Prof. Josh Alman — Research Profile
Columbia University · Computer Science
Graduate application deadlines
Computer Science
PhD in Computer Science (MS/PhD, PhD)
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
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Fall 2027Priority deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Application deadline
Feb 15, 2027
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Prof. Josh Alman at Columbia University Computer Science lists theory, algorithms, complexity, algebra in computation as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Finding Hypercliques Faster Than Brute ForceNewPreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · Nov 3
- Truly Subquadratic 3SUM and Truly Subcubic APSP via Triangles in Sparse Lopsided GraphsPreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · Oct 5
- Improving the matrix multiplication exponent with modern optimization and AlphaEvolvePreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · Aug 17
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