Publications & Preprints

UW Math AI Lab Research

Papers published and in progress by UW Math AI Lab members, spanning AI for mathematics, formal verification, plasma physics, and quantum error correction.

Research

Conference & Workshop Papers

Peer-reviewed and workshop papers by Math AI Lab members across machine learning, theorem proving, plasma physics, and mathematical search.

ICML 2026 Spotlight

DiScoFormer: Plug-In Density and Score Estimation with Transformers

Vasily Ilin, Peter Sushko

Estimating probability density and its score from samples remains a core problem in generative modeling, Bayesian inference, and kinetic theory. DiScoFormer bridges classical kernel methods and neural score models with a plug-in transformer-based estimator.

OpenReview
ICLR 2026, Logical Reasoning of LLMs Workshop

Semantic Search over 9 Million Mathematical Theorems

Luke Alexander, Eric Leonen, Sophie Szeto, Artemii Remizov, Ignacio Tejeda, Jarod Alper, Giovanni Inchiostro, Vasily Ilin

Searching for mathematical results remains difficult because most tools retrieve entire papers, while mathematicians and theorem-proving agents often seek a specific theorem. This work introduces semantic theorem retrieval across a unified corpus of 9.2 million theorem statements.

OpenReview
ICLR 2026, VerifAI Workshop

Learning to Repair Lean Proofs from Compiler Feedback

Evan Wang, Simon Chess, Daniel Lee, Siyuan Ge, Ajit Mallavarapu, Jarod Alper, Vasily Ilin

As neural theorem provers become increasingly agentic, the ability to interpret and act on compiler feedback is critical. This work studies a fine-tuned repair model trained on erroneous Lean proofs paired with compiler diagnostics and corrections.

OpenReview
ICLR 2026, AI with Recursive Self-Improvement Workshop

CircuitBuilder: From Polynomials to Circuits via Reinforcement Learning

Weikun K. Zhang, Rohan Pandey, Bhaumik Mehta, Kaijie Jin, Naomi Morato, Archit Ganapule, Michael Ruofan Zeng, Jarod Alper

Motivated by auto-proof generation and Valiant's VP vs. VNP conjecture, this project formulates arithmetic circuit discovery as a single-player game where a reinforcement learning agent builds a circuit within a fixed number of operations.

OpenReview
ICLR 2026, AI & PDE Workshop

A Neural Score-Based Particle Method for the Vlasov-Maxwell-Landau System

Vasily Ilin, Jingwei Hu

Plasma modeling is central to the design of nuclear fusion reactors, but simulating collisional plasma kinetics from first principles remains computationally challenging. This work introduces a neural score-based approach for the Vlasov-Maxwell-Landau system.

OpenReview
AIPV 2026, AI, Proof & Verification Workshop

Semi-Autonomous Formalization of the Vlasov-Maxwell-Landau Equilibrium

Vasily Ilin

A semi-autonomous formalization effort targeting the equilibrium theory of the Vlasov-Maxwell-Landau system in Lean 4, combining human-guided proof structure with AI-assisted tactic search.

arXiv
Research

Preprints

Current preprints and project papers from the lab.

arXiv Preprint

StabilizerBench: A Benchmark for AI-Assisted Quantum Error Correction Circuit Synthesis

Andres Paz, Christian Tarta, Cordelia Yuqiao Li, Mayee Sun, Sarju Patel, Sylvie Lausier

A benchmark suite for evaluating AI systems on synthesizing quantum error-correcting stabilizer circuits, with systematic coverage of code families and circuit constraints relevant to near-term quantum hardware.

arXiv:2604.21287
Research

Research Artifacts

Software, formalization contributions, and manuscripts connected to current lab projects.

Mathlib Contribution, 2026

mkOfAdjoinEqTop' for Adjoined Roots

UW Math AI Lab Algebraic Geometry group

A mathlib contribution supporting the monogenic extensions project, generalizing an existing adjoined-root theorem by replacing an integrally closed hypothesis with a freeness hypothesis.

Mathlib PR #36421
Mathlib Contribution, 2026

Finite Étale Extensions of Local Rings Are Monogenic

UW Math AI Lab Algebraic Geometry group

A formalization of finite étale local-ring monogenicity from arXiv:2503.07846, including supporting intermediate lemmas for broader monogenic extensions work.

Mathlib PR #37527
Manuscript, 2026

Multiplication Beyond Groups: Stratified Fourier Mechanisms in Transformer Circuits

Anonymous authors

A mechanistic interpretability study of how small transformers learn modular multiplication over composite moduli, extending group-composition explanations to non-invertible monoid structure.

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Research

Other Publications

Essays and public-facing research perspectives connected to the lab.

Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, 2025

Embracing AI and Formalization: Experimenting with Tomorrow's Mathematical Tools

Jarod Alper

A perspective piece on integrating large language models and formal proof assistants into mathematical practice, drawing on experiences from the UW Math AI Lab.

AMS