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Fadi Atieh

Headshot of Fadi Atieh
Program Year:
1
University:
Carnegie Mellon University
Field of Study:
Machine Learning
Advisor:
Nicholas Boffi
Degree(s):
M.Eng. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022
B.S. Mathematics and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020
Personal URL:
https://fadi987.github.io/

Summary of Research

Fadi is interested in the mathematical foundations of generative modeling and modern sampling algorithms. He aims to develop principled methods, drawing on stochastic calculus, optimal transport, and optimal control, to make generative models more efficient, reliable, and theoretically grounded. He is also interested in bringing these methods to bear on scientific computing problems.

Publications

Kreiman, T., Bai, Y., Atieh, F., Weaver, E., Qu, E., Krishnapriyan, A. S. Transformers Discover Molecular Structure Without Graph Priors. arXiv:2510.02259, 2025.

Roques-Carmes, C., Shen, Y., Zanoci, C., Prabhu, M., Atieh, F., Jing, L., Dubcek, T., Mao, C., R. Johnson, M., Cepric, V., D. Joannopoulos, J., Englund, D., Soljacic, M. Heuristic Recurrent Algorithms for Photonic Ising Machines. Nature Communications, 2020.

Awards

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Member (05/2020)

Election is conducted by a faculty committee, which reviews the academic records of seniors to find students with superlative records and clear evidence of breadth in the liberal arts, including the science fields.

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Invited Speaker, MacVicar Day 2019
The Educated Student: Thinking and Doing for the 21st Century (03/2019)

Selected as one of eight speakers for MIT's annual MacVicar Day symposium; talk available on YouTube.

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Honorable Mention in the Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad XXVI (03/2014)

An international proof-based high-school math competition with participants from 30+ countries.

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Honorable Mention in the Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad XXV (03/2013)

An international proof-based high-school math competition with participants from 30+ countries.

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Bronze Medal in the Syrian National Math Olympiad Finals. (01/2013)

Awarded for placing 3rd nationwide after multiple qualifying rounds in Syria's premier proof-based high-school mathematics competition.