Samuel Schapiro
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Samuel Schapiro

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I am the Chief Science Officer and co-founder of Spiral Works. I lead our research team studying the algorithmic and theoretical foundations of creativity.

We are an AI research lab developing creative superintelligence that can automate AI R&D.

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Experience

  • Visiting Researcher, Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing

Education

  • BS, Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Select Publications

  • S. Schapiro, J. Black, L. R. Varshney, Transformational Creativity in Science: A Graphical Theory, in the Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computational Creativity, Jun 23-27, Campinas, Brazil. [Best Short Paper Award]
  • A. Sanyal, S. Schapiro, S. Shashidhar, R. Moon, L. R. Varshney, D. Hakkani-Tur, Spark: A System for Scientifically Creative Idea Generation, in the Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computational Creativity, Jun 23-27, Campinas, Brazil.
  • S. Schapiro, TBD, Uncovering the Limits of Large Language Models for Scientific Discovery, Forthcoming.
  • S. Schapiro, TBD, Combinatorial Creativity: A New Frontier in Generalization Abilities, Forthcoming.
  • S. Schapiro, TBD, Popper-1: Training General-Purpose Scientific Reviewer Models, Forthcoming.

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Book Draft: The Metaphysics of Modern Cognition
A Guide for Free Thinkers and the Prelude to a Cultural Crusade
Jun 1, 2025

2 Papers Accepted at ICCC 2025
International Conference on Computational Creativity
May 13, 2025

Spark: A System for Scientifically Creative Idea Generation
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computational Creativity
Apr 18, 2025
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