Expert Guide
CIS faculty and scholars are available to members of the media who seek comment and background information on issues related to international affairs. The best way to reach our experts is to contact them directly. If additional information is needed, please contact Michelle English, the Center’s Communications Officer.
Akintunde Akinwande Thomas and Gerd Perkins Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
akinwand@mtl.mit.edu617-258-7974 39-553 | |
Robert Art Christian A Herter Professor of International Relations Emeritus, Brandeis University |
art@brandeis.edu781-736-2754 Olin-Sang American Civilization Center, 109 | |
Mercedes Balcells-Camps Principal Research Scientist, Institute of Medical Engineering & Science |
merche@mit.edu617-324-0054E25-438 | |
Eran Ben-Joseph Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning |
ebj@mit.edu 617-253-73059-532 | |
Suzanne Berger Institute Professor Expertise: Political economy (France and Italy), Europe (effects of globalization, politics, and labor), globalization (competitiveness, effects of globalization on institutions, history of globalization in France) |
szberger@mit.edu617-253-6640E53-451 | |
Anat Biletzki Albert Schweitzer Professor of Philosophy |
Anat.Biletzki@quinnipiac.edu617-407-1167 | |
Joel Brenner CIS Senior Research Fellow Expertise: Cyber-security; data protection; data privacy |
brennerj@mit.edu617-324-2622E40-444A | |
John Brisson Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
brisson@mit.edu617-253-22733-256/8 | |
Phil Budden Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management |
pbudden@mit.eduE62-486 | |
Markus J. Buehler Jerry McAfee (1940) Professor in Engineering |
mbuehler@mit.edu617-452-27501-165 | |
Nazli Choucri Professor, Political Science Expertise: International conflict, cyberpolitics, sustainability, cyberspace |
nchoucri@mit.edu617-253-6198E53-493 | |
Jung-Hoon Chun Professor, Mechanical Engineering |
jchun@mit.edu617-253-175935-233 | |
Cathy Culot Lecturer in French |
cculot@mit.edu617-253-436214N-334 | |
Areg Danagoulian Associate Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering |
aregjan@mit.edu 617-324-632924-220 | |
David Edelman CIS Research Fellow Expertise: Cyber-security; data protection; data privacy; foreign policy; security studies |
rde@mit.edu | |
Lerna Ekmekcioglu McMillan-Stewart Career Development Associate Professor of History Expertise: Modern Middle Eastern history |
lerna@mit.edu617-253-9621E51-273 | |
William J Fallon Expertise: Afghanistan, Iraq, military issues | fallon@mit.edu617-253-8093 | |
M Taylor Fravel Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science Expertise: Asian security, East Asian foreign policy, Chinese politics and military policy, international relations, conflict resolution |
fravel@mit.edu617-324-0222E40-471 | |
Eugene Gholz Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs |
egholz@alum.mit.edu512-471-5882The University of Texas at Austin - SRH 3.357 | |
Kelly M Greenhill Director, Seminar XXI Program |
kmg2@mit.eduE40-467 | |
Mariya Grinberg Assistant Professor of Political Science |
mgrin@mit.eduE40-479 | |
R. John Hansman T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Aeronautics |
rjhans@mit.edu617-253-227133-303 | |
Anna Hardman Senior Lecturer, Dept of Economics, Tufts University |
anna.hardman@tufts.edu617-627-8767E40-400 | |
Doug Hart Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
dphart@mit.edu617-253-21783-246 | |
Mai Hassan Associate Professor of Political Science |
mhass@mit.edu703-220-7451E53-487 | |
Eric Heginbotham Principal Research Scientist, Center for International Studies Expertise: Asian international relations, Japanese foreign and strategic policy, Chinese foreign and strategy policy, conventional military forces and analysis, nuclear strategy, US Asia policy |
eric_h@mit.edu617-324-3397E40-459 | |
Yasheng Huang Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management |
yshuang@mit.edu617-253-9768 E62-462 | |
Daniel Jackson Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
dnj@csail.mit.edu617-258-847132-G704 | |
Patrick Jaillet Dugald C.Jackson Professor in Electrical Engineering |
jaillet@mit.edu617-452-337932-D624 | |
David Keith Senior Lecturer, Sloan School of Management |
dkeith@mit.edu617-253-3436E62-432 | |
Philip Khoury Ford International Professor of History |
khoury@mit.edu617-253-088710-280 | |
Eric Klopfer Section Head/Professor, CMS/Writing |
klopfer@mit.edu617-253-2025NE48-328 | |
Chappell Lawson Associate Professor of Political Science |
clawson@mit.edu617-253-3524E53-453 | |
Evan Lieberman Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa |
evanlieb@mit.edu617-324-1642E40-455 | |
Erik Lin-Greenberg Leo Marx Career Development Assistant Professor of the History and Culture of Science & Technology |
eriklg@mit.eduE40-491 | |
Noora Lori Associate Professor of International Relations, Boston University |
nlori@bu.edu617-358-7338 | |
Paulo Lozano Miguel Alemán Velasco Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
plozano@mit.edu617-258-074237-401 | |
Fiona Murray William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship |
fmurray@mit.edu617-258-0628E62-488 | |
Vipin Narang Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security and Political Science Expertise: Nuclear proliferation, South Asian security, quantitative conflict studies, international relations theory, general security studies |
narangv@mit.edu617-258-7363E40-465 | |
Thomas Neff Expertise: Nuclear weapons (post-cold war security), FSU defense conversion, energy (international industries and markets) | tlneff@mit.edu978-371-8080 | |
Richard Nielsen Associate Professor, Political Science
Expertise: Islam, political violence, human rights, economic development, research design |
rnielsen@mit.edu617-324-4823E53-455 | |
Melissa Nobles Chancellor |
mnobles@mit.edu617-253-974210-200 | |
Bradley Olsen Alexander and I. Michael Kasser (1960) Professor |
bdolsen@mit.edu617-715-454866-558A | |
Christine Ortiz Morris Cohen Professor in Materials Science and Engineering |
cortiz@mit.edu 617-452-308413-4022 | |
Scot Osterweil Research Scientist, Comparative Media Studies/Writing |
scot_o@mit.edu617-324-3652NE48-328 | |
Kenneth Oye Professor, Political Science |
oye@mit.edu617-253-3412E40-437 | |
Mihaela Papa Director of Research, Center for International Studies |
mpapa@mit.eduE40-447 | |
Roger Petersen Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science |
rpeters@mit.edu617-253-6781E40-493 | |
Barry Posen Ford International Professor of Political Science |
posen@mit.edu617-253-8088E40-463 | |
Carlo Ratti Professor of Practice of Urban Technologies and Planning |
ratti@mit.edu617-253-79269-216 | |
Carol Saivetz Senior Advisor, Security Studies Program Expertise: Russia, former Soviet Union |
csaivetz@mit.edu617-324-3065E40-476 | |
Richard Samuels Ford International Professor of Political Science |
samuels@mit.edu617-253-2449E40-475 | |
Bishwapriya Sanyal Ford International Professor of Urban Development and Planning |
sanyal@mit.edu617-253-32709-435A | |
Harvey Sapolsky Professor, Public Policy and Organization (Emeritus) |
sapolsky@mit.edu617-253-5265E40-481 | |
Ben Ross Schneider Ford International Professor of Political Science |
brs@mit.edu617-253-7207E53-423 | |
Serenella Sferza Co-director, MISTI Italy Expertise: European political parties, globalization (effect on long-term political change, working in the global economy), Italy, European political economy |
ssferza@mit.edu617-452-2693E40-411 | |
David Andrew Singer Professor, Political Science |
dasinger@mit.edu617-258-9372E53-473 | |
Pawan Sinha Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences |
psinha@mit.edu617-253-143446-4077 | |
Eugene Skolnikoff Professor, Political Science (Emeritus) Expertise: Interaction of science and technology and international politics |
ebskol@mit.edu617-253-3140E53-373 | |
Justin Steil Assistant Professor of Law and Urban Planning |
steil@mit.edu617-253-20179-515 | |
Scott Swift Robert E. Wilhelm Fellow 2018-2019 Expertise: Global security; Indo-Pacific region; military issues |
shswift@mit.edu617-253-8093E40-400 | |
Caitlin Talmadge Associate Professor, Political Science Expertise: Nuclear deterrence and escalation, U.S. military operations and strategy, and security issues in Asia and the Persian Gulf. |
talmadge@mit.eduE40 | |
C. Cem Tasan Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering |
tasan@mit.edu617-253-33188-202 | |
Kathleen Thelen Ford International Professor of Political Science |
kthelen@mit.edu617-324-3651E53-435 | |
Reed Ueda Professor, Department of History, Tufts University |
reed.ueda@tufts.edu617-627-2444 | |
Lawrence Vale Ford Professor of Urban Design & Planning Expertise: Urban design politics |
ljvale@mit.edu617-253-056110-497M | |
Stephen Van Evera Ford International Professor of Political Science |
vanevera@mit.edu617-253-0530E40-475 | |
Jim Walsh Research Associate, Security Studies Program Expertise: Nuclear weapons and WMD proliferation (Iran, North Korea, Non-proliferation Treaty, terrorism), Iran (politics, nuclear program, US policy), Iraq, Persian Gulf |
j_walsh@mit.edu617-324-3712E40-479 | |
Cindy Williams Expertise: Military issues (personnel policy, command and control, budget, the draft vs volunteer service), defense policy (defense budget, military personnel policy), security studies (U.S. defense and security budgets, U.S. and European military personnel structures, command and control) | cindywil@mit.edu617-484-0817E40-400 | |
Elizabeth Wood Ford International Professor of History |
elizwood@mit.edu617-253-3255E51-282 |