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A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.

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Привет, Хабр! Меня зовут Арсений Иванов, в AIRI в команде «Вычислительный интеллект» я занимаюсь генеративными моделями на основе диффузионных процессов, а также являюсь студентом университетов Сколтеха и ВШЭ. В июле я побывал на ICML 2026, где в том числе представлял две работы на конференции. 

Для меня это была первая очная конференция уровня A*, поэтому поездка была одновременно важной научной возможностью и совершенно новым опытом. Она получилась очень насыщенной и по науке, и по нетворкингу. Сейчас, когда эмоции уже улеглись и мысли устаканились, захотелось поделиться своими впечатлениями и размышлениями о увиденном.

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