Hamsa Balakrishnan and Bala Chandran
MIT has a longstanding tradition of faculty living in student residence halls. Heads of House support their residents as advisors and mentors. They work closely with their house’s resident advisory board and Division of Student Life staff to build community in their residences.
Hamsa and Bala have been Heads of House of Site 4 since August 2024. Hamsa is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and has been at MIT since 2007. Bala is the CEO of a startup in Kendall Sq. They live in Site 4 with their high-schooler, Nikhil, and hound-shepherd mix, Ada Lovelace. You can reach them at site4-hoh@mit.edu.