MIT names computer scientist and philanthropist David Siegel as 2026-27 Innovation Fellow
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-23
MIT has named computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist David Siegel (SM '86, PhD '91) as its next Innovation Fellow for 2026-27, partnering with the Schwarzman College of Computing to explore how AI can accelerate scientific discovery, with ties to the European AI ecosystem and open science.
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