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Julia Kempe

Silver Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics and Data Science · New York University · New York University

Quick answer: Julia Kempe is Silver Professor of Computer Science, Mathematics and Data Science at New York University. Julia Kempe shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.

⭐ For Prospective PhD Students: Applications for the Ph.D. program are reviewed by a department-wide committee and are very competitive. Please apply directly to the PhD Program of the Center for Data Science or the Computer Science Program. Do not forget to mention my name (and of other faculty you'd like to work with) in the application AND in your research statement. Prospective MS Independent S

Research interests

Machine Learning Theory, Deep Learning & Foundation Models, AI Safety & Robustness, ML for Science (Physics)

Selected publications (since 2023)

2026 Efficient RL Training for LLMs with Experience Replay Charles Arnal, Vivien Cabannes, Taco Cohen, Julia Kempe, Rémi Munos ICML, 2026 Formalization of De Giorgi–Nash–Moser Theory in Lean Scott Armstrong, Julia Kempe Preprint, 2026 Teaching Models to Teach Themselves: Reasoning at the Edge of Learnability Shobhita Sundaram, John Quan, Ariel Kwiatkowski, Kartik Ahuja, Yann Ollivier, Julia Kempe ICML, 2026 Spotlight Likelihood-Based Reward Designs for General LLM Reasoning Ariel Kwiatkowski, Natasha Butt, Ismail Labiad, Julia Kempe*, Yann Ollivier* (*Equal senior authorship) Preprint, 2026 Embedding Trust: Semantic Isotropy Predicts Nonfactuality in Long-Form Text Generation Dhrupad Bhardwaj, Julia Kempe*, Tim G. J. Rudner* (*Equal senior authorship) ICML, 2026 What Characterizes Eff

Frequently asked questions

Is Julia Kempe hiring PhD students at New York University?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Julia Kempe's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: For Prospective PhD Students: Applications for the Ph.D. program are reviewed by a department-wide committee and are very competitive. Please apply directly to the PhD Program of the Center for Data S.
What does Julia Kempe research?
Machine Learning Theory, Deep Learning & Foundation Models, AI Safety & Robustness, ML for Science (Physics)

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