PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Django Wexler

Django Wexler grew up in Westchester, New York, and is a fantasy writer whose earlier career included AI research at Carnegie Mellon and programming for Microsoft. He earned degrees in computer science and creative writing at CMU and coauthored two studies of RADAR, a cognitive assistant combining machine learning, natural-language processing, and optimization. His first paid novel, Memories of Empire, appeared in 2005. His fantasy fiction includes The Shadow Campaigns, The Forbidden Library, and the Burningblade & Silvereye trilogy; he closed the Dark Lord Davi duology with Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me in 2025. As of October 2026, he is a full-time fantasy writer.

Works
6
Citations
28
h-index
2

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2005

    A first paid novel

    He publishes his first paid novel, Memories of Empire, in 2005 through Medallion Press.

  2. 2006

    A report on RADAR

    Raised in Westchester, New York, he earns degrees in computer science and creative writing at Carnegie Mellon and works on AI research for the university. He coauthors The RADAR Test Methodology in 2006, a report on testing a cognitive assistant built from machine-learning research; his technical career also includes programming for Microsoft.

  3. 2007

    Evaluating the RADAR assistant

    In 2007, he coauthors an evaluation of RADAR, a cognitive assistant combining machine learning, natural-language processing, and optimization. The study finds that integrated learning improves overall performance.

  4. 2013

    The Shadow Campaigns begins

    The Thousand Names opens his Shadow Campaigns series in 2013, mixing muskets and magic in an alternate nineteenth-century setting.

  5. 2014

    The Forbidden Library opens

    He launches The Forbidden Library, a fantasy series for young readers, in 2014; its heroine Alice discovers a magical library that lets her enter books.

  6. 2023

    The Burningblade & Silvereye finale

    In 2023, he publishes Emperor of Ruin, the final volume of his Burningblade & Silvereye fantasy trilogy.

  7. 2025

    Dark Lord Davi concludes

    He publishes Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me in May 2025, bringing his Dark Lord Davi duology to a close.

  8. As of October 2026

    Full-time fantasy writing

    As of October 2026, he is a full-time fantasy writer.

Career

  1. 2007Carnegie Mellon University

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. Evaluation of an integrated multi-task machine learning system with humans in the loop2007 · Workshop on Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems (PerMIS) · 20 citationsWith Paul R. Cohen
  2. The RADAR Test Methodology: Evaluating a Multi-Task Machine Learning System with Humans in the Loop2006 · 8 citationsWith Paul R. Cohen
  3. Everybody wants to rule the world except me Roman2026 · 0 citations
  4. Memories of Empire2005 · 0 citations
  5. Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler Fantasy2019 · 0 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Carnegie Mellon University. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  2. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Carnegie Mellon University. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.
  3. The median h-index is 53 at universities and 19 at frontier AI labsIncludes Carnegie Mellon University. The median h-index is 53 at universities and 19 at frontier AI labs. We compare publishing careers, citations and moves to estimate how universities and frontier labs contribute to AI research.
  4. Stanford University trained or employed 20 of the 89 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Carnegie Mellon University. Stanford University trained or employed 20 of the 89 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Civilian Reader: Interview with DJANGO WEXLER civilian-reader.blogspot.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. The RADAR Test Methodology: Evaluating a Multi-Task Machine Learning System with Humans in the Loop - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University publications.ri.cmu.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Emperor of Ruin by Django Wexler | Hachette Book Group hachettebookgroup.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Django Wexler | Penguin Random House penguinrandomhouse.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Evaluation of an Integrated Multi-Task Machine Learning System with Humans in the Loop - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University publications.ri.cmu.edu. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. The Thousand Names by Django Wexler: 9780451418050 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books penguinrandomhouse.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  7. The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler: 9780142426814 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books penguinrandomhouse.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  8. Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler | Hachette Book Group hachettebookgroup.com. Checked 19 October 2026.