Ziming Liu

Hi! I’m Ziming Liu (刘子鸣). I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor in College of AI at Tsinghua University. I am the founder of MetaCircle (元环智能), whose mission is to uncover Science of AI and use this science to achieve AI for AI.

I did my postdoc in AI + Neuroscience at Stanford with Andreas Tolias. I did my PhD in AI + Physics at MIT with Max Tegmark. Before that, I obtained my B.S. in physics from Peking University in 2020. Get my CV here.

I’m broadly interested in the intersection of AI and Science:

• Science of AI: Understanding AI using science. I’m interested in understanding intriguing network phenomena (e.g., grokking, neural scaling laws). For example: How Do Machines ‘Grok’ Data?.
• Science for AI: Advancing AI using science. When the scaling of the current paradigm plateaus, it is time to focus back on fundamental science (for AI). For example: The Physical Process That Powers a New Type of Generative AI.
• AI for Science: Advancing science using AI. I’m excited about inventing accurate/interpretable AI4Science models and curiosity-driven AI scientists. For example: Novel Architecture Makes Neural Networks More Understandable.