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phoenix.com technology news: on the morning of september 12, beijing time, the shanghai world top scientists development foundation held a press conference in shanghai to announce2024 world association of top scientists award(wla prize, abbreviated as "top science and technology association award" in chinese) winners list.

2024 top science and technology association award "intelligent science or mathematics award" awarded to cornell university computer science and information science professorjon kleinbergJon Kleinberg）, "for his groundbreaking contributions at the intersection of computer science and the social sciences, including his intellectual leadership in the areas of social networks and algorithmic fairness."

the 2024 cas award in life science or medicine was given to johns hopkins university school of medicine professor of molecular biology and genetics, neuroscience, and ophthalmology, and investigator of the howard hughes medical institutejeremy nathans(jeremy nathans), "in recognition of his contributions to the discovery of the genes, regulation and plasticity of human color vision, and to the elucidation of the mechanisms of diseases that lead to blindness." the two winners will each receive a single prize of 10 million yuan.

executive director of wla, director of shanghai world top scientists development foundation, chairman of top science and technology association award management committeewu xiangdongchairman of the selection committee for the 2024 top science and technology association award "intelligent science or mathematics award", professor of the department of electrical engineering and computer science and the department of statistics at the university of california, berkeleymichael i. jordanmichael i. jordan, chairman of the selection committee for the 2024 cas award for life science or medicine, and winner of the 2013 nobel prize in physiology or medicinerandy schekman(randy schekman) jointly announced the winners of this year. wu xiangdong said in his speech at the press conference: the top science and technology association award has always adhered to the highest academic standards and is committed to commending outstanding scientists who have made major discoveries but have not yet been favored by top international scientific awards.

the top science and technology award is given byassociation of world's top scientists(wla, referred to as "dingkexie" in chinese) was initiated and established in shanghai in 2021.shanghai world top scientists development foundationhosted bysequoia chinathe science award is an exclusive science award for scientists around the world that provides permanent funding support. it has two individual awards, the "intelligent science or mathematics award" and the "life science or medicine award", with a prize of rmb 10 million each, which can be shared by up to four winners. it is one of the world's largest science awards.

as of 2024, the top science and technology association award has been awarded three times, with a total of nine outstanding scientists winning this honor, and its influence in the global scientific community has steadily increased.

2024 top science and technology association award "intelligent science or mathematics award"

jon kleinberg is one of the leading figures in the field of intelligent science in the past three decades. his research spans many fields, from computer network routing to data mining to biological structure comparison. his major achievements include pioneering work in small-world theory and world wide web search algorithms. in particular, the hits algorithm he designed has had a profound impact on search engine technology. the research work related to this algorithm inspired the birth of google's pagerank algorithm. in addition, he has also achieved remarkable results in algorithm design and analysis, interdisciplinary research, and social network analysis. the algorithm textbook "algorithm design" co-authored by him and eva tardos is widely regarded as a classic textbook in the field of algorithms and has had a profound impact on algorithm education.

"kleinberg's achievements span computer science, mathematics and economics, not only solving important problems in these fields, but also opening the door for researchers in these fields to collaborate to solve emerging social problems," said michael i. jordan, chairman of the selection committee for the 2024 top science and technology association award "intelligent science or mathematics award," when explaining the reasons for the award.

2024 top science and technology award "life science or medicine award"

jeremy nathans was a member of the lasker medical award selection committee. he has made outstanding academic achievements in the field of visual science. he revealed the molecular basis of human color vision, clarified the mechanism of retinal development and its relationship with hereditary eye diseases through genetic research, and explored the potential of gene therapy in visual system diseases, opening up new directions for the research and clinical application of visual science, and changing our understanding of "how humans see the world".

when interpreting the reasons for the award, randy schekman, chairman of the selection committee for the 2024 cas top award "life science or medicine award", systematically introduced the series of pioneering work that nathans has done in the field of human color vision during his more than 40 years of research career. "nathans has a broad curiosity, is knowledgeable in the field of visual science and is familiar with its history. in addition, the depth of his thoughts and the innovation of his research methods make him one of the world's best neuroscientists." schekman said.

top science and technology association award press conference sets up winners’ connection for the first time

the 2024 top science and technology association award press conference set up a winner connection session for the first time. the two new top science and technology association award winners were the first to share their joy of winning the award and their thoughts on scientific research with the audience at the press conference.

"algorithms are powerful tools. like all powerful tools, they can bring both benefits and disasters. it all depends on the choices we make when designing them," jon kleinberg told reporters during the live link. "the ethical issues of algorithms are one of the focuses of my work, including the fairness of decision-making through algorithms, how to protect people's rights in big data, and how algorithm selection affects information dissemination and communication."

jeremy nathans said that there are still too many mysteries to be solved in the field of neuroscience. "the brain is like a piano. we roughly understand how it works and what sound will be produced when we press a key, but what we don't understand are other aspects of piano music, such as composition, the characteristics of successful pianists, and so on. there is still a huge gap in our understanding of many aspects of the brain."

at the same time, he also believes that with the development of science and technology, we are making progress and bringing more hope to the treatment of diseases. "technology is continuing to advance, such as various genetic technologies. as clinical experts share their insights into diseases and work together with scientists, we will eventually bring more and more effective treatments for neurological and mental diseases."

the 2024 top science and technology association award ceremony will be held on october 25th simultaneously with the opening ceremony of the 2024 world top scientists forum. the two winners will come to shanghai to attend the ceremony and participate in a series of exchange activities for the winners.