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David Kempe received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2003 and joined the faculty of the computer science department at the University of Southern California in Fall 2004. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Computer Science. His primary research interests are in the theory of computer science, specifically focusing on the design and analysis of algorithms with a particular emphasis on social networks. He explores topics at the intersection of economics and computing, as well as algorithmic learning questions. Throughout his career, he has received several prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, the VSoE Junior Research Award, the ONR Young Investigator Award, and the Sloan Fellowship. Additionally, he has been recognized with various mentoring awards at USC, including the USC Parents Council Teaching and Mentoring Award and the USC Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring. His work has also earned accolades at major conferences, such as the ACM Conference on Economics and Computation Paper Award and the ICML 2011 Conference Distinguished Paper Award.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
Conducting research and teaching in the Department of Computer Science.
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