According to @berkeley_ai, Georgia Gkioxari, an alumna of the Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) lab, has been awarded a 2025 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. This prestigious fellowship recognizes early-career scientists making significant contributions to their fields. Gkioxari is known for her impactful work in computer vision and deep learning, with research spanning object recognition and scene understanding. The fellowship provides substantial funding, enabling recipients to pursue innovative AI research projects with real-world applications. This award highlights the growing importance of foundational AI research and is expected to accelerate advancements in machine learning, benefiting both academia and industry by fostering new business opportunities in AI-driven technologies (Source: @berkeley_ai; packard.org/insights/news/th…).