Alexander J. Smola

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Alexander J. Smola

Summary

Alexander J. Smola is a human[1]. He was born on +1971-05-07T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[3], computer scientist[4], physicist[5], information scientist[6], and technology specialist[7]. He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Key Facts

  • Alexander J. Smola was born on +1971-05-07T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alexander J. Smola's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[3].
  • Alexander J. Smola's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Alexander J. Smola worked as a physicist[5].
  • Alexander J. Smola worked as an information scientist[6].
  • Alexander J. Smola's professions included technology specialist[7].
  • Alexander J. Smola's field of work was artificial intelligence[9].
  • Alexander J. Smola's field of work was machine learning[10].
  • Alexander J. Smola's field of work was information science[11].
  • Alexander J. Smola's field of work was software engineering[12].
  • Alexander J. Smola was employed by Amazon Web Services[13].
  • Alexander J. Smola's education included a stint at Technical University of Munich[14].
  • Alexander J. Smola was educated at Technische Universität Berlin[15].
  • Alexander J. Smola's doctoral advisor was Stefan Jähnichen[16].
  • Alexander J. Smola's doctoral advisor was John Shawe-Taylor[17].
  • Alexander J. Smola was a member of European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems[18].
  • Alexander J. Smola's image is recorded as TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018 - day 2 (42712101700).jpg[19].
  • Alexander J. Smola is recorded as male[20].
  • Alexander J. Smola's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Alexander J. Smola supervised Le Song as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alexander J. Smola supervised Cheng Soon Ong as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alexander J. Smola supervised Markus Weimer as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alexander J. Smola supervised Yu-Xiang Wang as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alexander J. Smola's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110703269[26].
  • Alexander J. Smola's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 72123027[27].

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Origins and Family

Alexander J. Smola was born on +1971-05-07T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Technical University of Munich[14], an institute of technology[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Munich[31] and Technische Universität Berlin[15], a public research university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1946[34], headquartered in Technische Universität Berlin, Hauptgebäude[35]. Doctoral advisors include Stefan Jähnichen[16], a computer scientist[36], b. 1947[37], of Germany[38], awarded the honorary doctor of the University of Potsdam[39] and John Shawe-Taylor[17], a computer scientist[40], b. 1953[41], of United Kingdom[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include artificial intelligence researcher[3], computer scientist[4], physicist[5], information scientist[6], and technology specialist[7]. Fields of work include artificial intelligence[9], a type of technology[43]; machine learning[10], an academic discipline[44]; information science[11], an academic discipline[45]; and software engineering[12], a branch of computer science[46]. Alexander J. Smola was employed by Amazon Web Services[13]. Doctoral students include Le Song[22]; Cheng Soon Ong[23]; Markus Weimer[24], a computer scientist[47]; and Yu-Xiang Wang[25], a statistician[48].

Why It Matters

Alexander J. Smola is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

His notable doctoral advisees include Markus Weimer[49], a computer scientist[50]; Yu-Xiang Wang[51], a statistician[52]; Le Song[53], an artificial intelligence researcher[54], specialised in machine learning[55]; and Cheng Soon Ong[56], a computer scientist[57], specialised in informatics[58].

FAQs

What did Alexander J. Smola do for work?

Alexander J. Smola worked as artificial intelligence researcher[3], computer scientist[4], physicist[5], information scientist[6], and technology specialist[7].

Where did Alexander J. Smola go to school?

Alexander J. Smola was educated at Technical University of Munich[14] and Technische Universität Berlin[15].

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  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [18] . ellis.eu. Retrieved . ellis.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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