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Secure Program Synthesis Fellowship seeks mentors for AI code correctness projects

Apart Research and Atlas Computing are launching a fellowship focused on secure program synthesis, aiming to apply formal methods to AI-generated code. The program seeks mentors for projects in specification elicitation, validation, spec-driven development, and adversarial robustness. Applications for mentors are open until May 5th, 2026, with a related hackathon scheduled for May 22-24. AI

IMPACT Accelerates research into formal verification and security for AI-generated code, potentially improving reliability.

RANK_REASON This is a fellowship announcement for a research program focused on AI security and formal methods.

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Secure Program Synthesis Fellowship seeks mentors for AI code correctness projects

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    [exploding note] Apply to Mentor Secure Program Synthesis Fellowship by May 5th

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