Antonio Franca

I am a PhD student at AITHYRA advised by Alexander Tong. AITHYRA is a new research institute at the intersection of machine learning and life sciences led by Michael Bronstein and funded by the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation. My focus is on flow-based generative models for molecular design. I hold an MPhil in Machine Learning from Cambridge (Distinction) and a BSc in Mathematics from VU Amsterdam (Cum Laude).

My current interests include:

  • Efficient and controllable generative modeling: tractable likelihoods, fine-grained control, discrete-continuous cogeneration
  • Efficient sampling: flow-based methods for high-dimensional Boltzmann distributions
  • Generative AI for molecular design: flow matching and diffusion for dynamics-informed molecule design
  • Mathematical foundations of generative models

I'm based in Vienna, where it's currently --:--:--.

In my spare time, I run, swim, surf, lift, explore nature, eat, code, travel, and read.

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