Trust :: Data

Developing privacy-preserving identity systems and safe distributed computation, enabling an Internet of Trusted Data.


Get a copy of our new book, including contributions from the UN, World Economic Forum, and White House Cybersecurity Initiative:  Trust::Data: A New Framework for Identity and Data Sharing

Team Members

  • Prof Alex “Sandy” Pentland

    Prof Alex “Sandy” Pentland

    Founding Faculty Director


    Alex “Sandy” Pentland is founding faculty director of the MIT Connection Science Research Initiative, which uses network science to access and change real-world human behavior, and is the Toshiba Professor of Media, Arts,…

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  • Stephen C. Buckley

    Stephen C. Buckley

    Executive Director


    Stephen serves as the Executive Director of the Connection Science and Human Dynamics programs at MIT, and is the key management lead, with responsibility for managing a team of faculty, staff and students,…

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  • Thomas Hardjono

    Thomas Hardjono

    Technical Officer


    Thomas Hardjono is the CTO of MIT Connection Science and Engineering. He leads technical projects and initiatives around identity, security and privacy in emerging technologies such as IoT, smart contracts and blockchain systems, and…

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