Becca Willett (@willettbecca) 's Twitter Profile
Becca Willett

@willettbecca

Professor of Computer Science and Statistics at the University of Chicago

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UChiPhysicalSciences (@uchicagopsd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UChicago is proud to be a key partner of the U.S. National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation AI Institute for the Sky (SkAI). Led by Northwestern, the institute will unite researchers from multiple disciplines to develop innovative, trustworthy AI tools for astronomy. physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/article/n…

UChicago is proud to be a key partner of the <a href="/NSF/">U.S. National Science Foundation</a> and <a href="/SimonsFdn/">Simons Foundation</a> AI Institute for the Sky (SkAI). Led by <a href="/NorthwesternU/">Northwestern</a>, the institute will unite researchers from multiple disciplines to develop innovative, trustworthy AI tools for astronomy.

physicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/article/n…
Data Science Institute (@dsi_uchicago) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SkAI, a new research institute led by Northwestern with collaborators including The University of Chicago, has received a $20 million grant from U.S. National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation to develop and apply new artificial intelligence tools to astrophysics research and deep space exploration 🧵 (1/3)

SkAI, a new research institute led by <a href="/NorthwesternU/">Northwestern</a> with collaborators including <a href="/UChicago/">The University of Chicago</a>, has received a $20 million grant from <a href="/NSF/">U.S. National Science Foundation</a> and <a href="/SimonsFdn/">Simons Foundation</a> to develop and apply new artificial intelligence tools to astrophysics research and deep space exploration

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Apply for the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship and join a cohort of scholars seeking to advance and accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the natural sciences and engineering! aiscience.uchicago.edu

SIAM Activity Group on Data Science (@siagdata) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Enjoying another great plenary! Moon Duchin is presenting some amazing work on the intersection between math, data, elections, and social choice!

Enjoying another great plenary! Moon Duchin is presenting some amazing work on the intersection between math, data, elections, and social choice!
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This prize was an enormous honor from a community I have liked and admired for many years. I'm so grateful to SIAM Activity Group on Data Science as well as my many mentors, collaborators, postdocs, and students.

AI & Science (@ai_and_science) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Next week, the AI+Science Schmidt Fellows Speaker Series explores ‘Sparse-optimization to discover dynamical systems models from data’ with Niall Mangan, Assistant Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at Northwestern! datascience.uchicago.edu/events/niall-m…

Next week, the AI+Science Schmidt Fellows Speaker Series explores ‘Sparse-optimization to discover dynamical systems models from data’ with Niall Mangan, Assistant Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at <a href="/NorthwesternU/">Northwestern</a>!

datascience.uchicago.edu/events/niall-m…
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Nominate someone today for the Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence. tinyurl.com/PritzkerPrize

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Join us tomorrow for the NITMB Seminar Series, featuring Walter P. Murphy Professor Jorge Nocedal on ‘How is it Possible to Train Deep Neural Networks?’ You can attend the seminar either in person at NITMB in downtown Chicago, or virtually via a webinar! nitmb.org/events

Join us tomorrow for the NITMB Seminar Series, featuring Walter P. Murphy Professor Jorge Nocedal on ‘How is it Possible to Train Deep Neural Networks?’

You can attend the seminar either in person at NITMB in downtown Chicago, or virtually via a webinar! nitmb.org/events
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Today at 10am CST: The NITMB Seminar Series features Walter P. Murphy Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern, Jorge Nocedal! Join us for this seminar either in-person at NITMB, or virtually via a webinar available at nitmb.org/nitmb-seminar-…

Today at 10am CST:
The NITMB Seminar Series features Walter P. Murphy Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at <a href="/NorthwesternU/">Northwestern</a>, Jorge Nocedal!

Join us for this seminar either in-person at NITMB, or virtually via a webinar available at nitmb.org/nitmb-seminar-…
AI & Science (@ai_and_science) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Margot and Tom Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence recognizes outstanding contributions that jointly advance AI and the natural sciences or engineering. Nominate someone at tinyurl.com/pritzkerprize.

NSF-Simons NITMB (@nitmb_chicago) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're excited to begin utilizing the NITMB's new space this week! Our new space will allow for more opportunities for collaboration between the mathematicians and biologists who engage with the NITMB

We're excited to begin utilizing the NITMB's new space this week!

Our new space will allow for more opportunities for collaboration between the mathematicians and biologists who engage with the NITMB
NSF-Simons NITMB (@nitmb_chicago) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship that will empower you to define your research path with support from faculty mentors? We seek young scientists trained in mathematics for the NITMB Fellows program! Learn more at nitmb.org/fellows-call-f…

Looking for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship that will empower you to define your research path with support from faculty mentors?

We seek young scientists trained in mathematics for the NITMB Fellows program!

Learn more at nitmb.org/fellows-call-f…
Becca Willett (@willettbecca) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looming cuts to federal research funding endanger America's leadership in AI. In an op-ed for FORTUNE, we explain how federal research funding is essential to breakthrough discoveries and economic advancement. fortune.com/2025/02/25/fed…

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Under the Hood: The Mathematics of AI Rebecca Willett (Becca Willett), DSI’s Faculty Director of AI, recently gave a public lecture at National Museum of Mathematics highlighting the core mathematical ideas underlying AI Watch the full lecture now - youtube.com/watch?v=-SDXIe…

NSF-Simons NITMB (@nitmb_chicago) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're excited to share that NITMB Faculty Member Arvind Murugan, Associate Professor of Physics at The University of Chicago, was named a 2025 Schmidt Polymath! Congratulations Arvind Murugan! Learn More - schmidtsciences.org/eight-scientis…

We're excited to share that NITMB Faculty Member Arvind Murugan, Associate Professor of Physics at <a href="/UChicago/">The University of Chicago</a>, was named a 2025 Schmidt Polymath!

Congratulations <a href="/murugan_chicago/">Arvind Murugan</a>!

Learn More - schmidtsciences.org/eight-scientis…