Vertaix (AI&Science Lab at Princeton University)
@vertaix.bsky.social
Research lab at Princeton University led by @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social. We work at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the natural sciences. Visit https://vertaix.princeton.edu to learn more. #AI4Science
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Our paper introducing Alternators has been accepted at TMLR. Alternators are a new class of generative models that outperform state-space models, such as Mambas, and diffusion models such as ScoreGrad. Check it out!
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2405.11848
Code: github.com/vertaix/Alternators
#MLSky #Vertaix
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2405.11848
Code: github.com/vertaix/Alternators
#MLSky #Vertaix
Our paper on MuAPBEK, a new density functional for quantum chemistry has been published in the Journal of Chemical Physics (JChemPhys or JCP)
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Check it out: pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
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Check it out: pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
November 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Our paper on MuAPBEK, a new density functional for quantum chemistry has been published in the Journal of Chemical Physics (JChemPhys or JCP)
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Check it out: pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
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Check it out: pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
In our #NewPaper, we showcase the Vendi Score in genomic epidemiology, showing how you can use it to detect new COVID-19 variants before formal identification. Check it out! #Ecology #Genomics #Health
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.22520
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.22520
October 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In our #NewPaper, we showcase the Vendi Score in genomic epidemiology, showing how you can use it to detect new COVID-19 variants before formal identification. Check it out! #Ecology #Genomics #Health
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.22520
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.22520
Check out our Adji Bousso Dieng's interview with French newspaper Le Monde on #AI, #Africa, and more:
www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
Adji Bousso Dieng, chercheuse en IA : « L’indépendance technologique de l’Afrique est menacée »
« Voix d’Afrique » (3/5). L’informaticienne sénégalaise, enseignante à Princeton, appelle à un sursaut de l’Afrique sur la protection numérique des données, une meilleure formation scientifique des pl...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Check out our Adji Bousso Dieng's interview with French newspaper Le Monde on #AI, #Africa, and more:
www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
Are you at the @accelerationc.bsky.social Conference in Toronto? Did you catch Siwoo Lee presenting on "MuAPBEK: An Improved Analytical Kinetic Energy Density Functional For Quantum Chemistry"? 🐯 #ACConference #Vertaix
Check out the paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2505.04559
Check out the paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2505.04559
August 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Are you at the @accelerationc.bsky.social Conference in Toronto? Did you catch Siwoo Lee presenting on "MuAPBEK: An Improved Analytical Kinetic Energy Density Functional For Quantum Chemistry"? 🐯 #ACConference #Vertaix
Check out the paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2505.04559
Check out the paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2505.04559
Our paper introducing Alternators has been accepted at TMLR. Alternators are a new class of generative models that outperform state-space models, such as Mambas, and diffusion models such as ScoreGrad. Check it out!
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2405.11848
Code: github.com/vertaix/Alternators
#MLSky #Vertaix
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2405.11848
Code: github.com/vertaix/Alternators
#MLSky #Vertaix
June 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our paper introducing Alternators has been accepted at TMLR. Alternators are a new class of generative models that outperform state-space models, such as Mambas, and diffusion models such as ScoreGrad. Check it out!
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2405.11848
Code: github.com/vertaix/Alternators
#MLSky #Vertaix
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2405.11848
Code: github.com/vertaix/Alternators
#MLSky #Vertaix
Meet another one of our graduating undergrads, Aminah Aliu🐯🧡
For her thesis, Aminah leveraged the Vendi Score & the Vendiscope to study embedding models on Yoruba datasets.
She was 1 of four Princeton students nominated for the CRA Undergraduate Research Award and won an honorable mention. 1/2
For her thesis, Aminah leveraged the Vendi Score & the Vendiscope to study embedding models on Yoruba datasets.
She was 1 of four Princeton students nominated for the CRA Undergraduate Research Award and won an honorable mention. 1/2
May 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Meet another one of our graduating undergrads, Aminah Aliu🐯🧡
For her thesis, Aminah leveraged the Vendi Score & the Vendiscope to study embedding models on Yoruba datasets.
She was 1 of four Princeton students nominated for the CRA Undergraduate Research Award and won an honorable mention. 1/2
For her thesis, Aminah leveraged the Vendi Score & the Vendiscope to study embedding models on Yoruba datasets.
She was 1 of four Princeton students nominated for the CRA Undergraduate Research Award and won an honorable mention. 1/2
The Princeton Class of 2025 is being hooded today. Meet one of our graduating undergrads, Ian Fernandes! He worked on modeling SEPs using Machine Learning at NASA. He's joining Microsoft. Congratulations, Ian, we are proud of you 🐯🧡 #Vertaix #AI4Science
May 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Princeton Class of 2025 is being hooded today. Meet one of our graduating undergrads, Ian Fernandes! He worked on modeling SEPs using Machine Learning at NASA. He's joining Microsoft. Congratulations, Ian, we are proud of you 🐯🧡 #Vertaix #AI4Science
#NewPaper We revisit Shannon's mutual information, highlight its shortcomings, and propose a novel alternative to it, called the Vendi Information Gain (VIG), using the Vendi Score. #InformationTheory #Diversity
By: Quan Nguyen & @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.09007
By: Quan Nguyen & @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.09007
May 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#NewPaper We revisit Shannon's mutual information, highlight its shortcomings, and propose a novel alternative to it, called the Vendi Information Gain (VIG), using the Vendi Score. #InformationTheory #Diversity
By: Quan Nguyen & @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.09007
By: Quan Nguyen & @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.09007
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I couldn't think of a greater way to start the week: "LLM4Mat-Bench: Benchmarking Large Language Models for Materials Property Prediction" (@adjiboussodieng.bsky.social and @jae3goals.bsky.social) is out in #MachineLearningScienceandTechnology 🤩 #EditorsLife
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May 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I couldn't think of a greater way to start the week: "LLM4Mat-Bench: Benchmarking Large Language Models for Materials Property Prediction" (@adjiboussodieng.bsky.social and @jae3goals.bsky.social) is out in #MachineLearningScienceandTechnology 🤩 #EditorsLife
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iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Reposted by Vertaix (AI&Science Lab at Princeton University)
Join us April 14 for the RSC Americas Emerging Investigators webinar on AI/ML in Chemistry! Featuring talks from Jolene Reid (UBC), César de la Fuente (UPenn) @delafuentelab.bsky.social, Adji Bousso Dieng (Princeton) @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social, and Connor Coley (MIT)
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April 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Join us April 14 for the RSC Americas Emerging Investigators webinar on AI/ML in Chemistry! Featuring talks from Jolene Reid (UBC), César de la Fuente (UPenn) @delafuentelab.bsky.social, Adji Bousso Dieng (Princeton) @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social, and Connor Coley (MIT)
rsc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
rsc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reposted by Vertaix (AI&Science Lab at Princeton University)
Not subscribed to our #substack? You can read the latest edition to learn about our next AC seminar w/ @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social on Mar 12, our summer undergrad research program, our call for abstracts for the annual Accelerate conference + more.
Mar 12, 3pm: AC seminar with Adji Bousso Dieng
Join us online or in-person for the Acceleration Consortium’s (AC) next seminar of 2025.
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February 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Not subscribed to our #substack? You can read the latest edition to learn about our next AC seminar w/ @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social on Mar 12, our summer undergrad research program, our call for abstracts for the annual Accelerate conference + more.
#NewPaper We designed an "algorithmic microscope" & called it the Vendiscope. It is a new companion in the discovery process for scientists across fields and a powerful tool for diagnosing datasets and models for AI researchers. #AlgorithmicMicroscopy
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.10828
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.10828
February 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#NewPaper We designed an "algorithmic microscope" & called it the Vendiscope. It is a new companion in the discovery process for scientists across fields and a powerful tool for diagnosing datasets and models for AI researchers. #AlgorithmicMicroscopy
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.10828
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.10828
#NewPaper How do you design generative models for sequence data that are robust to varying noise levels in time? Use the Vendi Score! Check out our new paper introducing the $\alpha$-Alternator, which outperforms popular models such as Mambas on forecasting.
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.04593
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.04593
February 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
#NewPaper How do you design generative models for sequence data that are robust to varying noise levels in time? Use the Vendi Score! Check out our new paper introducing the $\alpha$-Alternator, which outperforms popular models such as Mambas on forecasting.
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.04593
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.04593
#NewPaper Introducing Vendi-RAG, a novel RAG pipeline that uses the Vendi Score to balance diversity and relevance in retrieval. This leads to a significant performance boost in multi-hop QA.
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.11228
Authors: Mohammad Reza Rezaei and @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.11228
Authors: Mohammad Reza Rezaei and @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social
Vendi-RAG: Adaptively Trading-Off Diversity And Quality Significantly Improves Retrieval Augmented Generation With LLMs
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) enhances large language models (LLMs) for domain-specific question-answering (QA) tasks by leveraging external knowledge sources. However, traditional RAG systems ...
arxiv.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#NewPaper Introducing Vendi-RAG, a novel RAG pipeline that uses the Vendi Score to balance diversity and relevance in retrieval. This leads to a significant performance boost in multi-hop QA.
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.11228
Authors: Mohammad Reza Rezaei and @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social
Link to paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.11228
Authors: Mohammad Reza Rezaei and @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social
Congrats to @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social on being named an Early-Career Distinguished Presenter at the MRS Spring Meeting 2025! This honor is meant to highlight exciting new research directions in materials science. 🐯 #ChemScky #Princeton #VendiScoring #MatSci
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Adji Bousso Dieng honored by the Materials Research Society | CS
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February 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Congrats to @adjiboussodieng.bsky.social on being named an Early-Career Distinguished Presenter at the MRS Spring Meeting 2025! This honor is meant to highlight exciting new research directions in materials science. 🐯 #ChemScky #Princeton #VendiScoring #MatSci
www.cs.princeton.edu/news/adji-bo...
www.cs.princeton.edu/news/adji-bo...
Check out BINNs! Behavior-inspired neural networks for relational inference. To appear at #AISTATS2025.
Paper led by our friends at Princeton MAE 🐯
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2406.14746
#Dynamics #Agents #LatentVariables #AI #Vertaix
Paper led by our friends at Princeton MAE 🐯
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2406.14746
#Dynamics #Agents #LatentVariables #AI #Vertaix
Behavior-Inspired Neural Networks for Relational Inference
From pedestrians to Kuramoto oscillators, interactions between agents govern how a multitude of dynamical systems evolve in space and time. Discovering how these agents relate to each other can improv...
arxiv.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Check out BINNs! Behavior-inspired neural networks for relational inference. To appear at #AISTATS2025.
Paper led by our friends at Princeton MAE 🐯
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2406.14746
#Dynamics #Agents #LatentVariables #AI #Vertaix
Paper led by our friends at Princeton MAE 🐯
Link: arxiv.org/abs/2406.14746
#Dynamics #Agents #LatentVariables #AI #Vertaix
Our paper probing out-of-distribution generalization in machine learning for materials discovery is now published at Communications Materials (@NaturePortfolio) #MatSci #AI4Science #Chemsky #Vertaix
📓Link: nature.com/articles/s43...
📓Link: nature.com/articles/s43...
Probing out-of-distribution generalization in machine learning for materials - Communications Materials
State-of-the-art machine learning models are often tested on their ability to generalize materials deemed ’dissimilar’ to training data, but such definitions frequently rely on heuristics. Here, an an...
nature.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our paper probing out-of-distribution generalization in machine learning for materials discovery is now published at Communications Materials (@NaturePortfolio) #MatSci #AI4Science #Chemsky #Vertaix
📓Link: nature.com/articles/s43...
📓Link: nature.com/articles/s43...
Our Aminah Aliu won an honorable mention at the 2024-2025 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award 🧡🐯 "This prestigious honor recognizes undergraduate students at North American colleges and universities who demonstrate exceptional potential in computing research." #CRAAwards #Vertaix
December 18, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Our Aminah Aliu won an honorable mention at the 2024-2025 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award 🧡🐯 "This prestigious honor recognizes undergraduate students at North American colleges and universities who demonstrate exceptional potential in computing research." #CRAAwards #Vertaix