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BAYESCOMP Group Secures CRG Funding to Revolutionize Latent Variable Modeling

2 min read · Tue, Mar 10 2026

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The KAUST Bayesian Computational Statistics and Modeling (BAYESCOMP) Research Group is pleased to announce the award of a 2025 Competitive Research Grant (CRG) for the project: "Advancing scalable Bayesian methods for latent variable modelling." The project is funded at USD $900,000 for 36 months, with the research program officially commencing in April 2026.