ASMS on the Global Stage — Alumni in the Headlines
We’re thrilled to share that ASMS was spotlighted in both Wired and Quanta Magazine—thanks to our distinguished alumnus, Dr. Ryan Williams, Class of 1997, now a renowned computer science professor at MIT.
The Wired feature highlights Williams’s groundbreaking research on algorithms, revealing how a small amount of memory can often outperform a large amount of time in computation. This discovery has major implications for the future of computational efficiency and theoretical computer science.
Quanta Magazine took an even deeper dive into the same breakthrough, calling it “a pretty stunning result, and a massive advance” in the field of computational complexity theory. Williams credits the foundation of this mindset to his formative years at ASMS, where curiosity, creativity, and rigor were all encouraged.
We’re incredibly proud to celebrate Dr. Ryan Williams’s achievements—and to reflect on how his journey showcases the impact of an ASMS education in shaping tomorrow’s thought leaders.
Check out the full stories in Wired and Quanta Magazine to learn more about this exciting advancement and the remarkable ASMS alumnus behind it!
Quanta Magazine