Andrew Barto

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Andrew Barto (born 1948[1]) is an American engineer, computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, and university teacher[2]. His work spans computer science, artificial intelligence, informatics, and machine learning[2].

Andrew Barto

Summary

Andrew Barto is a human[1]. He was born on 1948[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Andrew Barto was born on 1948[2].
  • Andrew Barto held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Andrew Barto worked as an engineer[3].
  • Andrew Barto worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Andrew Barto's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[5].
  • Andrew Barto's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Andrew Barto's field of work was computer science[9].
  • Andrew Barto's field of work was artificial intelligence[10].
  • Andrew Barto's field of work was informatics[11].
  • Andrew Barto's field of work was machine learning[12].
  • Andrew Barto's field of work was learning system[13].
  • Among Andrew Barto's employers was University of Massachusetts Amherst[14].
  • Andrew Barto was educated at University of Michigan[15].
  • Andrew Barto's education included a stint at University of Massachusetts Amherst[16].
  • Andrew Barto's doctoral advisor was Bernard P. Zeigler[17].
  • Andrew Barto received the IEEE Fellow[18].
  • Andrew Barto received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • Andrew Barto received the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[20].
  • Andrew Barto was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[21].
  • Andrew Barto is recorded as male[22].
  • Andrew Barto's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Andrew Barto supervised Richard S. Sutton as a doctoral student[24].
  • Andrew Barto supervised Jonathan Richard Bachrach as a doctoral student[25].
  • Andrew Barto supervised Theodore J. Perkins as a doctoral student[26].
  • Andrew Barto supervised Satinder Singh as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Andrew Barto was born on 1948[2].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[15], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor[31] and University of Massachusetts Amherst[16], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1863[34], headquartered in Amherst[35]. Andrew Barto's doctoral advisor was Bernard P. Zeigler[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3], computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include computer science[9], an academic discipline[36]; artificial intelligence[10], a type of technology[37]; informatics[11], an academic major[38], founded in 1957[39]; machine learning[12], an academic discipline[40]; and learning system[13]. Among Andrew Barto's employers was University of Massachusetts Amherst[14]. Doctoral students include Richard S. Sutton[24], a computer scientist[41], b. 1950[42], of Canada[43], awarded the AAAI Fellow[44], specialised in reinforcement learning[45]; Jonathan Richard Bachrach[25], a researcher[46]; Theodore J. Perkins[26], a computer scientist[47]; Satinder Singh[27], a computer scientist[48], b. 2000[49], awarded the AAAI Fellow[50], specialised in artificial intelligence[51]; Robert A. Jacobs[52], a cognitive scientist[53]; and Balaraman Ravindran[54], a researcher[55], awarded the AAAI Fellow[56].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Fellow[18], a science award[57]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], a fellowship award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1874[60]; and IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[20], an award[61].

Why It Matters

Andrew Barto ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

His notable doctoral advisees include Richard S. Sutton[64], a computer scientist[65], b. 1950[66], of Canada[67], awarded the AAAI Fellow[68], specialised in reinforcement learning[69]; Satinder Singh[70], a computer scientist[71], b. 2000[72], awarded the AAAI Fellow[73], specialised in artificial intelligence[74]; and Theodore J. Perkins[75], a computer scientist[76].

FAQs

What did Andrew Barto do for work?

Andrew Barto worked as engineer[3], computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Andrew Barto go to school?

Andrew Barto was educated at University of Michigan[15] and University of Massachusetts Amherst[16].

What awards did Andrew Barto receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[18], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], and IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[20].

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  2. [62] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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