Caltech and the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP), the largest individual research program in Sweden, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research programs related to AI, autonomous systems, and software.
This collaboration may include activities such as postdoctoral programs, postdoctoral scholar research programs, visiting scholar programs, staff visits and exchanges, entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives, joint research projects, workshops and courses, and access to research facilities.
"Caltech is excited to be partnering with WASP and building on many years of interactions between Caltech and researchers in Sweden with this expanded collaboration. We look forward to working with WASP graduate students, postdocs, and faculty to expand the frontiers of research in autonomous systems and technology, computing and mathematical sciences, and information science and technology," says Richard Murray, Thomas E. and Doris Everhart Professor of Control and Dynamical Systems and Bioengineering; William K. Bowes Jr. Leadership Chair, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering.
Launched in 2015, WASP's stated mission is "to advance Sweden into an internationally recognized and leading position in the areas of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and software." The program receives the majority of its funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, with additional funding from partner universities and Swedish industry.
This collaboration will provide both parties with new ideas and perspectives on AI, autonomous systems, and software, with the goal of making significant advances in these study areas.