重磅！中国学者斩获统计学界“诺贝尔奖”

Core Viewpoint - The COPSS Presidents' Award for 2026 is awarded to Chinese scholar Su Weijie for his significant contributions to statistical theory in artificial intelligence, privacy data protection, peer review improvement in machine learning, convex optimization acceleration algorithms, and deep learning mathematical theory [1][3]. Group 1: Award Significance - The COPSS Presidents' Award is presented annually to a scholar aged 40 or younger who has made original and foundational contributions in statistics and data science, comparable in academic status to the Fields Medal in mathematics [3]. - Su Weijie's award is a recognition of the foundational role of statistics and data science in the era of artificial intelligence, emphasizing its importance in ensuring the reliability, interpretability, and security of AI systems [3]. Group 2: Academic Background and Contributions - Su Weijie is currently a faculty member at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with research spanning statistics, optimization, and machine learning, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary data science [4]. - His recent research focuses on statistical and optimization theories related to large models and generative artificial intelligence, proposing systematic theoretical frameworks for model alignment, statistical watermarking, and the behavior of neural network optimizers [4]. - Su Weijie has previously received several international awards, including the Sloan Research Fellowship and the Data Science Young Researcher Award from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics [4].