Dana S. Nau

American computer scientist
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Dana S. Nau

Summary

Dana S. Nau is a human[1]. His place of birth was Illinois[2]. He was born on January 1, 1951[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and artificial intelligence researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Dana S. Nau's place of birth was Illinois[2].
  • Dana S. Nau was born on January 1, 1951[3].
  • Dana S. Nau held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Dana S. Nau worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Dana S. Nau's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[5].
  • Dana S. Nau's field of work was automated planning and scheduling[8].
  • Dana S. Nau was employed by University of Maryland[9].
  • Dana S. Nau was educated at Duke University[10].
  • Dana S. Nau was educated at Missouri University of Science and Technology[11].
  • Dana S. Nau's doctoral advisor was Alan Wales Biermann[12].
  • Dana S. Nau received the AAAI Fellow[13].
  • Dana S. Nau received the ACM Fellow[14].
  • Dana S. Nau was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[15].
  • Dana S. Nau was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Dana S. Nau is recorded as male[17].
  • Dana S. Nau's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Dana S. Nau supervised Qiang Yang as a doctoral student[19].
  • Dana S. Nau supervised William Clement Regli as a doctoral student[20].
  • Dana S. Nau supervised Stephen J.J. Smith as a doctoral student[21].
  • Dana S. Nau supervised Tsz-Chiu Au as a doctoral student[22].
  • Dana S. Nau supervised Reiko Tsuneto as a doctoral student[23].
  • Dana S. Nau's family name is recorded as Q36989755[24].
  • Dana S. Nau's given name is recorded as Dana[25].
  • Dana S. Nau's official website is recorded as http://www.cs.umd.edu/~nau/[26].
  • Dana S. Nau's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Dana S. Nau was born in Illinois[2]. He was born on January 1, 1951[3].

Education

Educated at Duke University[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1838[30], headquartered in Durham[31] and Missouri University of Science and Technology[11], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1870[34]. Dana S. Nau's doctoral advisor was Alan Wales Biermann[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and artificial intelligence researcher[5]. Dana S. Nau's field of work was automated planning and scheduling[8]. Among his employers was University of Maryland[9]. Doctoral students include Qiang Yang[19], a professor[35], b. 1964[36], of People's Republic of China[37], awarded the ACM Fellow[38]; William Clement Regli[20], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[39]; Stephen J.J. Smith[21]; Tsz-Chiu Au[22]; and Reiko Tsuneto[23], a computer scientist[40].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[13], a science award[41], in United States[42] and ACM Fellow[14], a fellowship award[43].

Why It Matters

Dana S. Nau ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

His notable doctoral advisees include Reiko Tsuneto[44], a computer scientist[45] and Amnon Lotem[46], a computer scientist[47], b. 2000[48], of Israel[49], awarded the Gödel Prize[50], specialised in computer science[51].

FAQs

Where was Dana S. Nau born?

Dana S. Nau was born in Illinois[2].

What did Dana S. Nau do for work?

Dana S. Nau worked as computer scientist[4] and artificial intelligence researcher[5].

Where did Dana S. Nau go to school?

Dana S. Nau was educated at Duke University[10] and Missouri University of Science and Technology[11].

What awards did Dana S. Nau receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[13] and ACM Fellow[14].

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  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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