Nine Sapere-Aude grants for SCIENCE researchers
Together with eight other researchers from the Faculty of Science, Assistant Professor Jun Yang has received one of the prestigious Sapere Aude DFF Starting Grants from the Independent Research Fund Denmark.
From microbe research in both PFAS and colorectal cancer to the formation of stars in galaxies, and to the evolution and domestication of dogs. Nine researchers from the Faculty of Science have each received one of the prestigious Sapere Aude: DFF Starting Grants from the Independent Research Fund Denmark for their innovative research projects.
Each of the grants are for over DKK 6 mil. They are awarded annually, aiming to provide excellent younger scholars, who have carried out top class research in their field, the opportunity to develop their research ideas and strengthen their competences as research leaders. In all, 36 Sapere Aude: DFF Starting Grants have been awarded.
Jun Yang and Monte Carlo
Assistant Professor of Statistics (tenure-track) Jun Yang will receive DKK 6 mio. for his project "Geometry-Aware Monte Carlo Sampling (GAMeS)."
The GAMeS project develops Monte Carlo methods for high-dimensional models, large datasets, and parallel computing. By using geometric information in model spaces, it designs efficient algorithms for inference in complex systems. Building on recent breakthroughs in heavy-tailed sampling and interacting particle systems, GAMeS advances scalable and reliable data science and AI methods.
Jun Yang joined the Department of Mathematical Sciences in 2023. Before this, he was a Florence Nightingale Bicentennial Fellow at the Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, from 2020 to 2023. He received his PhD in Statistics from the University of Toronto in 2020, advised by Daniel M. Roy and Jeffrey S. Rosenthal.