Speaker Profile

Anette “Peko” Hosoi is the Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Mathematics, and a core faculty member of the Institute for Data, Systems and Society at MIT. Her research contributions span multiple fields including applications of ML and AI in sports, fluid dynamics, biomechanics, and bio-inspired design. She is the co-founder and co-director of the MIT Sports Lab and she previously served as the Associate Dean of the MIT School of Engineering. Prof. Hosoi has received numerous awards including the American Physical Society Stanley Corrsin Award, the SIAM I. E. Block Community Lectureship, and the Jacob P. Den Hartog Distinguished Educator Award. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, a Radcliffe Institute Fellow, and a MacVicar Faculty Fellow.