Duane Boning

Duane Boning has established himself as a pioneering figure in semiconductor manufacturing and educational leadership at MIT, where he currently serves as Vice Provost for International Activities (effective September 2024) and the Clarence J. LeBel Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After completing all his degrees at MIT (S.B. in EE and CS in 1984, S.M. in 1986, and Ph.D. in 1991), he briefly worked at Texas Instruments before joining the MIT faculty in 1992. His research focuses on machine learning and statistical methods for modeling semiconductor and photonic manufacturing processes, with over 300 publications to his credit. Throughout his career at MIT, he has held numerous leadership positions, including Associate Head of EECS (2004-2011), Director of the MIT Skoltech Initiative (2011-2013), and Faculty Director of the MIT/Masdar Institute Cooperative Program (2011-2018). As Engineering Faculty Co-Director of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program since 2016, he has led the formation of MIT's Machine Intelligence for Manufacturing & Operations initiative. His contributions to semiconductor manufacturing have earned him IEEE Fellowship, while his expertise spans statistical modeling, process control, and variation analysis in IC, photonics, and MEMS processes. Currently, as Vice Provost for International Activities, he oversees MIT's global engagements while continuing his research in semiconductor manufacturing and design.