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Charles C. Hoskinson and Jeremy Avigad

Philosophy Receives $20 Million to Establish Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics

“Carnegie Mellon has the resources and experts to take the study of formal mathematics and disseminate it in a meaningful way. We can bring together

Entrepreneur Charles C. Hoskinson has made a $20 million gift to Carnegie Mellon University to establish the Hoskinson Center for Formal Mathematics to advance mathematical research by improving global access to knowledge and resources for mathematics researchers, educators and learners. The Hoskinson Center will develop the technology and techniques needed to increase world-wide access to the power of formal mathematics. Jeremy Avigad , professor of philosophy in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of mathematical sciences in the Mellon College of Science, will lead the center and provide mentorship and guidance to direct research contributions and collaboration. Read about the new center .

the best minds in mathematics, computer science and machine

learning to create an infrastructure for using formal mathematics as a core educational tool. I am honored to be part of the creation of such an important center where collaboration, exploration and discovery opens the door to incentivizing and supporting mathematical activity and giving it the resources for advanced methods of automation.” — CHARLES C. HOSKINSON

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