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MIT Computer Scientist Dina Katabi Wins Macarthur 'genius Grant'
Computer Scientist Dina Katabi was named a 2013 MacArthur Fellow.
Credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
MIT computer scientist Dina Katabi is among 24 recipients nationwide of 2013 MacArthur Fellowships, sometimes referred to as "genius grants."
The fellowships, awarded annually, carry a five-year, $625,000 prize, which recipients are free to use as they see fit. Including 2013's winners, 19 MIT faculty members, and three staff members at the Institute, have won MacArthur Fellowships, which were established in 1981.
Katabi, a professor of computer science and engineering, works at the interface of computer science and electrical engineering to improve the speed, reliability, and security of data exchange. While her research has provided solutions for a range of networking issues — from protocols to minimize congestion in high-bandwidth networks to algorithms for spectrum analysis — most of her work has centered on wireless data transmission.
The MacArthur Foundation cited Katabi, 42, for her "ability to translate long-recognized theoretical advances into practical solutions that could be deployed in the real world. Through her numerous contributions, Katabi has become a leader in accelerating our capacity to communicate high volumes of information securely without restricting mobility."
Katabi joined the MIT faculty in 2003. She is director of the MIT Center for Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing, and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, where she leads the Networks at MIT group.
Other recent MacArthur Fellowship winners from MIT have included Junot Díaz, the Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at MIT, in 2012; Nergis Mavalvala, the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics, in 2010; Esther Duflo, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, in 2009; John Ochsendorf, the Class of 1942 Professor of Building Technology and Civil and Environmental Engineering, in 2008; and Marin Soljačić, a professor of physics, also in 2008.
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