At the MIT ORC, our vibrant community of scholars and researchers work collaboratively to connect data to decisions in order to solve problems effectively—and impact the world positively.
Research
At the MIT ORC, we highly value research and the important role it plays in operations research and analytics. That’s why our students are actively engaged in research from the start.
Our impact can be felt around the world in areas ranging from finance to education to health care. We create mathematical models to help individuals and organizations make smarter decisions—and to improve society as a whole.
Analytics is the science of using data to build models that lead to decisions that add value to institutions, companies, and individuals.
ORC Commencement 2026
ORC graduating students will participate in the School of Engineering & the Schwarzman College of Computing Advanced Degree Ceremony which will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM at Killian Court. Doctoral degree candidates will be presented with their hoods during this ceremony.
A new language-processing tool could help identify the highest-risk individuals from natural language, enabling swifter interventions.
On October 1, 2026 at 4:15 pm till 5:15 pm
Internal Pluralism and the Limits of Pairwise Comparisons
10/1/26 | 4:15pm | E51-145 Bailey Flanigan Assistant ProfessorMIT Add seminar to Google CalendarAdd seminar to Outlook or Apple Calendar Abstract: Across AI alignment and participatory design, pairwise comparisons are…
