MIT Leadership

Daniel Weitzner

Co-Director

Daniel Weitzner’s research pioneered the design of accountable systems as a new approach to privacy and investigates interaction between cryptographic technology and surveillance law. Weitzner was United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy in the White House where he led initiatives on privacy, cybersecurity, copyright, and digital trade policies, and was responsible for the Obama Administration’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and the OECD Internet Policymaking Principles.

Srini Devadas

Co-Director

Prof. Devadas’ current research areas are computer architecture, computer security, and applied cryptography. Together they bring deep technological and policy understanding

Advisory Committee

The MIT Future of Data initiative is guided by input from the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is comprised of one member from each of the participating organizations, the faculty and research directors, and the executive directors from both CSAIL and IPRI.

Students

Learn more About Our Research