UCSB Geometric Intelligence Lab Opens PhD Recruiting for Fall 2027
On November 3, UCSB professor Nina Miolane announced that her Geometric Intelligence Lab is recruiting PhD students for Fall 2027 entry. The lab's research theme is understanding intelligence through mathematical laws: using tools from geometry, topology, and group theory to find universal principles for how neural networks—in both brains and machines—learn to solve tasks.
Confirmed
- Recruiting PhD students entering in Fall 2027; applicants can apply through multiple programs including ECE, CS, Math, or DYNS.
- Research directions include: predictive mathematical laws of intelligence across brains and machines, the boundary between safe and unsafe AI, and how the brain achieves intelligence with high energy efficiency.
- The lab is located on UCSB's coastal campus, with a team spanning physics, neuroscience, statistics, and other disciplines.
- The announcement was posted by the lab's official account and amplified by the UCSB AI Lab and researchers such as Anna Ciaunica.
Why it matters
- The lab represents a theory-heavy, math-oriented AI research path, seeking to unify explanations of biological and machine intelligence through geometric and topological tools—attractive to applicants interested in AI's theoretical foundations and AI safety.
- Multiple program and discipline entry points lower the application barrier; students from physics, math, neuroscience, and related fields can all apply.
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Primary sources
- [source] UCSB Geometric Intelligence Lab recruiting PhD students for Fall 2027 — ninamiolane · 2026-11-03
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