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Polina Golland

Principal Investigator

Polina Golland is a Sunlin (1966) and Priscilla Chou professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and a Principal Investigator at the Jameel Clinic and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT. Her primary research interest is in developing novel techniques for biomedical image analysis and understanding. In particular, she enjoys working on algorithms that either explore the geometry of the world and the imaging process in a new way or improve image-based inference through statistical modeling of the image data. She is interested in shape modeling and representation, predictive modeling and visualization of statistical models. Her current research focuses on developing statistical analysis methods for characterization of biological processes based on image information. In this domain, she is interested in modeling biological shape and function, how they relate to each other and vary across individuals.

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Awards and Accolades

  • Ruth and Joel Spira Awards for Excellence in Teaching, School of Engineering, MIT, 2021
  • American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering 2021
  • Henry Ellis Warren (1894) Chair in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, EECS, MIT, 2018
  • MICCAI Society Fellow. 2016
  • ECEDHA Diversity Award, 2014
  • Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching, MIT, 2013
  • Smullin award for teaching excellence, EECS, MIT, 2011
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