Electoral Innovation Lab: 2026 Summer Fellowship Program
The Electoral Innovation Lab is seeking 3-5 summer fellows to work on civic technology, policy research, and electoral communications projects…
Apply Now: 2026 IMD Summer High School Research Program
Every year, IMD runs an online six-week summer research program for advanced high school students, who work in groups on…
IMD Team Shares RCV Research in The Conversation
IMD team members Ismar Volić, Andy Schultz, and David McCune recently authored an op-ed for The Conversation: “Ranked choice voting…
IMD High School Summer Researchers Release Research Papers
Two of our outstanding IMD high school summer researchers have released research papers, which are now available on Cornell University’s…
IMD Affiliates Organize “Mathematics of Elections, Fairness, and Representation” Workshop at the Banff International Research Station
IMD affiliates David McCune (William Jewell College), Jeanne Clelland (University of Colorado Boulder), Natasa Dragovic (University of Saint Thomas), Ismar…
IMD Affiliate Natasa Dragovic Publishes Paper on Dynamically Evolving Electorates
IMD affiliate Natasa Dragovic uses mathematical models to measure how public opinion on different topics shift over time and how…
Talk Slides Now Available – “Social Choice: Theory and Computation” Conference
IMD’s Social Choice: Theory and Computation conference featured eight talks by leading scholars that bring interdisciplinary, quantitative perspectives to democracy…
Poster Session Recap – “Social Choice: Theory and Computation” Conference
IMD’s Social Choice: Theory and Computation conference convened a poster session on Voting, Representation, and Districting, where presenters shared innovative…
Research Directions and Perspectives: An IMD Workshop
During Social Choice: Theory and Computation – An Interdisciplinary Conference on Voting, Representation, and Districting, attendees participated in a workshop…
Recording Now Available: The Democracy Code – A Panel Discussion at Wellesley College
On October 15, 2025, Wellesley College hosted “The Democracy Code: Quantitative Research for Political Reform,” a dinner and panel discussion…
IMD Affiliates’ Call for Papers: Mathematical & Computational Democracy Special Issue
IMD affiliates Kristopher Tapp (Saint Joseph's University, USA) and Ellen Veomett (University of San Francisco, USA) are guest editors of…
Introducing 2025-26 IMD Fellows & Research Students
We are excited to welcome three outstanding Wellesley College students as our 2025-2026 IMD fellows! Gahan Sabbir is a member…
