Walter Virany

About me

I'm an MSc student (transitioning to PhD) in computer science at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Michał Koziarski and Dr. Mike Brudno. My interests lie broadly in probabilistic machine learning and algorithmic decision-making with applications in science. In particular, I am currently focused on Bayesian optimization for drug discovery.

Before that, I received a B.S. in applied mathematics with minors in computer science and physics from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Updates

Sep 2026

[New paper!] "Hit Expansion via Localized Exploration of Chemical Space" accepted at NeurIPS 2026

Sep 2026

Transitioning to PhD program at UofT!

Aug 2026

Awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)

Nov 2025

Sep 2025

Starting MSc in computer science at UofT with Koziarski Lab!

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Jan 2025

Presented at JMM 2025

Oct 2024

Starting a research internship at Mila

Jun 2024

Participating in RIPS at IPAM for Summer 2024

May 2024

Graduated from CU Boulder!

Nov 2023

Presented a talk to the CU Boulder Applied Math department