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Core Francisco Park

Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University (May 2025 - Present)
Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University (2025)
Thesis: Deep Learning as a Scientific Tool and a Model Organism of Intelligence

Contact

Email: corefranciscopark@g.harvard.edu

Location: Cambridge, MA

Education

• Ph.D. Physics, Harvard University, 2019-2025
• B.S. Physics, KAIST, 2015-2019, Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 4.08/4.3

Research Interests

• Machine Learning: In-Context Learning, Compositional Generalization, Diffusion Models
• Astrophysics: Cosmology, Dark Matter Reconstruction, Bayesian Inference
• Neuroscience: Whole-Brain Imaging, Connectomics, Neural Tracking
• Mechanistic Understanding of AI Systems

Selected Publications

1. Park, C.F.* et al. (2025). "Decomposing Elements of Problem Solving: What 'Math' Does RL Teach?" preprint
2. Park, C.F.*, Zhang, Z.*, Tanaka, H. (2025). "New News: System-2 Fine-tuning for Robust Integration of New Knowledge" preprint
3. Park, C.F.*, Lubana, E.S.*, Tanaka, H. (2025). "Competition Dynamics Shape Algorithmic Phases of In-Context Learning" ICLR 2025 (Spotlight)
4. Park, C.F.* et al. (2025). "ICLR: In-Context Learning of Representations" ICLR 2025
5. Yang, Y.*, Park, C.F. et al. (2025). "Swing-by Dynamics in Concept Learning and Compositional Generalization" ICLR 2025
6. Park, C.F.*, Okawa, M.* et al. (2024). "Emergence of Hidden Capabilities: Exploring Learning Dynamics in Concept Space" NeurIPS 2024 (Spotlight)
7. Park, C.F.* et al. (2024). "Automated neuron tracking inside moving and deforming animals using deep learning" Nature Methods
8. Meirovitch, Y.*, Park, C.F.* et al. (2025). "SmartEM: machine-learning guided electron microscopy" Nature Methods (accepted)
9. Ono, V.*, Park, C.F. et al. (2024). "Debiasing with Diffusion: Probabilistic reconstruction of Dark Matter fields" Astrophysical Journal
10. Park, C.F.* et al. (2023). "Quantification of high dimensional non-Gaussianities" Astrophysical Journal
11. Susoy, V.* et al. (2021). "Natural sensory context drives diverse brain-wide activity during C. elegans mating" Cell

(* denotes first author)

Links

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