MIT's Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing has announced the launch of a brand new program to support postdoctoral researchers conducting research on the intersection of artificial intelligence and specific disciplines.
The Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program will deal with AI to deal with essentially the most difficult problems in select scientific research areas and on AI for music composition and performance. The program will host an initial cohort of as much as six postdocs for a one-year term, with the opportunity of extension for a second term.
Supported by a $20 million donation from Parviz Tayebati, an entrepreneur and executive with a broad technical background and experience with start-up corporations, this system will empower top postdoctoral researchers by providing an environment that supports their facilitate academic and skilled development and enable them to pursue ambitious discoveries. “I’m proud to support a fellowship program that promotes interdisciplinary research and promotes cross-departmental collaboration. I hope this gift will encourage a brand new generation of scientists whose research expands knowledge and promotes innovation that goes beyond traditional boundaries,” says Tayebati.
“Artificial intelligence holds enormous potential to speed up breakthroughs in science and stimulate human creativity,” said Dan Huttenlocher, dean of the Schwarzman College of Computing and Henry Ellis Warren Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “This latest postdoctoral program is a remarkable opportunity to nurture exceptional bilingual talent combining AI and one other discipline. The program offers fellows the chance to have interaction on the forefront of AI research and in one other field, collaborating with leading experts in various disciplines. We are deeply grateful to Parviz for his foresight in supporting the event of researchers on this increasingly essential area.”
Candidates accepted into this system will work on projects that span one in every of six disciplines: biology/bioengineering, brain and cognitive sciences, chemistry/chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, music, and physics. Each fellow can have a school mentor in each the disciplinary area and the AI ​​area.
The Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a key component of a bigger focus of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing aimed toward fostering revolutionary research in computing. As a part of this focus, the university has three postdoctoral programs, each of which provides training and mentoring to fellows, broadening their research horizons and helping them develop expertise in computer science, including the interface with other disciplines.
Other programs include Mentored opportunities in research (METEOR), founded in 2021 by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. The goal of METEOR, which recently expanded to MIT and the College, is to support exceptional scientists in computer science and AI and to expand participation in the sector.
In addition, the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC), an overarching initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, offers researchers who study how computers are transforming society the chance to turn out to be involved SERC postdoc. SERC postdocs take part in a variety of activities all year long, including leading interdisciplinary teams of MIT undergraduate and graduate students, often called SERC fellows, to work on research projects that address topics comparable to generative AI and democracy of deepfakes, the study of knowledge ownership, etc., amongst others, examine the social impact of gamification.