Stanford AI Professors Win Presidential Early Career Award

Jul 11, 2026

Chelsea Finn, Dorsa Sadigh, and Sanmi Koyejo from the Stanford AI Lab have each won the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest U.S. government honor for outstanding early-career scientists and engineers. The award recognizes their achievements in their respective fields.

Why it matters: This award highlights the significant contributions of early-career AI researchers and the importance placed on AI by the U.S. government.

Full story at: Stanford AI Lab ↗