MOBILITY

FORUM

A weekly seminar series, the MIT Mobility Forum offers an opportunity to showcase the groundbreaking transportation research occurring across the Institute. Faculty members and researchers present their latest findings, ideas, and innovations, followed by a lively discussion. More details can be found at www.mobilityinitiative.mit.edu/mobilityforum.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIALOGUE

A series of dialogues between entrepreneurs and faculty members to offer insights into the diverse frameworks and opportunities for innovation within the field of mobility. 

MIT MOBILITY SUMMIT

MIT's annual Summit showcases the latest research and innovation in the realm of transportation. The Summit convenes leaders and thinkers from across the globe representing the public, private, and non-profit sectors to encourage cross-sector collaboration in setting a research agenda driving innovation that creates a transportation system that is more sustainable, equitable, and efficient. 

Autonomous Vehicles, Mobility, and Employment Policy: The Roads Ahead

John Leonard

Samuel C. Collins Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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Daniel Ramot, Co-founder, CEO at Via

Rasheq Zarif, Managing Director & Future of Mobility Tech Leader at Deloitte

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Entrepreneurship Dialogue

Microlocation in Transit: The New York City Subway System

David Mindell

Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing

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The Edge of Optimization: Large Scale Transportation Systems

Dimitris Bertsimas

Boeing Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management

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Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Executive Director at Open Mobility Foundation

Regina Clewlow, CEO & Co-founder at Populus

Stephen Smyth, Co-founder and CEO at Coord

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Entrepreneurship Dialogue

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation: Technical Options and Societal Choices

Bill Green

Hoyt C. Hottel Professor in Chemical Engineering

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Mobility
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Seleta Reynolds, General Manager at LADOT

Michael Hurwitz, Director of Transport Innovation, Transport for London

Gabe Klein, Co-Founder at Cityfi

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Entrepreneurship Dialogue

The Inefficiency of Dynamic Pricing in Ridehailing Systems

Daniel Freund

Assistant Professor of Operations Management

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Mobility services without carbon emissions

Jessika Trancik

Associate Professor, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

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Transportation Systems Resilience

Saurabh Amin

Robert Noyce Associate Professor

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Forum

The Global Rise of Platform Firms in Urban Mobility Markets

Jason Jackson

Assistant Professor of Political Economy and Urban Planning

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On demand urban aerial mobility planning: an adaptive discretization approach

Alexandre Jacquillat

Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Statistics

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Mobility
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Karl Iagnemma, President and CEO at Motional

Julia Steyn, Chief Executive Officer at Bolt Mobility

Jay Walder, CEO at Virgin Hyperloop

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Entrepreneurship Dialogue

The Social Consequences Of Mobility Systems

Sandy Pentland

Director, MIT Human Dynamics Laboratory and MIT Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program

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Introducing the MIT Mobility Initiative

Jinhua Zhao

Edward H. and Joyce Linde Associate Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning

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Michael Ableson, CEO Arrival Automotive

Peter Kunsch, Head of Audi Tech Intelligence Boston

Thomas Andrae, Mobility Investor

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Entrepreneurship Dialogue