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DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Killian Award Lecture by Dimitris Bertsimas has been r
 escheduled for March 19 at 4pm in 10-250.\n\n \n\n2026 James R. Killian\, 
 Jr. Award and Lecture Series by:\nProfessor Dimitris Bertsimas SM ’87 Ph
 D ’88\nVice Provost for Open Learning\nAssociate Dean\, Online Education
  & Artificial Intelligence\n\n \n\nAlgorithms for Life: AI and Operations 
 Research Transforming Healthcare\, Education\, and Agriculture\nFor over f
 our decades\, I have pursued the vision of using mathematics and algorithm
 s to address problems that improve the human condition—saving lives\, im
 proving learning\, and feeding the world. This talk traces the convergence
  from operations research and optimization under uncertainty\, through mac
 hine learning and AI\, to their impact in healthcare\, education\, and agr
 iculture. I share how breakthrough research becomes real-world impact\, wi
 th concrete examples from medical diagnosis and precision medicine to prec
 ision agriculture and personalized education. And I explore what is next: 
 how emerging AI developments will fundamentally reshape these fields in wa
 ys we are only beginning to imagine.\n\n \n\nLecture will begin at 4 pm in
  10-250\n\n \n\nThe Killian Lecture is open to all members of the MIT comm
 unity. No registration is required\, but we do suggest arriving a few minu
 tes early to ensure a seat. Live Streamtext captioning will be available v
 ia mobile devices.\n\n \n\nThis lecture will not be webcast\, but it will 
 be recorded and posted on the Killian Lecture website in the days followin
 g.\n\n \n\n■  ■  ■\n\n \n\nDimitris Bertsimas SM ’87\, PhD ’88\,
  a leading figure in operations research\, has been named the recipient of
  the 2025-26 James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award. It is the hig
 hest honor the MIT faculty grants to its own professors.\n\n \n\nBertsimas
  is the Boeing Professor of Operations Research at the MIT Sloan School of
  Management\, where he has made substantial contributions to business prac
 tices in many fields. He has also been a prolific advisor of graduate stud
 ents and an enterprising leader of academic programs\, serving as the inau
 gural faculty director of the Master of Business Analytics (MBAn) program 
 since 2016\, associate dean of business analytics since 2019\, and vice pr
 ovost for open learning since 2024.\n\n \n\nMIT News announcement: https:/
 /news.mit.edu/2025/dimitris-bertsimas-receives-killian-award-0514\n\n \n\n
 ■  ■  ■\n\n \n\nAbout the James R. Killian Faculty Achievement Award
  and Lecture Series: The purpose of the Killian Award is to recognize extr
 aordinary professional achievement by MIT faculty members and to communica
 te their accomplishments to members of the Institute community. The recipi
 ent of the Killian Award holds the title of Killian Award Lecturer for the
  following academic year and presents\, during that time\, one or more lec
 tures to the MIT community on his or her own professional activities. The 
 Killian Award selection is made by faculty members elected by vote of the 
 Faculty from a slate prepared by the Faculty Nominations Committee. Visit 
 the Killian Award and Lecture site.\n\n \n\n■  ■  ■\n\n \n\nQuestion
 s? Contact
LOCATION:Huntington Hall (10-250)
SUMMARY:NEW DATE: 2026 Killian Award Lecture: Professor Dimitris Bertsimas 
 SM ’87 PhD ’88
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