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MIT-UF-NEU 2026 Joint Summer Research Camp

  • 1.  MIT-UF-NEU 2026 Joint Summer Research Camp

    Posted 12 days ago

    (with apologies for cross-posting)

    Hi Everyone,

    I would like to share an exciting opportunity for advanced undergraduate or master's students who are interested in doing research internship in Optimization and AI with applications in transportation and urban systems below. We particularly look for undergrad and master's students who have had strong experience in modeling with Optimization and/or ML/AI and passionate about research and are planning to do PhD in the future.

    Detailed announcement in PDF is available here

    MIT-UF-NEU 2026 Joint Summer Research Camp Application Form: https://forms.gle/QY1fG3eRoc27R5r17 

     
    The joint summer research camp is organized by Prof. Jinhua Zhao from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT, Prof. Cathy Wu from the Department of of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and the
    Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) at MIT, Prof. Shenhao Wang from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida, and Prof. Haris Koutsopoulos from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University. The program aims to recruit students who are passionate about research in transportation, urban planning, and the computational methodology behind them, (e.g., machine learning, generative AI, optimization for complex systems). The research camp will primarily be held online, and the length of the program is three months. Past attendees with exceptional performance have published in top journals and conferences in transportation, urban planning, and AI, and have gone on to top PhD programs in transportation, urban planning, and computer science.
    If you are interested, please complete this form by April 18th, 2026 : https://forms.gle/QY1fG3eRoc27R5r17 
    This program is global, anyone from anywhere can apply :).

    Timeline (Anywhere on Earth, AoE):

    • Application Period: Now – April 17, 2026

    • Application Review & Interviews: April 18 – April 30, 2026

    • Applicant Notification: May 4, 2026

    • Program Kickoff Meeting: Late May 2026

    • Research Period: Late May – Early September 2026

    • Final Project Presentations: September 2026

    Primary contact: Ao Qu (qua at mit dot edu)
    Program contacts: Chonghe Jiang (chonghej at mit dot edu), Han Zheng (hanzheng at mit dot edu), Yihong Tang (yihong dot tang at mail dot mcgill dot ca), Dingyi Zhuang (dingyi at mit dot edu)
    Please note that this summer camp is entirely free of charge. Any message or claim stating otherwise is inaccurate. 


    Please also feel free to ask me questions at (saragih at mit dot edu).
    Thank you and Best Regards,
    Austin


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    Austin Saragih
    Graduate Research Assistant
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Cambridge MA
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