MIT names machine-learning professor Alexander Rakhlin to lead its data science center
nordicinst · x · 2026-08-04
MIT has named machine-learning and statistics expert Alexander Rakhlin as the next director of its Statistics and Data Science Center, succeeding Ankur Moitra.
- Rakhlin is a professor in MIT’s Brain and Cognitive Sciences department and holds an endowed chair in Data, Systems, and Society.
- The announcement frames the move as a bridge between statistics, machine learning, and AI, with a nod to MIT’s broader ecosystem and Europe-facing collaboration.
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