UChicago names 31 researchers to 2026 Rising Stars in Data Science, with focus on world models
cindy_x_wu · x · 2026-11-06
The University of Chicago Data Science Institute announced its 2026 Rising Stars in Data Science cohort (November 9-10), selecting 31 PhD candidates and postdocs from institutions including UC Berkeley, MIT, Stanford, CMU, and Princeton.
Among them is Cindy Wu, whose research builds better data foundations for multimodal systems, particularly world models that interact with the physical world.
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