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2023 WLA Prize Laureates Unveiled on Thursday

Date Sept. 14, 2023

At a press conference held in Shanghai on Thursday, September 14th, the World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize) announced its 2023 laureates. 

The 2023 WLA Prize in Computer Science or Mathematics was jointly awarded to Arkadi Nemirovski and Yurii Nesterov, "for their seminal work in convex optimization theory, including the theory of self-concordant functions and interior-point methods, a complexity theory of optimization, accelerated gradient methods, and methodological advances in robust optimization."

Karolin Luger, Daniela Rhodes and Timothy J. Richmond shared the 2023 WLA Prize in Life Science or Medicine, "for elucidating the structure of the nucleosome at the atomic level, providing the basis for understanding chromatin, gene regulation, and epigenetics."Michaeel I. Jordan and Randy Schekman, Chairs of the 2023 WLA Prize Selection Committees, explained the winners' work and major achievements in two videos released at the press conference.

Wu Xiangdong, Executive Director of the WLA and Chair of the WLA Prize Management Committee delivers a speech at the press conference.Michael Levitt, WLA Vice Chair and 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, witnesses the announcement at the press conference.Winners of the 2023 WLA Prize in Computer Science or Mathematics announced.Michael I. Jordan explains the work of the 2023 winners of the WLA Prize in Computer Science or Mathematics via video.Winners of the 2023 WLA Prize in Life Science or Medicine announced.Randy Schekman explains the work of the 2023 winners of the WLA Prize in Life Science or Medicine.The 2023 WLA Prize Laureates

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