Princeton Computer Scientists win Sloan Fellowships

February 16, 2010

David Blei and Brent Waters have been awarded Alfred P. Sloan Fellowships, given to "early-career scientists and researchers whose distinguished performance marks a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their fields." Prof. Blei is an Assistant Professor at Princeton and does research in machine learning. Prof. Waters received his PhD from Princeton in 2004, and is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin; he does research in cryptography and network security.