جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Stefano Ermonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Generative AI
• Computational Sustainability
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Stefano Ermon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University, affiliated with the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment. His research focuses on advancing machine learning and generative AI techniques to address societal and environmental challenges, including computational sustainability, geospatial analysis, and climate science. He holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University (2015). Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cornell University (2015). Research Interests: Ermon’s work bridges foundational machine learning (e.g., diffusion models, generative AI, and optimization) with applications in sustainability, geospatial analysis (via satellite imagery), and earth observation systems. Notable contributions include predicting poverty using satellite data and developing scalable methods for molecule generation. Articles Trends: His recent work emphasizes diffusion models for generative tasks (e.g., text-to-image, molecule design), geospatial AI (e.g., environmental monitoring), and ethical AI (e.g., bias mitigation in LLMs). He also explores applications in robotics and scientific computing. Awards: He has received prestigious awards, including the ICML 2024 Best Paper Award, Sloan Research Fellowship, Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship, and the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award. Advising and Grants: Ermon teaches courses like Probabilistic Graphical Models (CS228) and has secured grants from NSF, ONR, AFOSR, and private foundations. His lab develops tools for climate science and sustainable development. Labs/Teams: Leads the Stanford AI Lab group focused on computational sustainability and generative AI, collaborating with institutions like the Woods Institute for environmental applications.

Werner Wendelinمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Schramm-Loewner Evolution
• Probability Theory
• Mathematical Physics
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Wendelin Werner is a renowned mathematician and currently the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge (since 2023). Previously, he held professorships at ETH Zürich (2013–2023) and the University of Paris-Sud in Orsay (1997–2013). His research focuses on probability theory, mathematical physics, and complex analysis, particularly Schramm-Loewner evolution and conformal invariance. He has received prestigious awards, including the Fields Medal (2006), SIAM George Pólya Prize (2006), and Fermat Prize (2001). His work bridges stochastic processes and geometric structures, with implications for statistical mechanics and critical phenomena. Werner studied at the École Normale Supérieure (1987–1991) and earned his PhD from Université Paris VI under J. F. Le Gall (1993). Early career positions included postdoctoral research at Cambridge (1993–1995) and roles at CNRS (1991–1993, 1995–1997). His academic contributions span stochastic geometry, critical systems, and random curves, with seminal papers on loop measures, percolation, and SLE. He has delivered major lectures globally, including at the International Congress of Mathematicians (IMC 2006) and the College de France's Cours Peccot. Werner’s honors include membership in the French Academy of Sciences (2008), the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy (BBAW), and the German National Academy Leopoldina. He is also an honorary fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (2009). His research has advanced understanding of universal scaling limits in two-dimensional models, earning recognition as a leader in probability and mathematical physics.

Renjie Fengمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Probability Theory
• Random Matrix Theory
• Machine Learning
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Renjie Feng is a Research Fellow in Mathematics and AI at the School of Mathematics and Statistics and the Sydney Mathematical Research Institute , University of Sydney. His work bridges probability theory, statistics, and applications in machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence. His research interests focus on probability theory and its applications to machine learning , random matrix theory , and statistical physics . He investigates extreme value problems, spectral properties of random matrices, and topological features of random fields over Riemannian manifolds. Recent publications highlight trends in random matrix theory (GUE, GOE, GSE), extreme gap problems , determinantal point processes , and Wiener chaos . Collaborative works with F. Götze, D. Yao, and R. Adler emphasize U-statistics , multivariate linear statistics , and random topology inspired by Poisson point process studies.

Smirnov Stanislavمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Mathematical Physics
• Probability
• Complex Analysis
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Stanislav Smirnov is a Professor at the University of Geneva's Department of Mathematics since 2003 and Head of the Chebyshev Laboratory at St. Petersburg State University since 2010. He holds a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology (1996) and a B.Sc./M.Sc. from St. Petersburg State University (1992). His research focuses on mathematical physics, probability, complex analysis, and dynamical systems, with groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of critical phenomena in statistical physics. Key achievements include receiving the Fields Medal (2010), the highest honor in mathematics, for his work on percolation and the Ising model. He has organized major international conferences, such as the 'St. Petersburg School in Probability & Statistical Physics' (2012) and the '2D Statistical Physics Workshop' (2013). His academic career includes positions at Yale University, the Max-Planck Institute, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Education: Ph.D., Mathematics, California Institute of Technology (1996) B.Sc./M.Sc., Mathematics (with honors), St. Petersburg State University (1992) Awards: Fields Medal (2010) European Research Council Advanced Grants (2008, 2013) Rollo Davidson Prize (2002) Salem Prize (2001) Smirnov’s research bridges probability theory and complex analysis, with notable results on conformal invariance in two-dimensional models. His work has advanced understanding of critical exponents, percolation thresholds, and the universality of phase transitions. He advises doctoral students and collaborates internationally on projects funded by Swiss and European grants. He co-organized over 20 conferences worldwide, including plenary talks at the International Congress of Mathematicians (2006, 2010) and the World Congress in Probability and Statistics (2012). His lab fosters interdisciplinary research, linking mathematics to physics and computer science.

• Computer Vision
• Computer Graphics
• Machine Learning
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Andrea Tagliasacchi is an Associate Professor in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University (SFU), where he holds the Visual Computing Research Chair. He is also a part-time (20%) Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind in Toronto and holds an associate professor (status only) appointment in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. Education: PhD in Computing Science – Simon Fraser University (NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Fellow) Postdoctoral Research – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) MSc in Computer Science – Politecnico di Milano (Gold Medalist) His research lies at the intersection of computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning, with a focus on 3D visual perception. Key areas include neural radiance fields (NeRF), 3D Gaussian splatting, inverse rendering, and geometric deep learning, with applications in robotics, augmented reality, and autonomous systems. His work emphasizes robust and efficient scene understanding and reconstruction from visual data. His recent publications, appearing in top venues like CVPR, SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS, and ECCV, demonstrate a strong emphasis on neural fields, 3D reconstruction, and generative modeling. Trends include improving rendering efficiency, enhancing robustness to noise and distractors, and enabling controllable and 3D-aware generation. His group has made significant contributions to Gaussian splatting, NeRF optimization, and diffusion-based 3D/4D synthesis. Scientific Awards: 2024 CVPR Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention) 2020 CVPR Best Student Paper Award 2015 SGP Best Paper Award NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship MITACS Best Paper Award (SIGGRAPH Asia 2009) NSF Best Poster Award (SGP 2012) He has advised numerous PhD and MSc students, many of whom are now researchers at leading institutions and companies. His research has been supported through collaborations with Google, Intel, and academic partners. He serves the community as a Senior Area Chair for CVPR 2025, Associate Editor for IEEE TPAMI (2024–2026), Guest Editor for IEEE TPAMI on 3D GenAI, and Program Chair for 3DV 2024. He leads a vibrant research lab at SFU focused on pushing the boundaries of 3D scene understanding with machine learning.

Osman Yağanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد پژوهشی

• Machine Learning
• Data Science
• Network Science
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Osman Yağan is a Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), with affiliate faculty status in the School of Computer Science. He is also a core member of CyLab Security and Privacy Institute. Prior to joining CMU in 2013, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CyLab. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland (2011) and a B.S. from Middle East Technical University (2007). His research focuses on modeling, analysis, and optimization of computing systems, leveraging applied probability, network science, data science, and machine learning. Key areas include multi-armed bandits, resilient machine learning, contagion processes in networks, and cybersecurity. Research Interests include Machine Learning, Data Science, Network Science, Cybersecurity, and Robustness in Cyber-Physical Systems. He has advised numerous students, including current PhD candidates Yurun Tian, Orkun İrsoy, and Ishank Juneja, as well as notable alumni such as Mansi Sood (now at MIT) and Jun Zhao (Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University). Key Awards include the CIT Dean's Early Career Fellowship, IBM Academic Award, and Best Paper Awards at ICC 2021, IPSN 2022, and ASONAM 2023. His work spans theoretical contributions (e.g., contagion models in multi-layer networks) and applied research (e.g., mitigating cascading failures in power systems). He leads or co-leads grants from ONR, NSF, and ARO, focusing on resilient machine learning, network robustness, and pandemic modeling.

• Uncertainty Quantification
• Scientific Machine Learning
• Stochastic Optimization
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Hadi Meidani is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine , specifically within the Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . He teaches courses in Civil and Environmental Engineering, including topics like Systems Engineering & Economics , Machine Learning in CEE , and Uncertainty Quantification . Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Southern California (2012) M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California (2012) M.S., Structural Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (2005) B.S., Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology (2002) Dr. Meidani's research focuses on uncertainty quantification , scientific machine learning , and optimization under uncertainty for engineering systems. His work spans stochastic multiscale analysis , physics-informed machine learning , and model reduction techniques. His recent publications emphasize machine learning for infrastructure systems , graph neural networks , physics-informed models , and traffic assignment . Key trends include deep learning , multi-fidelity modeling , and neural operator transformers applied to metamaterial design , seismic reliability , and autonomous freight delivery .

Ram Vasudevanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Optimization and control of nonlinear systems
• Legged robot locomotion
• Autonomous systems safety
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Ram Vasudevan is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Robotics at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on developing tools for safe and robust deployment of robotic systems, emphasizing optimization, nonlinear control, and real-world applications. Key areas include legged robot locomotion, shared control systems, and safety-critical autonomous systems. Research Interests: Optimization and control of nonlinear systems, locomotion of legged robots, shared control active safety systems, and automation of diagnostic/rehabilitative tasks. His ROAHM Lab prioritizes mathematical guarantees for robotic performance, with applications in medical robotics, autonomous vehicles, and soft robotics. Recent work emphasizes trajectory optimization, sensor fusion, and safety-aware control strategies. He has contributed to benchmarks for autonomous vehicle perception and novel methods in thermal image restoration using neural radiance fields. Awards: None explicitly listed in provided text. Labs/Teams: Directs the ROAHM Lab, collaborating on projects like robotic tail mechanics, real-time motion planning, and sensor data analysis. Active in academic conferences including RSS and ICRA.

• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Algorithms
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Zaid Harchaoui is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington. His research focuses on machine learning, generative AI, and algorithmic optimization, with applications spanning ecology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. He explores learning under distributional shifts and develops tools for scalable generative models in language and vision domains. University: University of Washington Department: Statistics Research Focus: Learning from data with computational, inferential, and mathematical rigor; distributional shift adaptation; generative model scaling Email: zaid@uw.edu His recent work emphasizes generative AI applications in ecology and neuroscience, stochastic optimization for robustness, and algorithmic efficiency in large-scale learning. Key contributions include techniques for distributionally robust optimization, interpretable authorship obfuscation, and uncertainty quantification in behavior classification. Scientific awards and honors are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Collaborative efforts often intersect with nonlinear control algorithms, spectral analysis, and privacy-preserving machine learning frameworks.

Daniel M. Royمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Machine Learning
• Statistics
• Probabilistic Programming
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Daniel M. Roy is a Full Professor at the University of Toronto, with cross-appointments in the Department of Computer Science, Department of Statistical Sciences, and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He serves as Research Director at the Vector Institute and holds the CIFAR Canada AI Chair. Research Focus: Foundational principles of prediction, inference, and decision-making under uncertainty across machine learning, statistics, mathematical logic, applied probability, and computer science. Scientific Contributions: Key work in learning theory, statistical network analysis, probabilistic programming, and information-theoretic frameworks for generalization. Awards: ICML 2024 Best Paper Award for "Information Complexity of Stochastic Convex Optimization" and promotion to Full Professor in 2024. Student Advising: Actively mentors Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral researchers with strong quantitative backgrounds, particularly at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, and computer science. Email: daniel.roy@utoronto.ca

Ewain Gwynneمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Probability Theory
• Liouville Quantum Gravity
• Random Planar Maps
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Ewain Gwynne is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago, affiliated with the Committee on Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM) and the Statistics Department. He previously held postdoctoral positions at the University of Cambridge and earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2018 under Scott Sheffield. His research focuses on probability theory, particularly random geometric structures in statistical mechanics, including Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE), Liouville quantum gravity (LQG), and random planar maps. Education: Ph.D. in Mathematics, MIT (2018); M.Sc., MIT (2015); B.Sc., Northwestern University (2013). Research Interests: Random geometric objects in statistical mechanics Liouville quantum gravity and its metric properties Random planar maps and their scaling limits SLE and its relationship with LQG Random walks on random planar maps Percolation and permutons His recent articles explore topics such as supercritical LQG, Gaussian curvature on random maps, and harmonic balls in LQG. He has advised multiple Ph.D. students and serves as an associate editor for Probability and Mathematical Physics . His work bridges probability theory, geometry, and mathematical physics, with applications to understanding critical phenomena in random systems.

• Data Science
• Machine Learning
• Computational Harmonic Analysis
• +۶ مورد دیگر

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.

Tzu-Mao Liمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Computer Graphics
• Rendering Algorithms
• Differentiable Programming
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Tzu-Mao Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), affiliated with the Center for Visual Computing. His research focuses on differentiable graphics algorithms, combining classical visual computing with modern machine learning techniques. He holds a Ph.D. from MIT CSAIL under Frédo Durand and a postdoc at MIT and UC Berkeley with Jonathan Ragan-Kelley. His work spans rendering, programming languages for graphics, Monte Carlo methods, and inverse problems. Education: B.S. and M.S. from National Taiwan University (2011-2013), advised by Yung-Yu Chuang. Ph.D. from MIT CSAIL (Computer Graphics Group), advised by Frédo Durand. Postdoctoral research at MIT and UC Berkeley with Jonathan Ragan-Kelley. Research Interests: Differentiable rendering, Monte Carlo integration, programming language design for visual computing, physical simulation, adversarial machine learning, and applications in computer vision and robotics. Key areas include rendering algorithms (path tracing, bidirectional methods), optimization techniques (MCMC, gradient-based), and neural representations (SDFs, neural fields). Publications focus on advancing rendering algorithms, differentiable systems, and applications in inverse problems. Notable contributions include edge sampling for differentiable rendering, warped-area sampling, and diffusion models for BSDF sampling. Awards: ACM SIGGRAPH 2020 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, multiple Best Paper Awards at SIGGRAPH, and oral presentations at ICCV. Teaching: Courses include CSE 167 (Computer Graphics), CSE 168 (Rendering), and CSE 272 (Advanced Image Synthesis), emphasizing physically-based methods and programming.

Fatma Kılınç-Karzanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Mathematical Optimization
• Convex Optimization
• Non-convex Optimization
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Fatma Kılınç-Karzan is an Associate Professor of Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, with a courtesy appointment as Associate Professor of Computer Science. She is also affiliated with the Algorithms Combinatorics and Optimization (ACO) PhD Program and was a Visiting Scientist at Berkeley's Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing during Fall 2017. Her educational background includes a PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology's H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering with a minor in Mathematics, supervised by Prof. Arkadi Nemirovski. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Industrial Engineering Department of Middle East Technical University with a minor in Information Systems. Dr. Kılınç-Karzan's research spans mathematical optimization with emphasis on convex and non-convex optimization theory, algorithms, and applications. Her work bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementations in optimization under uncertainty (robust optimization, chance constraints, distributionally robust optimization), machine learning (preference learning from limited data), and business analytics. She develops foundational theory for large-scale optimization problems with applications in decision making under uncertainty and high-dimensional statistical inference. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on convex hull characterizations, semidefinite programming relaxations, distributionally robust optimization, and online convex optimization frameworks. Her work demonstrates increasing integration of optimization theory with machine learning applications, particularly in developing data-driven approaches for decision making under uncertainty. NSF CAREER Award (2015) INFORMS Optimization Society Young Researcher Prize (2015) INFORMS Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Best Paper Award (2014) BP Junior Faculty Chair (2014-2015) Faculty Giving Chair (2012-2013) Wimmer Fellowship (2012-2013) Dr. Kılınç-Karzan has successfully mentored numerous PhD students who have received prestigious awards, including the 2021 INFORMS Optimization Society Best Student Paper (1st prize) and multiple honorable mentions. Her research has been supported by significant grants including an NSF CAREER Award, an ONR grant (with S. Küçükyavuz), and an AFOSR grant. She serves on editorial boards for Mathematical Programming, Operations Research, Mathematics of Operations Research, and other leading journals, and has held leadership positions in professional societies including the Mathematical Optimization Society and INFORMS Computing Society. Through her affiliations with CMU's Tepper School, Computer Science Department, and ACO Program, she collaborates across disciplines to advance optimization theory and its applications. Her professional service includes committee chair roles for major INFORMS competitions and program committee leadership for international optimization conferences.

• Algebraic Geometry
• Mathematical Physics
• Mirror Symmetry
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Maxim Kontsevich has been a permanent professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS) since 1995, holding the AXA-IHES Chair for Mathematics . He is also Professor at Rutgers University (one month per year since 1997) and was Professor at University of California, Berkeley (1993–1995). Born 25 August 1964 in Khimki, former USSR, he became a French citizen in 1999. Education: Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Bonn, March 1992. Research Interests: Prof. Kontsevich’s work lies at the intersection of algebraic geometry , mathematical physics , and quantum theory . He introduced revolutionary ideas in mirror symmetry , non-commutative geometry , and deformation quantization , creating new algebraic structures that have found applications far beyond their original contexts. His current ERC Synergy Grant “ReNew Quantum” (2019-2025) explores recursive and exact new quantum theory . Publications & Trends: Across more than 50 influential papers, Kontsevich has consistently pushed the boundaries of enumerative geometry , motivic integration , and topological field theory . His recent work delves into symplectic aspects of homological algebra , motivic Donaldson-Thomas invariants , non-archimedean geometry , and integrable systems , revealing deep connections between geometry, algebra, and physics. Scientific Awards & Honors: Fields Medal (1998) Crafoord Prize (2008) Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences (2012) Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2012) Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2014) ERC Synergy Grant “ReNew Quantum” (2019) AMS Moore Prize (2025) Doctor Honoris Causa: Aarhus University (2014), Universität Wien (2015), Syddansk Universitet (2023) Member of Académie des Sciences, Institut de France, Academia Europaea, National Academy of Sciences (foreign), London Mathematical Society (honorary) Grants & Leadership: As Principal Investigator of the ERC Synergy Grant “ReNew Quantum” (€10 million, 2019-2025), Kontsevich coordinates an international team advancing exact methods and resurgence in quantum field and string theories. Editorial Service & Community Roles: He serves on the editorial boards of Compositio Mathematica , Publications Mathématiques IHÉS , Journal of Noncommutative Geometry , and several other leading journals, shaping the direction of contemporary mathematical research.