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Julia Kempe
AMI LabsDirector of Research
New York UniversitySilver Professor of Computer Science
Kempe helped advance the theory of quantum computing before turning to the foundations of modern AI. Her current research asks how large models reason, what they genuinely understand, when their abilities carry over to new problems and how they can be made more reliable.[1]
Career & education
Current rolesAMI Labs2026-presentDirector of ResearchNew York University2023-presentSilver Professor of Computer Science
AMI Labs2026-presentNew York University2023-presentPreviously
Meta2024-2026Director and Senior Researcher, Meta FAIR Paris
Tel Aviv University2009-2014Associate Professor of Computer Science
Meta2024-2026Tel Aviv University2009-2014Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
References
- Julia Kempe — official biography and researchmath.nyu.edu
Her current research asks how large models reason, what they genuinely understand, when their abilities carry over to new problems and how they can be made more reliable.
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