Google has selected Haian Jin and Justin Lovelace, both doctoral students in the field of computer science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, to receive Google Ph.D. Fellowships.
"These fellowships recognize outstanding graduate students who are conducting exceptional and innovative research in computer science and related fields, specifically focusing on candidates who seek to influence the future of technology," Google said in a statement.
The fellowship provides funding as well as a Google mentor, with the goal of fostering innovation and advancing scientific discovery. Jin and Lovelace are among 255 fellows selected this year from 35 countries and 12 research areas.
Jin's research lies at the intersection of computer vision, graphics, and machine learning. His current projects focus on teaching AI systems to understand how the physical world works and to remember information over long periods. Additionally he creates digital models of real-world environments. He is advised by Noah Snavely, professor of computer science at Cornell Tech and in Cornell Bowers.
Lovelace's current work focuses on developing diffusion models that can generate language and speech, with the goal of making them more capable and easier to control across diverse downstream applications. He is advised by Kilian Weinberger, professor of computer science in Cornell Bowers.
Patricia Waldron is a writer for the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science.