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UAlbany Researchers Make Top 2% Worldwide List
More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.
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UAlbany, IBM Announce New Artificial Intelligence Research Projects
The projects are the first five funded through the Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems (CEAIS), a $20 million UAlbany-IBM research collaboration announced last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul that included the installation of state-of-the-art prototype IBM AI hardware at UAlbany.
University of North Carolina Professor of Mathematics Richárd Rimányi presents his findings at the AMS Fall Meeting at the University at Albany on Oct. 19. (Photo by Cristian Lenart/UAlbany Mathematics)
UAlbany Hosts Prestigious AMS Fall Sectional Meeting
For the first time in 41 years, the University at Albany served as host institution for a meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the preeminent organization advancing research and mathematics education in the United States.
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Four Faculty Members Win SUNY-IBM AI Research Grants
The research grants will advance the efficiency and trustworthiness of artificial intelligence systems, and UAlbany was one of two SUNY Research Centers to receive four grants this year out of a total of 14 projects funded systemwide.
UAlbany Math is Hiring a Data Science Professor
The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University at Albany, State University of New York, invites applications for a faculty position in Data Science, beginning in Fall 2025.
Professor Lenart receives NSF grant
Professor Cristian Lenart, Chair of the department of Mathematics & Statistics, has been awarded a 3-year, $180,000 NSF grant.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
Professor Milas (center) receiving his award, from Babak Haghighat (left) and Nicolai Reshetikhin (right).
Professor Milas wins Frontiers of Science Award at 2024 ICBS
Professor Antun Milas was a recipient of a Frontiers of Science Award in the category of Mathematics, at the International Congress of Basic Science in Beijing in July 2024.