An Israeli scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will be awarded a $1 million prize for her work using Machine Learning algorithm models to develop antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals and to detect and diagnose breast cancer earlier than existing clinical approaches.
Professor Regina Barzilay of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) was named this year’s recipient of an inaugural AI award by the world’s largest AI society, the Palto Alto-based Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). The organization promotes awareness and research in AI, and honors individuals whose work in the field has a transformative impact on society.
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