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Lior Wolf is a Professor at the School of Computer Science, Tel Aviv University. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at MIT's Center for Biological and Computational Learning (CBCL) under Prof. Tomaso Poggio and earned his PhD from Hebrew University of Jerusalem with Prof. Amnon Shashua. His educational background includes: PhD in Computer Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Postdoctoral Research, MIT CBCL Prof. Wolf's research centers on artificial intelligence with seminal contributions to deep learning, computer vision, and natural language processing. His work bridges theoretical foundations (e.g., attention mechanisms, transformer analysis) with practical applications in medical imaging, speech processing, and sign language technology. He pioneered methods for neural network interpretability, efficient sequence modeling, and multimodal fusion. Analysis of his 2023-2025 publications reveals dominant trends in large language model optimization (neuron pruning, attention analysis), efficient video generation, and cross-modal learning. His work increasingly integrates medical applications (fMRI/EEG analysis) while maintaining theoretical rigor in model architecture design. His scientific achievements include: Best paper award at EMNLP 2024 for 'Backward Lens: Projecting Language Model Gradients into the Vocabulary Space' Best paper award at SCIA 2023 for 'Gradient Adjusting Networks for Domain Inversion' Best paper award at FG 2021 for 'Generating Master Faces for Dictionary Attacks' Prof. Wolf mentors graduate students in the School of Computer Science and leads research at the ICRC building laboratory. His team collaborates with 'the friends of TAU' on projects spanning biometric security, medical imaging, and generative AI. Current work focuses on efficient transformers, neural network interpretability, and multimodal medical diagnostics.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Deep Learning
• Computer Vision
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Prof. Olga Sorkine Hornung is a Full Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zürich, leading the Interactive Geometry Lab. She holds a BSc and PhD from Tel Aviv University (2000 and 2006) and conducted postdoctoral research at Technical University Berlin. Her research focuses on computer graphics, geometric modeling, and geometry processing, with applications in shape editing, digital fabrication, and animation. She has received numerous accolades, including the ACM Fellowship (2020), ERC Consolidator Grant (2020), and the Golden Owl Teaching Award (2021). Her work bridges theoretical foundations and practical algorithms, addressing challenges in parameterization, surface compression, and interactive design tools. Her research interests span: Computer Graphics & Visualization Geometric Modeling & Processing 3D Content Creation & Digital Fabrication Garment Design & Simulation Human Motion Analysis & Animation Awards and grants include: 2024: Best Paper Honorable Mention (EUROGRAPHICS) 2023: Member of Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) 2020: ERC Consolidator Grant 2017: Rössler Prize (ETH Zurich) Her lab focuses on developing novel methods for interactive geometry processing, with recent advancements in garment modeling (e.g., AIpparel, Rags2Riches) and motion retargeting systems like WalkTheDog. She actively collaborates on interdisciplinary projects, including biomedical applications and sustainable fashion technology.

• Computer Graphics
• Geometric Modeling
• Geometry Processing
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Pierre Vandergheynst is a Full Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) in the Department of Electrical Engineering, with a courtesy appointment in Computer and Communication Sciences. He serves as EPFL’s Vice-Provost for Education since 2015 and leads the Signal Processing Laboratory 2 (LTS2). His research spans harmonic analysis, sparse approximations, mathematical data processing, and applications in signal/image processing, computer vision, machine learning, and graph-based data analysis. PhD in Mathematical Physics (1998), Université catholique de Louvain Postdoctoral Researcher at EPFL (1998-2001) Assistant Professor at EPFL (2002-2007) His research explores geometry/symmetry in high-dimensional data, redundant dictionaries for dimensionality reduction, and computational harmonic analysis on manifolds. Recent work focuses on protein structure modeling, geometric deep learning, and graph-based signal processing. Key article trends include graph neural networks for protein analysis, geometric deep learning in neuroscience, and structured knowledge priors in neural models. His 2023-2025 publications emphasize interpretable AI, long-range dependencies in graphs, and molecular representation learning. Scientific Awards: IEEE Signal Processing Magazine Best Paper Award (2023) Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award (2022) Apple ARTS Award (2007) De Boelpaepe Prize, Royal Academy of Sciences of Belgium (2009-2010) He has supervised over 30 PhD theses and contributed to foundational work in graph signal processing, compressive sensing, and geometric deep learning. His lab develops tools for data science on non-Euclidean structures, with applications in medicine, astronomy, and wireless systems.

• Data Science
• Machine Learning
• Computational Harmonic Analysis
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Christophe Ancey is an Associate Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), where he serves in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), specifically in the Institute of Civil Engineering (IIC) and the Environmental Hydraulics Laboratory (LHE). He also holds teaching appointments in SGC-Teaching and EDME-Teaching departments at EPFL. His office is located at GC A1 401, Station 18, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Dr. Ancey holds both a PhD and engineering degree from Ecole Centrale de Paris and Grenoble National Polytechnic Institute. After completing his doctoral work (1994-1997) on rheology of granular flows under Pierre Evesque, he worked as a researcher at Cemagref before joining EPFL in 2004. He directs the Environmental Hydraulics Laboratory and serves as associate editor for Water Resources Research, a leading journal in hydrology. Dr. Ancey's research spans fluid dynamics, rheology, and hydraulics with emphasis on geophysical flows and natural hazards. His work focuses on three interconnected themes: rheology of concentrated suspensions (particularly granular flows in avalanches and mudflows), inverse problems in rheology (determining microscopic behavior from macroscopic measurements), and particle entrainment in turbulent suspensions (erosion and sediment transport processes). His recent publications (2022-2025) demonstrate continued innovation in sediment transport modeling, experimental techniques like PIV for complex flows, and integration of machine learning approaches. The research shows progression from fundamental fluid mechanics to practical applications in natural hazard assessment and river engineering, with particular attention to granular segregation, avalanche-obstacle interactions, and river morphodynamics. Associate Editor, Water Resources Research Co-founder of Toraval, an engineering consulting firm specializing in avalanche risk management Dr. Ancey teaches courses on Fluid Mechanics, Flood and Dam Break Waves, Hydrological Risks and Structures, and Similarity and Transport Phenomena in Fluids. He has supervised numerous PhD students whose work spans environmental hydraulics, granular flows, and sediment transport, with current students including Chen Yanan, Farazande Sofi, and Giboulot Axel Loïc among others.

• Fluid Dynamics
• Rheology
• Hydraulics
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Reinhard Heckel is a Tenured Associate Professor (equivalent to Professor) of Machine Learning at the Department of Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Adjunct Faculty in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. He was previously an Assistant Professor at Rice (2017–2019), a postdoc in the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) Lab at UC Berkeley, and a researcher at IBM Research Zurich. Education: PhD, 2014 – ETH Zurich Visiting PhD student – Department of Statistics, Stanford University Research Interests: His work centers on machine learning and information processing with three major thrusts: (1) developing algorithms and theoretical foundations for deep learning, especially for accelerated magnetic resonance imaging ; (2) establishing rigorous mathematical and empirical underpinnings for modern machine-learning systems; and (3) leveraging DNA as a digital information-storage medium , including error-correction coding and system design for DNA-based storage. Across more than 100 peer-reviewed papers since 2017, Heckel’s research exhibits a strong interdisciplinary blend of computational imaging , machine-learning theory , and molecular data storage . Recent 2024–2025 publications show intensive focus on robust MRI reconstruction using diffusion priors, evaluation of bias in large web-text corpora, and state-of-the-art error-correcting codes for DNA storage channels. A forthcoming book, Deep Learning for Computational Imaging (Oxford University Press), consolidates his contributions to the field. Outreach & Media: Keynote and panel talks at DLD, TUM, and major ML conferences Op-eds in Frankfurter Allgemeine on ChatGPT and DNA storage Science features on Netflix, BBC, and German television (Galileo, “Gut zu Wissen”) Research Environment: At TUM he leads a group investigating theoretical and applied aspects of deep learning, compressed sensing, and coding for DNA storage. Open-source repositories on GitHub (e.g., dna_data_storage , supplement_deep_decoder ) provide code and data supplements accompanying his publications.

• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Computational Imaging
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Niklas Linde is a full professor at the University of Lausanne's Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, leading the Department of Earth Sciences. He holds a PhD in Geophysics from Uppsala University (2005) and has held roles including Assistant Professor (2008), Associate Professor (2013), and Full Professor (2019). His research focuses on transforming geophysical signals into realistic hydrogeological models with rigorous uncertainty quantification. Key areas include probabilistic inversion, Bayesian methods, and geostatistical modeling applied to environmental and subsurface processes. Education: PhD in Geophysics (Uppsala University, 2005), postdoctoral positions at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (USA), CNRS-CEREGE (France), and ETH Zurich (Switzerland). He joined UNIL in 2008 as an Assistant Professor in Environmental Geophysics. Research interests span geophysical inversion techniques, subsurface heterogeneity characterization, and the integration of geophysical and hydrological data. Current projects emphasize Bayesian approaches for model selection and rare event estimation, supported by grants from the European Commission and Swiss National Science Foundation. Collaborations involve international teams addressing challenges in hydrogeology, rock fracture dynamics, and 4D hydrogeology. Publications reflect advancements in inverse problem solving, stochastic simulation, and machine learning applications. His work bridges theory and practice, with field studies in alpine environments, fractured media, and environmental monitoring. Students under his supervision have explored topics like deep generative networks and Bayesian hydrogeological inversion. Advising: Supervised over a dozen PhD students, including recent works on variational Bayesian methods and geophysical data fusion. Grants include projects on uncertainty quantification and experimental design. Active in scientific societies and editorial roles, contributing to methodological advancements in Earth sciences.

• Geophysics
• Environmental Geophysics
• Probabilistic Inversion
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Shayan Aziznejad is a Senior ML Scientist at Distran, working on the intersection of machine learning and acoustic imaging. He was previously an ML researcher at Daedalean AI (October 2022–December 2024) and a Ph.D. candidate at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , where he focused on mathematical optimization and signal processing under Prof. Michael Unser. His academic background includes dual B.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Pure Mathematics from Sharif University of Technology . Research Focus: Machine learning, neural network certification, wavelet analysis, Hessian-Schatten regularization, and sparse modeling. Scientific Recognition: Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoc Fellowship (2021) Best Student Paper Award at ICASSP (2019) Gold Medalist at Iranian National Mathematics Olympiad (2011) Academic Contributions: Authored 15+ publications in top-tier journals (SIAM, IEEE, etc.) and conferences (ICASSP, EUSIPCO), with a focus on Lipschitz-regularized models, spline-based optimization, and inverse problems. Advising Experience: Supervised 11+ students across master's theses, summer internships, and semester projects, including Eliana Renzo, Joaquim Campos, and Haojun Zhu. Email: shayan.aziznejad@gmail.com

• Machine Learning
• Acoustic Imaging
• Neural Networks
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Prof. Donat Fäh is a faculty member at ETH Zurich's Institute of Geophysics, part of the Swiss Seismological Service (SED). His work focuses on advancing seismic hazard assessment and site response modeling in Switzerland and beyond. He leads interdisciplinary projects integrating geophysical surveys, machine learning, and empirical data to refine risk models for urban areas like Basel and Lucerne. Key contributions include developing the ERM-CH23 national earthquake risk framework and improving methodologies for nonlinear soil behavior analysis using KiK-net data from Japan. His research emphasizes high-resolution amplification mapping, subsurface characterization via ambient vibrations, and understanding glacial and subaqueous slope dynamics. Research interests span seismic site effects, soil mechanics, landslide stability monitoring, and the application of advanced geophysical inversion techniques. He collaborates internationally to enhance earthquake risk communication and building code compliance, particularly in low seismicity regions. Current efforts include refining 3D geophysical models for urban settings and exploring Bayesian methods for subsurface structure identification. His work bridges fundamental geophysical research with practical engineering solutions for infrastructure resilience. Advising and grants: No formal advisees or grant details are explicitly listed in the provided texts. His collaborative projects, however, suggest involvement in large-scale initiatives such as URBASIS and the Swiss strong-motion network modernization. Labs and teams: Prof. Fäh is affiliated with the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) and actively contributes to ETH Zurich’s seismic monitoring infrastructure. His team collaborates with institutions in Japan (KiK-net network) and applies cutting-edge geophysical techniques to study subglacial environments and lakebed geotechnics.

• Seismology
• Geophysics
• Earthquake Engineering
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Fabio Nobile is a Full Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in the School of Basic Sciences (SB), Department of Mathematics (MATH), holding the CADMOS Chair in Scientific Computing and Uncertainty Quantification. He leads the CSQI (Chair of Scientific Computing and Uncertainty Quantification) group. His work focuses on numerical methods for partial differential equations (PDEs), uncertainty quantification, stochastic modeling, and computational fluid dynamics. He is involved in collaborative projects involving fluid-structure interaction, cardiac electro-mechanics, and energy systems. Professor Nobile has extensive teaching experience, including courses on advanced analysis, stochastic simulation, and numerical integration of stochastic differential equations. He supervises numerous PhD students and has contributed to over 200 peer-reviewed publications, covering topics such as low-rank approximation methods, multilevel Monte Carlo techniques, and optimal control under uncertainty. His research emphasizes interdisciplinary applications, including biomedical engineering (e.g., personalized cardiac simulations) and renewable energy (e.g., probabilistic load forecasting). He collaborates with industries and academic institutions globally, advancing computational methodologies for engineering and scientific challenges.

• Scientific Computing
• Uncertainty Quantification
• Numerical Analysis
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Dr. Stefano Marelli is a Lecturer at ETH Zürich's Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, affiliated with the Risk, Safety, and Uncertainty Quantification Chair. He holds a MSc in Physics (University of Milano Bicocca, 2006) and a PhD in Applied and Environmental Geophysics (ETH Zurich, 2011). His research focuses on uncertainty quantification (UQ), surrogate modeling, reliability analysis, and Bayesian inversion, with applications in engineering, astrophysics, and economics. He leads the development of UQLab, a general-purpose UQ software framework, and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects like HIPERWIND. Key research areas include high-dimensional UQ, stochastic simulators, and surrogate modeling for dynamical systems. Recent work emphasizes multifidelity methods, Bayesian tomography, and noise-aware reliability analysis. He teaches structural reliability and risk analysis at ETH and contributes to international UQ training programs. Education: MSc Physics (Milano Bicocca, 2006); PhD in Geophysics (ETH Zurich, 2011) Roles: Senior Scientist (2018–present); Postdoc (2012–2018) Software: UQLab, UQ [py] Lab Collaborations: Cross-disciplinary projects in astrophysics, mechanical engineering, and remote sensing His articles (2020–2025) highlight advancements in surrogate modeling, Bayesian inversion, and UQ applications. Notable contributions include frameworks for noisy data analysis, time-variant reliability, and industrial fragility assessment.

• Uncertainty Quantification
• Scientific Software Design
• Surrogate Modeling
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Julien Fageot is a Researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in the AudioVisual Communications Laboratory within the School of Computer and Communication Sciences. He previously held postdoctoral positions at Harvard University, McGill University, and EPFL. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at EPFL (2012-2017) M.Sc. Mathematics, Vision, and Learning in ENS Paris-Saclay, France (2011) M.Sc. in Probability and Statistics at Université Paris Orsay, France (2009) École Normale Supérieure, Section Mathématiques, Paris, France (2007-2012) Dr. Fageot's research lies at the intersection of high-level mathematics and data sciences, focusing on mathematical properties of advanced processing tools for sparse signal reconstruction and synthesis. His expertise spans sparsity, random processes, approximation theory, splines, convex optimization, functional analysis, and signal/image processing. He explores probability theory (sparse stochastic processes), optimization theory (sparsity-promoting spline reconstruction), and applications in signal processing (inverse problems, segmentation, detection, CNNs). His publication record demonstrates a clear progression from theoretical foundations of stochastic processes to practical applications in biomedical imaging. Recent work shows increasing focus on machine learning applications while maintaining strong mathematical rigor, particularly in developing sparse representations for medical image analysis. His scientific achievements have been recognized with: Best Paper Award at the MIDL Conference (2019) EPFL Best Doctorate Award (2018) Outstanding PhD Thesis Distinction in Electrical Engineering, EPFL (2017) Education Award from the Life Science Department, EPFL (2013) Dr. Fageot actively mentors students, currently supervising PhD candidate Adrian Jarret and having previously guided Thomas Debarre and Shayan Aziznejad to completion. He has supervised numerous master's theses on spline-based reconstruction and biomedical image analysis. His research is supported by Swiss National Science Foundation grants including the Postdoc.Mobility fellowship for 'Mathematical Models for Analog Data Sciences: the Continuous Way' (2020) and the Early Postdoc.Mobility fellowship for 'Probabilistic and Variational Methods for Sparse Signals' (2018). As a key member of EPFL's AudioVisual Communications Laboratory, he collaborates with Prof. Martin Vetterli, Prof. Michael Unser, and Prof. Christian Genest, bridging theoretical mathematics with practical applications in signal processing and data science.

• Sparsity
• Random Processes
• Approximation Theory
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Sagie Benaim is an Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at DIKU (Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen) working with Professor Serge Belongie and was a member of the Pioneer Center for AI. He completed his PhD at Tel Aviv University in the Deep Learning Lab under the supervision of Professor Lior Wolf. Dr. Benaim's research spans computer vision, machine learning, and computer graphics, with a particular emphasis on generative models, neural signal representations, and inverse graphics. His work explores how disentangled representations can be leveraged to better understand and manipulate visual content. He has made significant contributions to 3D scene manipulation, image-to-video generation, and neural rendering techniques. His recent publications reveal a strong trajectory toward advancing generative AI capabilities, particularly in 3D understanding, multimodal generation, and video synthesis. His research consistently bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications, demonstrating innovation in neural representation manipulation for both creative and analytical purposes. Dr. Benaim is actively seeking excellent students and postdocs to join his research group, indicating his commitment to mentoring the next generation of researchers in computer vision and machine learning. His position at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem places him within a vibrant academic community focused on advancing the frontiers of computer science.

• computer vision
• machine learning
• computer graphics
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Bernhard Egger is a junior professor (adidas Stiftungsprofessur) at the Chair of Visual Computing, Cognitive Computer Vision Lab at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) . His research bridges human/machine perception of faces and shapes with synthetic data generation. Formerly, he was a postdoc at MIT's Computational Cognitive Science Lab and Computer Science & AI Lab, following a PhD in facial image annotation at the University of Basel. Research Focus: 3D Morphable Models, Statistical Shape Modeling, Inverse Rendering, AI in Mental Health, Medical Imaging. Education: PhD (University of Basel, 2017), MSc/BSc in Computer Science (University of Basel), Teaching Diploma (University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland). Notable Awards: Best Poster Award (2024, Cognitive Computational Neuroscience) Best Paper Award (CVPR Workshop 2019) Honk Award (SIGBOVIK 2020) Publications Trends: Recent work spans implicit surface modeling (ICLR 2025), 3D scene decomposition (3DV 2025), medical shape models (BVM 2025), and multimodal AI (npj Mental Health 2024). Labs: FAU's Cognitive Computer Vision Lab (advisor to 8+ students/researchers).

• 3D Morphable Models
• Statistical Shape Modeling
• Computer Graphics
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Dr. Anne Christine Obermann is a Senior Researcher and Lecturer at the Swiss Seismological Service (SED), ETH Zurich. She holds a PhD in seismology from ISTerre (Grenoble, France), completed in 2013 under Professors Michel Campillo and Eric Larose. Her research focuses on seismic monitoring techniques, including ambient noise interferometry and coda wave analysis, with applications to volcanic eruptions, earthquake precursors, and crustal deformation studies. She has applied these methods to case studies such as Piton de la Fournaise volcano in Réunion Island and the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China. Education: PhD in Seismology (ISTerre, Grenoble, 2013) Key Techniques: Probabilistic inversion for crustal deformation localization, numerical modeling of coda wave sensitivity Her work bridges numerical analysis and field applications, addressing challenges in resolving subsurface changes linked to hazardous events. Recent studies include 3D sensitivity kernel implementations for concrete fracturing analysis under tension.

• Seismology
• Ambient Seismic Noise
• Seismic Interferometry
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Adway Girish is a third-year Ph.D. candidate and Doctoral Assistant at the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. He is affiliated with the Information Processing Group (IPG) and the Laboratory for the Theory of Information (LTHI), working under the supervision of Prof. Emre Telatar. He has also collaborated with leading researchers including Michael Gastpar, Hyeji Kim, and Shlomo Shamai. His educational background includes a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering with honors and a minor in Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), completed in 2022. Adway's research centers on information theory and its applications in communication, security, and machine learning. He is particularly interested in foundational aspects of information measures, entropy optimization, and the theoretical underpinnings of modern deep learning architectures such as transformers and large language models. His recent work explores rate-distortion frameworks for prompt compression, learning dynamics in transformers, and entropy-constrained communication channels. His research bridges theoretical rigor with practical implications in AI and communication systems. The trend in his recent publications shows a shift from classical signal processing and micro-Doppler analysis during his undergraduate years to advanced topics in information theory and machine learning during his Ph.D. His contributions are published in top-tier venues such as ISIT, NeurIPS, ICLR, and ICML workshops, indicating a strong trajectory in theoretical computer science and applied mathematics. Scientific Awards and Recognitions: ICLR 2025 Spotlight Paper (awarded to top 5% of accepted papers) Oral presentation at ICML 2024 Workshop on Theoretical Foundations of Foundation Models (selected as one of top 4 out of 58 submissions) Adway advises no students currently, as he is himself a doctoral candidate. However, he plays an active role in collaborative research projects involving multiple co-authors across institutions. He has not received specific mention of external grants in the provided text, but his position as a Doctoral Assistant at EPFL suggests institutional funding. His collaborations with renowned researchers suggest involvement in larger research initiatives and potential access to grant-supported projects. He is a core member of the Information Processing Group (IPG) at EPFL, a research lab focused on theoretical and applied aspects of information science, including coding, communication, learning, and data analysis. The group fosters interdisciplinary research and hosts regular seminars, candidacy reviews, and internal presentations, all of which Adway actively participates in.

• Information Theory
• Coding Theory
• Machine Learning
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