systems can improve lives without compromising the planet. tpp.mit.edu/news/a-journ...

Ananda Santos Figueiredo (far right) and two other people wearing blue hardhats and safety vests drinking from large green coconuts on a beach in brazil.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Current TPP student Hafsa Akbar presented a paper at the Women in Machine Learning (WiML) workshop during the Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS). The paper is based on a research project she completed during her undergrad experience at LUMS. arxiv.org/abs/2506.20420

Hafsa Akbar wearing all black standing in front of her poster at the Women in Machine Learning (WiML) workshop.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The best professors teach humility Thanks to Professor David Autor’s class, TPP student Martin Staadecker SM ’26 rediscovered his passion for economics. tpp.mit.edu/news/the-bes...

Martin Staadecker wearing a green coat with green foliage in the background.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Connecting the technical and policy dimensions of cybersecurity and emerging technologies Ben Wettstein SM ’25 shares what brought him to TPP. tpp.mit.edu/news/connect...

Ben Wettstein wearing a black MIT jersey playing lacrosse.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Through interdisciplinary research on energy system deployment in Ukraine, TPP student Anthony Valiaveedu SM ’26 explores how structural engineering, data analytics, and policy can support sustainable reconstruction. tpp.mit.edu/news/support...

Anthony Valiaveedu wearing an orange shirt standing in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, Rome, Italy.

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

At the CEEPR Fall Research Conference, TPP alum Abigail Randall SM ’24, Dr. Ilenia Gaia Romani, and Professor Christopher Knittel presented on the critical mineral industry in relation to fair trade, economic security, and community resilience. ceepr.mit.edu/wp-content/u...

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Supported by the MISTI India program, TPP student Grant Lee explored how ReNew, one of India’s largest renewable energy producers, can strategically participate in the newly opened ancillary services market. tpp.mit.edu/news-archive/

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Bringing together voices from around the world, TPP marked its 50th anniversary with a landmark symposium celebrating a half-century of education, research, and impact — while looking ahead to the defining technology policy issues of the future. tpp.mit.edu/news/celebra...

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Current TPP students Anthony Valiaveedu SM ’26 and Nat Edmonds SM ’27 co-author the first-of-its-kind handbook that serves as a guide for design safety for civilian nuclear ships as part of the MIT Maritime Consortium. tpp.mit.edu/news/mit-mar...

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

9/29 U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 led a forum on energy policy. Anthony Valiaveedu, Clara Park, and Daniel Xue (TPP Class of 2026) posed questions on U.S. energy policy related to grid resilience, renewable integration, and global competitiveness. news.mit.edu/2025/secreta...

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

US Naval Academy alum and TPP student Strahinja Janjusevic SM ’26 held an internship at Vectra AI where he expanded this work by exploring how AI agents can be used in offensive security. tpp.mit.edu/news/securin...

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MIT Technology and Policy Program @tppmit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

During a summer internship with the Essex County Community Foundation, TPP student Hannah Rajput SM ’26 investigated how people understand risk, and how to better communicate risk to the community. tpp.mit.edu/news/transla...

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