Alexander Waibel

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Alexander Waibel is a computer scientist and university teacher[1] born on May 2, 1956, in Heidelberg[2][1]. He received his education from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University[3][4]. His professional work is focused on the fields of speech recognition and machine translation. He has been employed by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University[3]. His contributions have been recognized with the Forschungspreis Technische Kommunikation[5], and he is a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

Alexander Waibel

Summary

Alexander Waibel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Heidelberg[2]. He was born on May 2, 1956[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Waibel's place of birth was Heidelberg[2].
  • Alexander Waibel was born on May 2, 1956[3].
  • Alexander Waibel held citizenship in Germany[7].
  • German was Alexander Waibel's native language[8].
  • Alexander Waibel worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Alexander Waibel worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Alexander Waibel's field of work was speech recognition[9].
  • Alexander Waibel's field of work was machine translation[10].
  • Among Alexander Waibel's employers was Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[11].
  • Alexander Waibel was employed by Carnegie Mellon University[12].
  • Alexander Waibel's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Alexander Waibel was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[14].
  • Alexander Waibel's doctoral advisor was Raj Reddy[15].
  • Alexander Waibel received the Forschungspreis Technische Kommunikation[16].
  • Alexander Waibel was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[17].
  • Alexander Waibel is recorded as male[18].
  • Alexander Waibel's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Alexander Waibel supervised Tanja Schultz as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alexander Waibel supervised Minh Tue Vo as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alexander Waibel supervised Joseph Tebelskis as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alexander Waibel supervised Ajay N. Jain as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alexander Waibel supervised Stephan Vogel as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alexander Waibel supervised Qin Jin as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alexander Waibel supervised Fei Huang as a doctoral student[26].
  • Alexander Waibel's family name is recorded as Waibel[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Heidelberg[2], Alexander Waibel… he was born on May 2, 1956[3]. German was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Carnegie Mellon University[14], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1900[34], headquartered in Pittsburgh[35]. Alexander Waibel's doctoral advisor was Raj Reddy[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include speech recognition[9], an academic discipline[36] and machine translation[10]. Employers include Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[11], an institute of technology[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1825[39], headquartered in Karlsruhe[40] and Carnegie Mellon University[12], a private university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1900[43], headquartered in Pittsburgh[44]. Doctoral students include Tanja Schultz[20], a computer scientist[45], b. 1950[46], awarded the Forschungspreis Technische Kommunikation[47]; Minh Tue Vo[21], an information engineer[48]; Joseph Tebelskis[22]; Ajay N. Jain[23]; Stephan Vogel[24]; and Qin Jin[25].

Recognition

Alexander Waibel received the Forschungspreis Technische Kommunikation[16].

Why It Matters

Alexander Waibel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

His notable doctoral advisees include Tanja Schultz[50], a computer scientist[51], b. 1950[52], awarded the Forschungspreis Technische Kommunikation[53].

FAQs

Where was Alexander Waibel born?

Alexander Waibel's place of birth was Heidelberg[2].

What did Alexander Waibel do for work?

Alexander Waibel worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Alexander Waibel go to school?

Alexander Waibel was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13] and Carnegie Mellon University[14].

What awards did Alexander Waibel receive?

Honors received include Forschungspreis Technische Kommunikation[16].

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  24. [3] ↑ . leopoldina.org. leopoldina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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