The 2026 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences has been awarded to both Emmanuel Candès and Camillo De Lellis for their breakthrough contributions in mathematics. The award annually honors outstanding achievements in astronomy, computer science, life science and medicine, and mathematical sciences.
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People News for January 2022
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Nandini Kannan
Nandini Kannan was born in Bhopal, India, and completed her schooling in Mumbai and New Delhi. She enjoyed solving math puzzles as a child, inheriting her love of mathematics from her father, a mathematician. After completing a master’s degree at the University of Madras, Kannan joined the University of Pittsburgh to work with C. R. Rao. She is proud of her work at the National Science Foundation developing interdisciplinary research and training programs in data science and is passionate about the critical role science and technology play in this global interconnected society. Kannan is committed to developing and supporting initiatives that address diversity and equity in the STEM workforce.
Emily B. Fox
Emily B. Fox began studying neuroscience, but was swayed by engineers at MIT to study electrical engineering—and was drawn to signal processing. Her interest in the topic was refined into a focus on statistical signal processing during a junior year abroad at Cambridge University. She is an associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering and department of statistics at the University of Washington and the Amazon Professor of Machine Learning.