Dr. Arthur Jacot

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Arthur Jacot is an Assistant Professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. Previously, he was a PhD student at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne under the supervision of Clément Hongler. His research focuses on developing new mathematical concepts and tools to describe the training dynamics of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) while creating theories in Deep Learning. Currently, he is excited about a project that applies a computational version of Occam's razor to find the fastest algorithms for fitting training data with DNNs. His interests include feature learning, particularly the emergence of low-dimensional representations, weight decay, and identifying regimes in DNN training, aiming to develop a complete phase diagram capturing diverse training dynamics. He actively invites students from NYU to contact him via email if they are interested in potential projects that align with their mathematical and empirical inquiries.

Research Interests

Awards

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AMR Prize in Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence

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AI 2000 Influential Scholar Award in Theory

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EPFL PhD Thesis Prize

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SwissMAP Innovator Prize

Requirements for New York University

Doctorate Program
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Bachelor's degree from accredited institution Strong background in biological, chemical, physical, or mathematical sciences
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Specialization Notes

Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.