Andrey Kuznetsov, Head of the Laboratory of Multimodal Generative AI at Innopolis University and the AIRI Institute of Artificial Intelligence, has been awarded the Chinese Ambassador's Award for Young Scientists. The award is presented for significant achievements in high technology, including artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and aerospace systems. A total of 152 applications were submitted from more than 100 Russian scientific organizations.
For breakthroughs in artificial intelligence today, not only technology but also international cooperation among scientists is critical. Therefore, the Chinese Ambassador's Award is not just a recognition of merit, but a bridge between two scientific ecosystems. Thanks to such initiatives, we will have the opportunity in June, together with other award winners, to travel to China, directly discuss challenges in the field of multimodal AI with Chinese researchers, compare approaches to industrial implementation, and, I am sure, find points for joint projects.
Andrey Kuznetsov specializes in computer vision, multimodal, and multi-agent architectures. Under his leadership, a joint laboratory with AIRI recently opened at Innopolis University, where advanced solutions in the field of generative AI are being developed.
The award was established in 2020 by the Russian Union of Scientific and Engineering Public Associations and the Chinese Embassy on the initiative of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Hanhui, and has since annually supported outstanding Russian specialists.
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