Saurabh Amin

Saurabh Amin is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he also serves as the Edmund K. Turner Professor and Undergraduate Officer. He is a Principal Investigator at the Laboratory of Information and Decision Systems and holds affiliations with the Operations Research Center and the Center for Computational Science and Engineering.

His educational background includes:

• B.Tech. 2002, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee
• M.S. 2004, University of Texas (UT) Austin
• Ph.D. 2011, University of California (UC) Berkeley

Saurabh Amin's research focuses on the design and control of infrastructure systems using game theory and optimization in networks. His work spans three main areas: resilient network control, information systems and incentive design, and optimal resource allocation in large-scale infrastructure systems. By concentrating on critical infrastructure domains including highway transportation, electric power distribution, and urban water networks, his research develops innovative theory and tools to enhance system performance against both stochastic and adversarial disruptions. His approach involves modeling cyber-physical interactions in infrastructures to assess vulnerabilities, developing detection and response tools for failures at various scales, and designing economic incentive schemes that improve aggregate public good while accounting for dependencies and private information among strategic entities. Amin's work bridges mathematical systems theory with practical civil engineering applications, creating a rigorous theoretical foundation for infrastructure resilience that addresses diverse failure mechanisms from natural disasters to deliberate malicious actions.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on decarbonization of energy systems, resilient infrastructure planning under climate uncertainty, optimization methods for complex networked systems, and game-theoretic approaches to sustainable infrastructure management. His work increasingly integrates artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques with traditional control theory to address contemporary challenges in infrastructure resilience and sustainability. The research shows a clear trajectory toward addressing climate change impacts on infrastructure systems while maintaining economic efficiency and operational reliability.

Professor Amin has received numerous prestigious awards and honors:

• Common Ground Excellence in Teaching Award, 2025
• HSCC Test-of-Time Award, 2024
• MIT CEE, Distinguished Service and Leadership Award, 2023
• Samuel M. Seegal Prize (SoE) – inspiring students in pursuing and achieving excellence, 2022
• Earll M. Murman for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising, 2022
• C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute Research Award, 2020
• MIT, Ole Madsen Mentoring Award, 2020
• MIT, Energy Initiative Research Award, 2020
• National Academy of Engineering, China-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium speaker, 2019
• MIT, Robert N. Noyce Career Development Professor, 2015-2018
• Google Faculty Research Award, 2015
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2015
• Siebel Energy Institute Research Award, 2015
• MIT, Solomon Buchsbaum AT&T Research Fund Award, 2012

Professor Amin has been actively involved in significant research projects including the C3.ai DTI project on Causal Reasoning for Real-Time Attack Identification in Cyber-Physical Systems and another on Learning in Routing Games for Sustainable Electromobility. He serves as the chief scientist on multi-institutional NSF grants, including the $9 million Foundations of Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) project. His teaching portfolio includes courses such as 1.008 Engineering for a Sustainable World, 1.104 Sensing and Intelligent Systems, 1.020 Engineering Sustainability: Analysis and Design, and 1.208 Resilient Networks. As Undergraduate Officer, he plays a key role in shaping the educational experience for civil and environmental engineering students at MIT.

Professor Amin leads the Resilient Infrastructure Networks Lab at MIT, where his team develops theoretical foundations and practical tools for infrastructure resilience. The lab focuses on the intersection of control theory, game theory, and optimization applied to cyber-physical infrastructure systems. Current research directions include pandemic-resilient urban mobility and hurricane-resilient smart grid operations, reflecting the lab's commitment to addressing pressing societal challenges through rigorous systems engineering approaches.