Ph.D. Graduate Q&A: Xinyuan Cao

As a machine learning (ML) theorist, Xinyuan Cao spent her Ph.D. at Georgia Tech digging into the mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence (AI). 

Cao's work has earned her recognition, including the 2024 J.P. Morgan AI Research Ph.D. Fellowship and the 2023 Georgia Tech ARC Fellowship. Last week, she joined the Class of 2026 as she received her Ph.D. in machine learning.  

Before starting her next role in AI research, Cao shared the ideas and people that defined her time at Tech. 

What did your research focus on?