The Siebel Scholars Foundation has awarded fellowships to five Princeton University graduate students in computer science: Jane Castleman, Sayash Kapoor, Abhishek Panigrahi, Henri Schmidt and Austin Wang.
Now in its 25th year, the Siebel Scholars program annually recognizes students from graduate schools of business, computer science and bioengineering. The 78 distinguished fellows of the Class of 2026 join a worldwide network of 2,000 fellowship alumni.
Founded in 2000 by the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, the Siebel Scholars program awards grants to 16 universities in the United States, China, France, Italy and Japan. Selection for the fellowship is competitive and based on academic achievement and leadership. Siebel Scholars receive a $35,000 award for their final year of studies.
Jane Castleman is a master's student advised by Aleksandra Korolova at the Center for Information Technology Policy. Her research is on the fairness, transparency, and privacy of algorithmic systems, particularly in the context of generative AI and online platforms.
Sayash Kapoor is a Ph.D. candidate working with Arvind Narayanan at the Center for Information Technology Policy. His research focuses on the societal impact of AI.
Abhishek Panigrahi is a Ph.D. candidate supervised by Sanjeev Arora. His research focuses on mathematical models for efficient and robust training of language models.
Henri Schmidt is a Ph.D. candidate advised by Ben Raphael. His research employs techniques from theoretical computer science and operations research to study problems in computational biology.
Austin Wang is a Ph.D. student working with Karthik Narasimhan. He is interested in natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and their intersection.
Read the Siebel Scholars Foundation's announcement.