Kenneth OYE is a Professor of Political Science and Data Systems and Society (School of Engineering) and Director of the Program on Emerging Technologies (PoET), with work on international relations, political economy, and technology policy. His work in international relations includes Cooperation under Anarchy, Economic Discrimination, and Political Exchange, four “Eagle” monographs on American foreign policy, and advisory work for the Petersen Institute, UNIDO, and US Treasury, Commerce, and EXIM. Professor OYE is a faculty affiliate of the MIT Synthetic Biology Center, the Center for Biomedical Innovation, and the Internet Policy Research Initiative. He chairs biosafety committees for iGEM and the Broad Institute Biofoundry and has served as an invited expert to the UN BWC, WHO, PCAST, and NRC. He is a recipient of the Levitan Award for Excellence in Teaching (2011), the Graduate Council Teaching Award (1998), and the Technology and Policy Program Faculty Appreciation Award(2003). Professor Oye taught at Harvard University, the University of California, Princeton University, and Swarthmore College. He holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Swarthmore College with Highest Honors and a Ph.D in Political Science from Harvard University with the Chase Dissertation Prize.
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