--- title: "Kristian J Hammond — author profile and papers in our library" description: "Kristian J Hammond, Northwestern University: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2026), h-index 27 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/kristian-j-hammond/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/kristian-j-hammond/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Kristian J Hammond # Kristian J Hammond Kristian J Hammond has 2 papers in our library, in 2026, most of them on [Evaluation & benchmarks](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/evaluation-benchmarks/), [Reasoning](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/), [Code & programming languages](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/code-and-programming/); often with [Michael Glass](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/michael-glass/), [Rajiv Jain](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/rajiv-jain/), [Sarah B. Lawsky](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sarah-b-lawsky/). 2 papers in our library · 2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5114000097) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4579-6685) · [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130818487) · [**h-index 27**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5114000097) · [203 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5114000097) · [5,203 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5114000097&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/kristian-j-hammond/#papers) · 🔗 Cited 2 times in our library · [1 more in our library without a page yet](#also) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #12534](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/126/#star-12534) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Kristian+J+Hammond) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Kristian+J+Hammond) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Kristian+J+Hammond) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Kristian+J+Hammond) ## Affiliations [🎓**Northwestern University** Evanston · United States 1998–2026 · 89 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/northwestern-university/) · [🎓**University of Chicago** Chicago · United States 1987–2002 · 40 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-chicago/) · [🎓**Yale University** New Haven · United States 1983–1986 · 4 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/yale-university/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 6 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Political Science and International Relations · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/political-science-and-international-relations/) · [Social Sciences · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/) 🧭 Topics 5 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Evaluation & benchmarks · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/evaluation-benchmarks/) · [Legal AI · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/legal-ai/) · [Reasoning · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/) · [Code & programming languages · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/code-and-programming/) · [Semantic parsing & meaning representation · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semantic-parsing/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/kristian-j-hammond/year/2026/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[OpenExempt: A Diagnostic Benchmark for Legal Reasoning and a Framework for Creating Custom Benchmarks on Demand](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/servantez-2026-openexempt-diagnostic-benchmark-legal-reasoning/)** *(2026 · 2 citations)* Static legal question-answer benchmarks are costly to annotate. They also reduce model behaviour to one accuracy number, which makes it hard to tell which reasoning skill actually failed. OpenExempt tackles this with a generator built on U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11) asset-exemption law. Legal experts encoded… 2. **[Mixed-Policy GRPO for Text-to-SQL with Off-Policy Data Generation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/sterbentz-2026-mixed-policy-grpo-text-sql/)** *(2026)* The paper targets a known weakness of GRPO-based reinforcement learning for text-to-SQL. Because GRPO trains only on samples from the model's current policy, it tends to reinforce reasoning the model already has instead of teaching new strategies. The authors bring mixed-policy GRPO, previously studied mainly for… ## All works 3 works of theirs in our library, the most cited first; 2 with a page here, the others link their original until we summarise them. 1. **[A user-centered approach to developing an AI system analyzing U.S. federal court data ↗](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10506-022-09320-z) Artificial Intelligence and Law (Springer) · no summary yet**Rachel F. Adler et al.*2022 · 12 citations* 2. **[OpenExempt: A Diagnostic Benchmark for Legal Reasoning and a Framework for Creating Custom Benchmarks on Demand](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/servantez-2026-openexempt-diagnostic-benchmark-legal-reasoning/) [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/)**Sergio Servantez, Sarah B. Lawsky, Rajiv Jain, et al.*2026 · 2 citations* 3. **[Mixed-Policy GRPO for Text-to-SQL with Off-Policy Data Generation](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/sterbentz-2026-mixed-policy-grpo-text-sql/) [Workshop on Structured Understanding, Retrieval, and Generation in the LLM Era](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/surgellm/)**Marko Sterbentz, Michael Glass, Nhan H Pham, et al.*2026* ## Co-authors here 3 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Michael Glass](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/michael-glass/) - [Rajiv Jain](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/rajiv-jain/) - [Sarah B. Lawsky](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/sarah-b-lawsky/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/): [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/2026/) - [Workshop on Structured Understanding, Retrieval, and Generation in the LLM Era](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/surgellm/): [Workshop on Structured Understanding, Retrieval, and Generation in the LLM Era 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/surgellm/2026/) - Artificial Intelligence and Law (Springer) ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 2 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read). Updated 2 November 2026