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## Bailey Flanigan uses computational and mathematical tools to study democratic participation

DevFeed: [Bailey Flanigan uses computational and mathematical tools to study democratic participation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/following-the-questions-where-they-lead-37951.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/following-questions-where-they-lead-bailey-flanigan-0717>)

Author: Michaela Jarvis | MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems

Published: 2026-07-17T17:25:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Computer science](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/computer-science.md>), [Electrical engineering and computer science (EECS)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-eecs.md>), [math](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/math.md>), [MIT Schwarzman College of Computing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mit-schwarzman-college-of-computing.md>)

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### AI overview

An MIT faculty member, Bailey Flanigan studies how computational and mathematical tools can create new avenues for meaningful democratic participation. The article describes her interdisciplinary path across computer science, political science, medicine, public health, economics, and related fields.

### Source excerpt

Assistant Professor Bailey Flanigan has arrived at complex computational methods for helping democracy thrive.