Tamara Broderick
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Tamara Broderick
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Associate Professor at MIT EECS, LIDS.
Big thanks to @natematias.bsky.social for this extremely touching and kind post about some of our research! (Amazing co-first authors are my PhD student @renberlinghieri.bsky.social and postdoc David Burt, and awesome collaborators are Paolo Giani and Arlene Fiore.)
This August as I sheltered indoors from wildfire smoke, I got a moving note from MIT statisticians - my disability story had informed a fundamental insight about wildfire smoke forecasting that could someday help AI systems protect public health.

Here's the story:

natematias.com/portfolio/20...
Is it safe to go outside? Including disability voices in tests of wildfire smoke forecasts
What counts as a useful pollution forecast when you’re trying to manage your physical health?
natematias.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM