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[N] AMA Announcement: Max Welling (VAEs, GNNs, AI4Science & CuspAI)
This r/MachineLearning AMA announcement features Max Welling, a prominent figure in machine learning renowned for his foundational contributions to probabilistic deep learning, including the co-develo
This r/MachineLearning AMA announcement features Max Welling, a prominent figure in machine learning renowned for his foundational contributions to probabilistic deep learning, including the co-development of variational autoencoders (VAEs) , and co-founder and Chief AI Officer of CuspAI, an AI startup focused on materials design. The AMA covers his key research areas — VAEs, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), and AI for Science — reflecting a career arc spanning VAE pioneer, equivariant GNNs, and materials startup founder. CuspAI is a frontier AI company on a mission to solve breakthrough materials needed to power human progress, designing climate-focused materials for carbon capture, clean energy, and sustainable industrial applications.
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Source: r/MachineLearning | 2026-04-13