MINDS Researchers Receive 2025–2026 JHU + Amazon AI2AI Faculty Research Awards
Three researchers affiliated with the Mathematical Institute for Data Science have been selected for 2025–2026 Faculty Research Awards from the Johns Hopkins University + Amazon Initiative for Artificial Intelligence (AI2AI). Their projects span vision-language reasoning, mathematical foundations for LLM evaluation, and precision AI systems for expert-domain search.
Carey Priebe, Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Director of MINDS
Project: Representing a Collection of Large Language Models as a Gaussian Mixture in Data Kernel Perspective Space
Priebe is developing a mathematically grounded framework for representing and comparing large language models.
Yanxun Xu, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Project: Precision AI: Enhancing Deep Search for Expert Knowledge Domains with Multi-agent GUI Systems
Xu is creating a domain-aware, multi-agent AI system designed to improve deep search in specialized expert environments.
Alan Yuille, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science
Project: Next-Generation 3D Vision-Language Models with Physics, Counterfactual Reasoning & Planning
Yuille is advancing new vision-language models capable of reasoning about dynamic 3D/4D scenes using physical principles.
A full list of 2025–2026 AI2AI award recipients is available on the program’s webpage.