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Two Indian origin students named Kempner Fellows at Harvard
The fellowship supports graduate research in natural and artificial intelligence across five PhD programs.
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Pranavi Sharma - Thu, 31, Jul 2025
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Aayush Karan and Pranav Nair. / Kempner institute
Aayush Karan and Pranav Nair, both of Indian origin, have been selected as part of the 2025 cohort of Kempner Graduate Fellows at Harvard, the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence announced. They are among 13 graduate students chosen this year to pursue research in fields related to intelligence in both natural and artificial systems.
Aayush Karan is currently pursuing a PhD in Quantum Sciences and Engineering, while Pranav Nair is an incoming PhD student in Computer Science. The fellowship supports students whose research aligns with the Kempner Institute’s mission and provides funding through the fourth year of graduate school, along with access to facilities and mentorship.
Speaking to the Kempner Institute, Karan said, “My research seeks to develop algorithmic techniques that solve complex inference problems on a diverse array of modalities including reasoning, reward-optimal synthetic generation, and failure prediction.”
Nair told the Institute, “I am excited to design LLM architectures and algorithms that maximally use compute power, improving both throughput and quality of the generated responses.”
The 2025 fellows include six incoming and seven continuing PhD students from five Harvard graduate programs, including Computer Science, Applied Math, Physics, Quantum Sciences & Engineering, and Neuroscience. With this cohort, the total number of Kempner Graduate Fellows will rise to 50.
According to the Kempner Institute, the fellows will engage in projects that "explore some of the most pressing topics in the field of intelligence research." Denise Yoon, Associate Director for Educational Programs at the Institute, said the incoming class “promise[s] to contribute to the Institute’s breadth and depth of research and innovation.”
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