Faculty & Research
Faculty and student researchers in the MIT Sloan Information Technology group investigate the transformative impact of digital innovation. Our work is defined by its deep multidisciplinary nature, with faculty expertise spanning economics, computer science, sociology, organization science, and psychology.
Together, we explore the frontiers of technology and its social implications. Our current research addresses a wide range of critical topics, including:
- The societal and economic impacts of artificial intelligence
- Ethics, safety, and privacy in digital systems
- Computational social science and human-computer interaction
- The evolution of digital platforms and markets
- The future of work and human-AI collaboration
Our research is amplified through a rich network of collaborations across MIT. Faculty are actively involved with leading research centers that connect academia and industry, such as:
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Alessandro Acquisti
T Wilson (1953) Professor in Management
Alessandro Acquisti is the T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Management and a Professor of Information Technology at MIT Sloan. His research has spearheaded the application of economics and behavioral economics to the study of privacy and personal data,…
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Abdullah Almaatouq
Douglas Drane Career Development Associate Professor in Information Technology and Management
Abdullah Almaatouq is a computational social scientist and the Douglas Drane Career Development Associate Professor in Information Technology and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Abdullah’s research focuses on improving cooperation,…
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Sinan Aral
David Austin Professor of Management
Sinan Aral is a global authority on business analytics; award-winning researcher; entrepreneur, and venture capitalist who is ranked among the top 50 management scholars in the world and was rated the World’s “Top Digital Thinker” in 2021. He is the…
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Michiel Anton Bakker
Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor in Contemporary Technology
Michiel Bakker is the Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor in Contemporary Technology, an AI safety researcher and computational social scientist focusing on AI alignment, societal impacts of AI, and AI’s role in human-human and human…
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John J. Horton
Chrysler Associate Professor of Management
John Horton is the Chrysler Associate Professor of Management and an Associate Professor of Information Technologies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Horton's research focuses on the intersection of labor economics, market design, and…
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Stuart Madnick
John Norris Maguire (1960) Professor of Information Technology
Stuart Madnick is the John Norris Maguire (1960) Professor of Information Technology at the MIT Sloan School of Management; Affiliate Faculty member at the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS); and the Founding Director of…
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Thomas W. Malone
Patrick J. McGovern (1959) Professor of Management
Thomas W. Malone is the Patrick J. McGovern (1959) Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence. At MIT, he is also a Professor of Information Technology and a…
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Wanda Orlikowski
Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Management
Wanda Orlikowski is the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Information Technology and Organization Studies at MIT's Sloan School of Management. She received her Ph.D. from New York University. Her research examines technologies in the workplace, with a…
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Manish Raghavan
Drew Houston (2005) Career Development Assistant Professor
Manish Raghavan is the Drew Houston (2005) Career Development Professor and an Assistant Professor of Information Technology at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Manish was most recently a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Center for Research on…
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Paul McDonagh-Smith
Visiting Senior Lecturer
Paul McDonagh-Smith is a Visiting Senior Lecturer in Information Technology at the MIT Sloan School of Management. In his research and teaching, Paul creates key intersection points between technology and business. He specializes in translating…
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Sandy Pentland
Toshiba Professor of Media Arts & Science
Alex `Sandy’ Pentland directs MIT’s Human Dynamics Laboratory and the MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program, co-leads the World Economic Forum Big Data and Personal Data initiatives, and is a founding member of the Advisory Boards for Nissan,…
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Michael D. Siegel
Principal Research Scientist
Michael Siegel is a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management, He is also the Director of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS). Siegel’s research focuses on the management, strategy, technology, and organizational issues…
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Peter Weill
Senior Research Scientist
Peter Weill is a world-renowned strategic thinker, acclaimed author, and effervescent speaker who inspires and captivates top executives and boards—from Microsoft, SAP and IBM to Schneider Electric, ANZ Bank and QBE—with evidence-based insights on…
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