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Anima Anandkumar

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Co-Founder at Accelerated UnderstandingProfessor at Caltech

Anandkumar pioneered neural operators, which learn shortcuts for simulating physical systems rather than repeating every traditional calculation. Her Fourier Neural Operator helped make high-resolution weather and scientific simulations thousands of times faster, opening a major path for AI in climate, engineering, and physics.

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Background

Current roles
Co-Founder 2024-present
Professor 2017-present
Previously
2022-2023Senior Director of AI Research,
2018-2022Director of AI Research,
2016-2018Principal Scientist,
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Last editorial review: August 26, 2026

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Citation history from Aug 25, '25 to Jun 15, '2673,74562,76651,787Aug 25, '25Jun 15, '26
73,745citations as of Jun 15, '26+21,958 since Aug 25, '25
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