Contact

Email

c.kemp@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Professor in Psychology
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Education
Doctorate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-9683-8737

Prof Charles Kemp

Professor in Psychology
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
122 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Symmetry in category systems across languages
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-67463-4
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A computational analysis of lexical elaboration across languages
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2417304122
  • 2021

    Journal article

    The forms and meanings of grammatical markers support efficient communication
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2025993118
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Categorisation, Communication and the Local Environment
  • 2020

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Categorisation, Communication and the Local Environment
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    The Dog That Didnt Bark: A Bayesian Account of Reasoning From Censored Data
  • 2007

    Journal article

    Learning overhypotheses with hierarchical Bayesian models
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00585.x
Charles Kemp

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2018
Prize for Computational Modelling of Language, Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society Cognitive Science Society
2015
Early Investigator Award Society of Experimental Psychologists
2011
William K Estes Early Career Award Society for Mathematical Psychology
2010
Prize for Computational Modelling of Language, Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society Cognitive Science Society

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS