Congratulations to Stefano Ermon, CS PhD’15, who has been awarded the 2018 IJCAI Computer and Thoughts Award. This is the highest award given to a junior AI researcher. Stefano is an assistant professor of computer science and fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. He is recognized for his foundational work on probabilistic reasoning, machine learning, and decision making, with a range of novel applications in areas with broad societal impact.
