The ICTP-IBM AI Prize for Young Scientists

ICTP and IBM have established an annual prize for outstanding young researchers working in AI for Science/Science for AI. The prize, worth €10,000, is supported by a five-year sponsorship by IBM and has been established to promote research focusing on approaches to AI and science that can benefit the society at large. This effort contributes to the ultimate goal of the AI Alliance, a global organization launched in December 2023 by IBM and Meta, which ICTP has also joined, to accelerate responsible open innovation in AI while ensuring safety, security, and trust. The prize ceremony will take place every year at ICTP, during a two-week conference and summer school on AI.

An international committee of distinguished scientists, chaired by Professor Marc Mézard of University Bocconi, selects the winners from a list of nominated candidates.

Nominations

Nominations should be submitted online. One or more scientists can be nominated; self nominations are not accepted. Information including name, address, institute, email etc. are required in the online nomination form (for both the nominator and the nominee); the nominee's short CV, short list of publications, and reference/support letters are also required and can be uploaded in pdf format. A citation is also requested. Candidates must be under 40 years of age as of 31 December of the year of the prize.

For further information, please write to director@ictp.it.

Nomination deadline for the 2025 prize: 15 March 2025.