PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Po-Shen Loh

Also known as 罗博深

Po-Shen Loh is a mathematics professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and his link to AI runs through an advisory role on the AIMO Prize. The prize's advisory committee brings together mathematicians and AI and machine learning specialists, and he joined it in February 2024. He won a silver medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 1999 and coached the USA team from 2014 to 2023. At Carnegie Mellon University, he became a professor in 2010, and he helped develop the NOVID app in 2020.

Works
88
Citations
942
h-index
17

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1999

    A silver medal at the IMO

    At the International Mathematical Olympiad in 1999, he wins a silver medal for Team USA.

  2. 2004

    Top of his Caltech class

    He graduates first in his class at Caltech in 2004.

  3. 2005

    A Cambridge master's degree

    A Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship supports his master's degree at Cambridge in 2005.

  4. 2010

    Joining Carnegie Mellon

    At Carnegie Mellon University, he becomes a professor in 2010.

  5. 2014–2023

    Coaching the USA IMO team

    From 2014 to 2023 he coaches the USA International Mathematical Olympiad team, and the team earns No. 1 world rankings in 2015–16 and 2018–19.

  6. 2020

    Building the NOVID app

    In March 2020 he and other Hertz fellows are asked to help with the pandemic, and he develops the NOVID app.

  7. February 2024

    Advising the AIMO Prize

    In February 2024 he joins the advisory committee of the AIMO Prize, alongside mathematicians and AI and machine learning specialists.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor at Carnegie Mellon

    In 2026 he is a mathematics professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a social entrepreneur.

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  1. Biography | Po-Shen Loh poshenloh.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Stevens Institute of Technology 1870 stevens.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Po-Shen Loh - Hertz Foundation hertzfoundation.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Po-Shen Loh - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. NOVID Provides COVID-19 Early Warning System - TidBITS tidbits.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Loh Appointed to Advisory Committee of $10M AIMO Prize | Mellon College of Science cmu.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. The AIMO Prize Manager and Advisory Committee | AIMO Prize aimoprize.com. Checked 15 October 2026.