Supply Chain Technology and Systems

Dr. Chris Caplice is the Director of the MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management and a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL). With over a decade of teaching experience in logistics and supply chain management at MIT, he oversees research, education, and corporate outreach initiatives at CTL. Under his leadership, the MicroMasters program has attracted over 430,000 students from 196 countries since its launch in 2015, awarding nearly 3,000 credentials.

Christopher Cassa serves as a Lecturer in the MIT Supply Chain Management Program while maintaining dual roles as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a Geneticist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. His unique background combines expertise in data science, bioinformatics, and supply chain analytics. After completing his education entirely at MIT, earning his S.B. and M.Eng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, he went on to obtain his Ph.D. from the Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology in Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics

Eva Ponce has established herself as a distinguished Research Scientist at MIT's Center for Transportation & Logistics, where she serves multiple influential roles including Director of Omnichannel Distribution Strategies and Executive Director of the MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management. Her expertise spans across critical areas of modern supply chain management, particularly focusing on omnichannel distribution strategies and the integration of online and offline channels. As the Executive Director of the MITx MicroMasters Program, she oversees five massive online courses and a comprehensive final exam that have reached learners from more than 190 countries. Her research portfolio includes groundbreaking work in circular supply chains, reverse logistics, and closed-loop supply chains, helping retailers and manufacturers adapt to the rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape. With over nineteen years of experience in teaching and research, she has made significant contributions to both academic and practical aspects of supply chain management, teaching courses in Sustainable Supply Chains, Digital Supply Chains, and Supply Chain Management at various academic levels. Her academic credentials include tenure as an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) since 2008, and she serves on the Advisory Board of the Management Program at Harvard Extension School. Her contributions to education were recognized with the 2018 Irwin Sizer Award for the Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education, highlighting her impact on both traditional and digital learning platforms.

David Correll serves as a distinguished Research Scientist and Lecturer at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, where he has made significant contributions to understanding and improving the American trucking industry. As Co-Director of the MIT Freight Lab, he spearheads the Driver Initiative, a comprehensive research program investigating truck driver retention, utilization, and quality of life. His groundbreaking research has revealed crucial insights about the trucking industry, notably discovering that truck drivers typically utilize only 6.5-7 hours of their permitted 11 daily driving hours, highlighting significant systemic inefficiencies. His expertise extends to educational leadership, where he teaches SCM.291 Procurement Fundamentals on campus and leads SC4x Supply Chain Technology & Systems in the MITx MicroMaster's program in Supply Chain Management. His research has been particularly influential in policy circles, leading to his testimony before Congress about trucking industry challenges. His work has been instrumental in reshaping perspectives on the trucking industry's challenges, suggesting that the solution lies more in improving software systems and efficiency rather than simply adding more drivers to the workforce. Currently, he has taken on the role of Deputy Director for Research at the Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure & Policy in the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he continues to influence transportation policy and industry practices.