David S. Touretzky

American computer scientist
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David S. Touretzky

Summary

David S. Touretzky is a human[1]. He was born in United States[2]. He was born on +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4] and artificial intelligence researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in United States[2], David S. Touretzky…
  • David S. Touretzky was born on +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David S. Touretzky held citizenship in United States[7].
  • David S. Touretzky worked as a university teacher[4].
  • David S. Touretzky worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[5].
  • David S. Touretzky was employed by Carnegie Mellon University[8].
  • David S. Touretzky's education included a stint at Rutgers University[9].
  • David S. Touretzky's doctoral advisor was Scott E. Fahlman[10].
  • David S. Touretzky received the ACM Distinguished Member[11].
  • David S. Touretzky received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].
  • David S. Touretzky's image is recorded as David S. Touretzky.jpg[13].
  • David S. Touretzky is recorded as male[14].
  • David S. Touretzky's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • David S. Touretzky supervised Aaron C. Courville as a doctoral student[16].
  • David S. Touretzky supervised A. David Redish as a doctoral student[17].
  • David S. Touretzky supervised Barak A. Pearlmutter as a doctoral student[18].
  • David S. Touretzky supervised Dean Pomerleau as a doctoral student[19].
  • David S. Touretzky supervised Ajay N. Jain as a doctoral student[20].
  • David S. Touretzky supervised Nathaniel Daw as a doctoral student[21].
  • David S. Touretzky supervised Mark C. Fuhs as a doctoral student[22].
  • David S. Touretzky's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117414662[23].
  • David S. Touretzky's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8744821[24].
  • David S. Touretzky's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85145542378996641414[25].
  • David S. Touretzky's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82218261[26].
  • David S. Touretzky's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16580989k[27].

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Origins and Family

David S. Touretzky's place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

David S. Touretzky's education included a stint at Rutgers University[9]. His doctoral advisor was Scott E. Fahlman[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4] and artificial intelligence researcher[5]. Among David S. Touretzky's employers was Carnegie Mellon University[8]. Doctoral students include Aaron C. Courville[16], a computer scientist[28], b. 2000[29], specialised in deep learning[30]; A. David Redish[17], a psychologist[31], specialised in psychology[32]; Barak A. Pearlmutter[18], a researcher[33]; Dean Pomerleau[19]; Ajay N. Jain[20]; and Nathaniel Daw[21], a neuroscientist[34].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Distinguished Member[11], a science award[35] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12], a fellowship award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1874[38].

Why It Matters

David S. Touretzky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

His notable doctoral advisees include Aaron C. Courville[40], a computer scientist[41], b. 2000[42], specialised in deep learning[43].

FAQs

Where was David S. Touretzky born?

David S. Touretzky's place of birth was United States[2].

What did David S. Touretzky do for work?

David S. Touretzky worked as university teacher[4] and artificial intelligence researcher[5].

Where did David S. Touretzky go to school?

David S. Touretzky was educated at Rutgers University[9].

What awards did David S. Touretzky receive?

Honors received include ACM Distinguished Member[11] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].

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  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [8] . csd.cmu.edu. csd.cmu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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