Quanta profiles 2026 Fields Medalist Yu Deng and his meticulous research style
burny_tech · x · 2026-07-29
Quanta Magazine profiles Yu Deng, the 2026 Fields Medalist, and frames his medal as the result of meticulous work on randomness and order in PDE-related problems.
The article highlights his unusually careful style as a student and the broader context of the work that led to the award, rather than any AI-related angle.
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