# mit faculty appointments

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## Alexander Rakhlin named director of the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center

DevFeed: [Alexander Rakhlin named director of the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/alexander-rakhlin-named-director-of-the-mit-statistics-and-data-science-center-37943.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/alexander-rakhlin-named-director-mit-statistics-data-science-center-0803>)

Author: Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

Published: 2026-08-03T19:50:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [MIT AI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mit-ai-news.md>)

Topics: [Statistics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/statistics.md>), [Data Science](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-science.md>), [Machine learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/machine-learning.md>)

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### AI overview

Alexander Rakhlin has been named the next director of MIT's Statistics and Data Science Center, succeeding Ankur Moitra. Rakhlin has been affiliated with the center since 2016 and has led its interdisciplinary doctoral program, overseeing more than 75 successful PhD defenses.

### Source excerpt

An expert in machine learning, statistics, and computation, Rakhlin succeeds Professor Ankur Moitra.

## Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science

DevFeed: [Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/jesse-thaler-named-director-of-the-laboratory-for-nuclear-science-37961.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/jesse-thaler-named-director-laboratory-nuclear-science-0707>)

Author: Julia C. Keller | School of Science

Published: 2026-07-07T14:45:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [MIT AI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mit-ai-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [AI Research](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-research.md>), [AI, ML & Data Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-ml-data-engineering.md>)

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### AI overview

Professor Jesse Thaler has been named director of MIT's Laboratory for Nuclear Science, effective Aug. 1. He succeeds Bolek Wyslouch and will lead the laboratory while continuing research combining particle physics and machine learning.

### Source excerpt

The professor of physics and inaugural director of the NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions will lead LNS and continue his research in particle physics.