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Tommi Jaakkola

Massachuessettes Institute of Technology

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Thomas M. Siebel Distinguish Professor, Dept of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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Tommi Jaakkola

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Tommi Jaakkola is the Thomas Siebel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Institute

for Data, Systems, and Society at MIT, and a member of the MIT Computer Science and Artifcial Intelligence

Laboratory. He received MSc in theoretical physics from Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, and PhD from

MIT in computational neuroscience. ¸He joined the MIT faculty late 1998. His research focuses on inferential and

estimation questions in complex, large-scale combinatorial modeling tasks, especially problems with predominantly

incomplete data. On the applied side, his work focuses on machine learning questions appearing in natural language

processing, recommender systems, and computational biology. He has received several awards for his publications. 

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Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy

Artificial Intelligence

Digital Business & IT

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

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Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
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Aug 26–Oct 13, 2026

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6 weeks

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6–8 hours/week

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$3,850

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Aug 26–Oct 13, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

Oct 7–Nov 24, 2026

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6 weeks

6–8 hours/week

$3,850

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Oct 7–Nov 24, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,850

Nov 18, 2026–Feb 2, 2027

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6 weeks

6–8 hours/week

$3,850

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Nov 18, 2026–Feb 2, 2027

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Online

DURATION

6 weeks

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6–8 hours/week

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$3,850

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AI-FOCUSED

Artificial Intelligence in Pharma and Biotech

Artificial Intelligence

Digital Business & IT

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

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Artificial Intelligence in Pharma and Biotech
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STARTING

Aug 26–Oct 13, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,250

STARTING

Aug 26–Oct 13, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,250

Oct 21–Dec 8, 2026

Online

6 weeks

6–8 hours/week

$3,250

STARTING

Oct 21–Dec 8, 2026

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DURATION

6 weeks

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6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,250

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Digital Business
AI-FOCUSED

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Artificial Intelligence

Operations

Organizations & Leadership

Strategy & Innovation

EARN 2.0 EEUs
Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
Self-Paced Online

STARTING

Sep 9–Oct 27, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,250

STARTING

Sep 9–Oct 27, 2026

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,250

Nov 11, 2026–Jan 26, 2027

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6 weeks

6–8 hours/week

$3,250

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Nov 11, 2026–Jan 26, 2027

LOCATION

Online

DURATION

6 weeks

COMMITMENT

6–8 hours/week

TUITION

$3,250

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