UCSB Team Wins $1M NSF Award to Study Mathematical Foundations of How AI Learns Interactions
ninamiolane · x · 2026-10-20
A UCSB team including Haewon Jeong and Yao Qin has received a $1M award from the US National Science Foundation to advance the mathematical foundations of AI.\n\nThe project will study how AI learns higher-order interactions in physical systems, ranging from stars in galaxies to neurons in the brain. The team is also recruiting researchers interested in hard problems with real impact.
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