Causality-focused ML researcher Lingjing Kong joins NYU CDS as Faculty Fellow
kchonyc · x · 2026-09-05
NYU's Center for Data Science announced that Lingjing Kong will join as a Faculty Fellow this fall.
His research builds machine learning models grounded in causality, ranging from generalizable world models to systems for scientific discovery.
The hire signals continued academic momentum behind causal world models.
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