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# Shing-Tung Yau

Director, Yau Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua University; Fields medallist (as of 2026-10-12; source: https://www.citynewsservice.cn/articles/shanghaidaily/news/yau-mathematics-and-ai-lab-alliance-launched-at-tsinghua-university-7kr5e38n).

Fields medallist who launched an alliance of eight Chinese maths institutes in October 2026 to build AI models for mathematics.

## Accounts

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shing-Tung_Yau

## In the news (1 event, newest first)

- 2026-10-11: [Shing-Tung Yau launches an alliance of eight Chinese maths institutes to build AI models for mathematical research](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-11-yau-math-ai-lab-alliance/), Research. It is an organised, national-scale response by Chinese mathematicians to the 2026 wave of AI-produced proofs.

Profile checked 2026-10-12.