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NAYARA FONSECA

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Research Manager at MATS Research

AI Researcher | PhD in Theoretical Physics

nayara@matsprogram.org | nayara.focs@gmail.com

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RESEARCH

My current interests span theory and empirical work in AI, from modelling new phenomena in learning to exploring debate-based AI systems for scientific reasoning. On the theoretical side, I study fundamental phenomena in learning, such as emergence and scaling laws (e.g., see [here] for our work on an exactly solvable model for emergence and scaling laws). On the applications side, I'm developing AI systems for scientific reasoning, including agents that can debate experimental strategies in particle physics, a framework designed to generalize across scientific domains (explore the project on [GitHub]).

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Previously, I worked at the intersection of particle physics and cosmology, exploring how the early universe informs our understanding of fundamental physics. See [here] for all publications.

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ABOUT ME

I am a Research Manager at MATS London. Previously, I held positions at The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Oxford. My academic and research background also includes IBM Research, ICTP in Trieste, DESY Theory Group in Hamburg, CTP at MIT, University of São Paulo, and University of Campinas.

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