Towards a theory of generative AI
A celebration of ten years of the CFM chair in data science
The École normale supérieure – PSL and Capital Fund Management are pleased to invite you to an afternoon of scientific talks and discussions celebrating the 10th anniversary of the CFM Chair and a decade of CFM's support for fundamental research in data sciences at ENS.
The programme will bring together leading researchers to explore new perspectives in Models and Data Sciences, with a particular focus on mathematics and artificial intelligence.
PROGRAM (Event held in English)
1:30 PM: Welcome coffee
2:00 PM : Welcome remarks
Frédéric Worms, Director of the École normale supérieure – PSL
Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Scientist at Capital Fund Management
2:30 PM : Generative modeling with flows and maps
Eric Vanden-Eijnden, CFM ML Lab Director & Researcher at the ENS-PSL Data Science Center
3:15 PM : Coffee break
3:45 PM : Generative diffusion: to what extent does it produce new (fake) data?
Marc Mézard, Professor of Theoretical Physics at Bocconi University
4:30 PM : Flow matching through the lens of Optimal Transport
Julie Delon, Professor and Deputy Director of the Mathematics department at ENS-PSL
5:15 PM : Panel discussion on "Mathematics in the age of AI" with:
Scott Armstrong, Professor of Mathematics at The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU’s & CNRS Research Director at Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions SU
Marc Potters, Chief Investment Officer at Capital Fund management
Julia Kempe, Silver Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics and Data Science at The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU’s & AMI Lab Paris
Marc Mézard, Professor of Theoretical Physics at Bocconi University
Moderator: Giulio Biroli, Professor of Theoretical Physics at ENS-PSL and Scientific Director of the CFM Chair
6:15 PM : Closing remarks by Caroline Guény Mentré, Director of the ENS Foundation
6:30 PM : Cocktail reception
Mis à jour le 9/10/2026