PeopleofSuperintelligence

Nonprofit

Convergent Research

Includes Lean Focused Research Organization.

Statistics

People here now
19
People ever
19
Citations of current people
14,069
Median h-index of current people
7
Full moves in and out
15 in, 0 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 6 of the 19 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 19 people shaping AI have worked at Convergent Research, and all 19 hold current roles here. Its tracked sub-organization is Lean Focused Research Organization (18 ever, 18 now). Among 1,097 nonprofits, the group ranks 5th on current people and tied for 12th on all-time people. Knowledge, logic and reasoning leads 3 areas of expertise (17 of 19 people with profile topics), and researchers make up 16 of the 19 people here now (84%). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount rose from 4 in 2023 to 5 people in 2024–2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 15 full moves in and none out, led by arrivals from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (5).

Researchers make up 16 of the 19 people here now (84%), and “theorem proving” leads profile topics (13).Roles, current affiliations, profile topics, and recorded birth countries (1 known) and birth years (1 known) for the 19 people here now.

A summary of current people at Convergent Research. It shows roles, affiliations, profile topics and birth countries known for 1 person. The median birth year uses 1 person.

Role categories

  • Research16
  • Builders3

Current affiliations

  • Lean Focused Research Organization18
  • Convergent Research1

Top profile topics

  • theorem proving13
  • formal mathematics12
  • formal verification7
  • ai for mathematics4
  • language models4

Birth countries

Known for 1 of 19 people now.

  • Germany1

Median birth year

1985 (1 person)

Source: People of Superintelligence profiles, current career records and recorded birthplaces, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValuePeople
RoleResearch16
RoleBuilders3
Current affiliationLean Focused Research Organization18
Current affiliationConvergent Research1
Profile topictheorem proving13
Profile topicformal mathematics12
Profile topicformal verification7
Profile topicai for mathematics4
Profile topiclanguage models4
Birth countryGermany1
Birth country coverage1 of 19 people now1
Median birth year19851

The annual headcount series runs through 2025 (5 active work stints); the 19 people here now also include 2 who started in 2026 and 11 whose current role has no recorded start year. Full arrivals outnumbered full departures by 15 (15 in vs. 0 out): arrivals came 10 from universities (67%), 2 from companies (13%) and 3 from labs, nonprofits or government. We also record 1 arrival where a person added a role alongside an existing position.

Active work stints peaked at 5 people in 2024–2025, up from 4 in 2023.Annual estimates from 2023 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Convergent Research from 2023 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherLean Focused Research OrganizationPeople
2023134
2024145
2025145
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is the largest source of arrivals (5 full moves), across 15 moves in and 0 out.Full moves into (15) and out of (0) Convergent Research, grouped under top-level organizations. Excludes 1 role added alongside an existing position. Smaller routes are grouped as Other. universitiescompaniesinstitutes and labs

A three-column flow diagram. People came from organizations on the left, Convergent Research is in the middle, and destinations are on the right. It shows 15 incoming and 0 outgoing full moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career records with full moves only, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
DirectionOrganizationFull moves
FromKarlsruhe Institute of Technology5
FromCarnegie Mellon University2
FromAustralian National University1
FromCNRS1
FromGHC Steering Committee1
FromGoogle1
FromHaskell Foundation1
FromMicrosoft1
FromOther2
CenterConvergent Research15 in, 0 out
From 2023 to 2026, 15 people joined and 0 left, a net gain of 15.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (14 full moves and 1 role taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left Convergent Research from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

and 5 more

Left

No recorded moves.

Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026Ashley BlacquiereJoinedNorth Island CollegeFull move
2026David Thrane ChristiansenJoinedHaskell FoundationFull move
2026Jason ReedJoinedCarnegie Mellon UniversityFull move
2026Joscha MennickenJoinedKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyFull move
2026Julia Markus HimmelJoinedKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyFull move
2026Kim MorrisonJoinedAustralian National UniversityFull move
2026Leo de MouraJoinedMicrosoftFull move
2026Mac MaloneJoinedUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillFull move
2026Sebastian GrafJoinedKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyFull move
2026Wojciech NawrockiJoinedCarnegie Mellon UniversityFull move
2025Emilio Jesús Gallego AriasJoinedCNRSFull move
2024Kyle MillerJoinedUniversity of California, Santa CruzAlongside an existing role
2023Joachim BreitnerJoinedGHC Steering CommitteeFull move
2023Marc HuisingaJoinedKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyFull move
2023Sebastian UllrichJoinedKarlsruhe Institute of TechnologyFull move

Compared with peer nonprofits, Convergent Research ranks higher on current headcount (5th of 1,097) than on all-time headcount (tied for 12th); 19 of its 19 all-time people (100%) hold a current role here. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 11 of the 19 people who have worked at Convergent Research (58%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Convergent Research to 30 peer institutions. Among the 6 current people with confident OpenAlex author records, combined citations reach 14,069 and the median h-index is 7 (combined h-index 70, 44th among 222 counted nonprofits); Leo de Moura leads by citations (12,771).

Among 1,097 nonprofits, Convergent Research ranks 5th on current people (19) and tied for 12th on all-time people (19).Standing across all organizations and organizations of the same type on current people, all-time people and combined h-index of current people. Ties share a rank.

A table compares Convergent Research with 8827 organizations and 1097 organizations of the same type for current people, people ever and combined h-index where available.

People now

19 people

76th of 8,827 organizations5th of 1,097 nonprofits

People ever

19 people

tied for 317th of 8,827 organizationstied for 12th of 1,097 nonprofits

Combined h-index of people now

70 across 6 people

tied for 682nd of 1,834 organizations44th of 222 nonprofits

Source: People of Superintelligence organization membership and confident OpenAlex statistics, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
MeasureValueAll organizationsSame type
People now1976th of 8,8275th of 1,097
People ever19tied for 317th of 8,827tied for 12th of 1,097
Combined h-index of people now70 (6 people)tied for 682nd of 1,83444th of 222
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology shares the largest career overlap with Convergent Research, at 3 of 11 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at Convergent Research also worked at any time in their careers (11 people across 30 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Convergent Research. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology3
University of California, Berkeley2
University of Pennsylvania2
Amazon1
Australian National University1
The 5 most cited current people—led by Leo de Moura (12,771 citations)—account for 99.9% of 14,069 recorded citations.Share of 14,069 total citations across 6 of 19 current people with confident OpenAlex author records (median h-index 7).

A stacked bar shows that the 5 most cited current people account for 99.9% of 14,069 recorded citations. The data table links to their profiles.

Source: People of Superintelligence confident OpenAlex citation statistics, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
PersonCitationsShare
Leo de Moura12,77190.8%
Sebastian Ullrich7085.0%
Emilio Jesús Gallego Arias5163.7%
David Thrane Christiansen570.4%
Sebastian Graf90.1%
Everyone else80.1%
All counted current people14,069100%

People here now

The 19 people with a current role at Convergent Research include 16 researchers and 3 builders. Earlier in their careers, 11 of the 19 held a work role at another organization, most often at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (3). Outside degrees among current people come most often from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (5). 3 current people also hold a concurrent affiliation outside Convergent Research.

Posts that include Convergent Research

Convergent Research appears in 1 research post comparing organizations across AI.

  1. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsWe estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.