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Jian Pei

Arthur S. Pearse Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science
308 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Data science, data mining, databases, information retrieval, computational statistics, applied machine learning and AI.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Arthur S. Pearse Distinguished Professor of Computer Science · 2023 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Computer Science · 2023 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Chair of the Department of Computer Science · 2023 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · 2023 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · 2023 - Present Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

In the News


Published September 3, 2024
Six Duke Scholars Embark on Leadership Journey with Ivy+ Peers
Published November 12, 2023
Five Decades of Creating History and Pushing Boundaries at Duke Computer Science
Published July 25, 2023
Duke Effort Aims to End Bottlenecks Preventing Secondary Use of Big Data

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Recent Publications


The 2nd Workshop on Large Language Models for E-Commerce

Conference Proceedings of the ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining · August 3, 2025 Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing E-Commerce by enabling product recommendation, search, classification, question answering, and advertising applications. Their increasing adoption in real-world systems underscores their potential; however, ... Full text Cite

AI4DE: The 1st International Workshop on AI for Data Editing

Conference Proceedings of the ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining · August 3, 2025 Machine learning traditionally emphasizes developing models for given datasets, but real-world data is often messy, making model improvement insufficient for enhancing performance. AI for data editing (AI4DE) is an emerging field that systematically improv ... Full text Cite

A Survey on Small Language Models in the Era of Large Language Models: Architecture, Capabilities, and Trustworthiness

Conference Proceedings of the ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining · August 3, 2025 Large language models (LLMs) based on Transformer architecture are powerful but face challenges with deployment, inference latency, and costly fine-tuning. These limitations highlight the emerging potential of small language models (SLMs), which can either ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Collaborative Research: AI Tools to Knowledge Discovery and Rigorous Reasoning in Polyhedral Geometry

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2027

EAGER: End-to-End Learning of Paradoxes and Interpretations for Data Storytelling

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications


Simon Fraser University · 2002 Ph.D.

External Links


Jian Pei Website