Pierre Baldi, Chancellor’s Professor of Computer Science and Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics director, has been awarded the 2010 Eduardo R. Caianiello Prize for Scientific Contributions to the Field of Neural Networks from the Italian Neural Network Society (SIREN). The distinguished prize is given to senior professors who have made significant contributions to the field of neural networks. Neural network are circuits of artificial neurons used to build systems that can learn from data and experience.