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Stefano Sarao Mannelli

@stefsm.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor Chalmers and Göteborg University 🌱 ML + CogSci + StatPhys 🔎 stefsmlab.github.io 🌐

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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Join us! We're excited to announce our fantastic roaster list. Hope to see you in Gothenburg!
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Two Analytical Connectionism-related updates: 1. ⏰ 1 week left to apply! Interested in language + AI & cognition? Don’t miss it: www.analytical-connectionism.net/school/2026/ 2. 📜 Lecture notes from the first two editions are finally out: proceedings.mlr.press/v320/
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2026 School on Analytical Connectionism
A 2-week summer course hosted at Chalmers University of Technology on analytical approaches to language acquisition and higher-level cognition.
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Deadline is on April 17th! Apply before it's too late ⏰
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Andrew Saxe @saxelab.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Postdoc opening! Come work with us on deep learning theory relevant to AI safety Deadline: 7 Apr 2026 Details and application: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
​⏰ Only three weeks left to apply! ​This year the school focuses on one of the most active frontiers at the intersection of AI and CogSci: Language Acquisition. ​Join our incredible lineup of speakers and start new interdisciplinary collaborations 👇 www.analytical-connectionism.net/school/2026/
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2026 School on Analytical Connectionism
A 2-week summer course hosted at Chalmers University of Technology on analytical approaches to language acquisition and higher-level cognition.
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Want to build the future of trustworthy AI? ​If you have a strong quantitative background and care deeply about AI Safety, we want you on our team. ​⏰ Less than two weeks left to apply! Come join the lab 👇
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Join us! We are opening many postdoc positions both in London and in Gothenburg! London 🔗https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GTt33CasvWjxxazJw/hiring-principia-research-fellows 📅 deadline: March 26th Gothenburg 🔗 www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha... 📅 deadline: April 1st
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Vacancies
Phone +46-317721000Mail addressChalmers University of Technology412 96 GothenburgE-mail and more contact informationOrganisation number 556479-5598
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Local organiser: Flavio Nicoletti School directors: @eringrant.me, me Advisors: @sueyeonchung.bsky.social, @saxelab.bsky.social
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Frontier lecturers: Marco Baroni, Francesco Cagnetta, @brloureiro.bsky.social, @kanishka.bsky.social, @isabelpapad.bsky.social, Luca Saglietti, @asayeed.bsky.social, @lksamuel.bsky.social, @kennysmithed.bsky.social, @summerfieldlab.bsky.social
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Core lecturers: @michaelbiehl.bsky.social, @carorowland.bsky.social, Paul Smolensky
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
📢 We’re now accepting applications for the 2026 School on Analytical Connectionism dedicated this year to Language Acquisition. 📍 Gothenburg, Sweden 🗓️ August 17–28, 2026 ☠️ Apply by April 17! 🔗 analytical-connectionism.net/school/2026/ 👇 Meet the experts joining us this summer!
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Hiring 2 Postdocs to work on Theoretical Foundations of AI Safety at Chalmers in Gothenburg 🌲🌊 If you have a background in Physics, Math, or ML and want to tackle AI alignment at a fundamental level alongside UCL, apply below! 🔗 Apply: www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha... 🔬 Lab: stefsmlab.github.io
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CogCompNeuro @cogcompneuro.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
🚨 #CCN2026 Proceedings submissions are open! CCN 2026 again features an 8-page Proceedings track (alongside extended abstracts). Accepted papers will appear in CCN-Proceedings (CCN‑P) with DOIs on OpenReview.
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
It is a great pleasure to host the Workshop in Advancements in High-Dimensional Methods for Machine Learning next week at Chalmers/GU! We have a great set of speakers, and I look forward to the talks and discussions! 🔗 chalmers.se/en/current/c...
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Our paper just came out in PRX! Congrats to Nishil Patel and the rest of the team* TL;DR: We analyse policy learning through the lens of statphys, revealing distinct scaling regimes with sharp transitions. 🔗 journals.aps.org/prx/abstract... *Seb Lee @sebgoldt.bsky.social @saxelab.bsky.social
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RL Perceptron: Generalization Dynamics of Policy Learning in High Dimensions
A solvable model for reinforcement learning, the RL perceptron, provides a mathematical framework to analyze learning dynamics, revealing key efficiency factors and a speed-accuracy trade-off that can...
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The first poster is actually #460, but I am actually still queueing at the registration. First memorable experience of this ICLR is the longest queue of my life. 😅
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Here at #ICLR2025 and it's going to be a busy week! 1. Today at 10am, Optimal Protocols for Continual Learning via Statistical Physics and Control Theory, Poster #342 2. Tomorrow at 10am, A Theory of Initialisation's Impact on Specialisation Poster, #342 3. Speaking at the SCSLWorkshop on Monday.
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Less than 10 days to apply to the last edition of the Analytical Connectionism summer school! Deadline: April 18th 🚨 Apply here www.analytical-connectionism.net/school/2025/ Where? London, UK. When? Aug 25-Sep 5.
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2025 School on Analytical Connectionism
A 2-week summer course hosted at University College London on analytical tools for probing neural networks and higher-level cognition.
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I really enjoyed working on this. What started as a reproducibility issue ended up revealing a more complex picture of mean-field dynamics than I originally thought, making me rethink the specialisation phenomenon. Soon at @iclr-conf.bsky.social! 🔗 openreview.net/forum?id=RQz...
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A Theory of Initialisation's Impact on Specialisation
Prior work has demonstrated a consistent tendency in neural networks engaged in continual learning tasks, wherein intermediate task similarity results in the highest levels of catastrophic...
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Excited to meet for the first time and exchange ideas with fellow Nordic statistical physicists next week @NorditaSweden Workshop on StatPhys! I'll be presenting our research on ML bias through the lens of disordered systems. 🌐 indico.fysik.su.se/event/8942/
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14th Nordic Workshop on Statistical Physics: Biological, Complex and Non-Equilibrium Systems
Venue Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden Scope This workshop series provides a “forum” where scientists in the Nordic countries working in the area of Statistical Physics can meet regularly. The meeting bring...
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
and @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social 🙏
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Special thanks to our speakers: Remi Monasson, Tim Rogers, Tali Sharot, Merav Ahissar, Xuechunzi Bai, Marco Baity-Jesi, Mathew Diamond, Lasana Harris, Tiago Maia, Angela Radulescu, Levent Sagun, and Fanny Yang. And sponsors: @gatsbyucl.bsky.social and @neuroinformatics.dev
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Happy to announce that the Analytical Connectionism summer school is back! This year we'll dive into "bias" across ML, Neuroscience, and Psychology. 📆 Aug 25-Sep 5 🗺️ London, UK 🌐 www.analytical-connectionism.net/school/2025/ Applications are open!
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2025 School on Analytical Connectionism
A 2-week summer course hosted at University College London on analytical tools for probing neural networks and higher-level cognition.
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Giulio Biroli @giuliobiroli.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
ML methods are an asset in analysing numerically glassy dynamics - a notoriously difficult physics problem. If you want to know more on recent results and future directions, check out our "Roadmap on machine learning glassy dynamics", just appeared on Nature Reviews www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Nico Schuck @nicoschuck.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Looking for a PhD in Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience or related in Germany? One week left to apply for the Max Planck School of Cognition: cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/application #PsychSciSky #compneurosky #neuroskyence #NeuroAI #Neuroimaging
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Stefano Sarao Mannelli @stefsm.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
First post on 🦋! Next week, I’ll speak about Curriculum Learning at the workshop "At the Crossroads of AI and Cognitive Science". Join me if you are in the area! 🔗 www.chalmers.se/en/current/c...
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At the Crossroads of AI and Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cognitive Science (CogSci) have always had a very fruitful interaction over decades. On the one hand, AI takes its inspiration…
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