Anima Anandkumar

Anima Anandkumar is the Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She holds a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2004) and a Ph.D. from Cornell University (2009). Her research focuses on AI algorithms, Neural Operators, and Tensor Methods for scientific simulations, particularly in climate modeling, flight control, and biomedical applications.

Her recent work includes accelerating scientific simulations with

• Fourier Neural Operators
• Quantum Chemistry Modeling
• Climate Forecasting

She has received prestigious honors including the

• IEEE Fellowship
• Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
• NSF Career Award
• Industry Fellowships from Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Adobe

and is part of the World Economic Forum's Expert Network.

Her lab develops AI methods for

• 45,000x faster weather forecasting
• Drone landing in extreme winds
• Drug discovery and protein modeling
• Quantum chemistry simulations
• Surgeon performance assessment
• Robust control systems