McGill University
Aditya GroverCo-founder and CTO · InceptionFounder↗
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Volodymyr Kuleshov
InceptionCo-founder and Chief Scientist
Cornell UniversityAssistant Professor
Kuleshov co-developed masked diffusion language models, which generate text by repeatedly filling in blanks rather than writing strictly left to right.[1] He helped build Inception’s Mercury models for fast text and code generation.[2] He also co-founded Afresh, which uses AI to help grocers reduce food waste.[3]
Career & education
Current rolesInception2024-presentCo-founder and Chief ScientistCornell University2020-presentAssistant Professor
Inception2024-presentCornell University2020-presentPreviously
Afresh2017-2023Co-founder
Stanford University2017-2018Postdoc
Afresh2017-2023Stanford University2017-2018Education
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations18,615As of Nov 7, '26
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References
- Simple and Effective Masked Diffusion Language Modelsarxiv.org
Kuleshov co-developed masked diffusion language models, which generate text by repeatedly filling in blanks rather than writing strictly left to right.
- Mercury: Ultra-Fast Language Models Based on Diffusionarxiv.org
He helped build Inception’s Mercury models for fast text and code generation.
- Cornell Tech — Volodymyr Kuleshovtech.cornell.edu
He also co-founded Afresh, which uses AI to help grocers reduce food waste.
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