This document summarizes the activities and outcomes of the Long Program “Non-commutative Optimal Transport,” which was held at the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) from March 10 to June 13, 2025. It also briefly explores some of the current open questions and future […]

The quest to understand intelligence is one of the great scientific endeavors, on par with quests to understand the origins of life or the foundations of the physical world. Several scientific communities have made significant progress on this quest. Relevant fields like animal cognition, cognitive […]

Yann LeCun, Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, and Fei-Fei Li have received the Queen Elizabeth prize for Engineering (QEPrize) for contributions to the development of Modern Machine Learning, a core component of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements. The QEPrize champions bold, groundbreaking engineering innovation which is of […]

The 2025 George Pólya Prize for Mathematical Exposition is awarded to Mason Porter. IPAM is pleased to share that UCLA Professor of Mathematics, Mason Porter, has been awarded the 2025 George Pólya Prize for Mathematical Exposition. To learn more, please click here.