Edward Adelson

American neuroscientist
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Edward Adelson

Summary

Edward Adelson is a human[1]. He was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an academic[3] and neuroscientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Edward Adelson was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Edward Adelson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Edward Adelson's professions included academic[3].
  • Edward Adelson worked as a neuroscientist[4].
  • Edward Adelson was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Edward Adelson was educated at Yale College[8].
  • Edward Adelson received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[9].
  • Edward Adelson received the Adolph Lomb Medal[10].
  • Edward Adelson received the Kurt Koffka Medal[11].
  • Edward Adelson was a member of National Academy of Sciences[12].
  • Edward Adelson was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[13].
  • Edward Adelson is recorded as male[14].
  • Edward Adelson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Edward Adelson supervised Eero Simoncelli as a doctoral student[16].
  • Edward Adelson supervised Josh H. McDermott as a doctoral student[17].
  • Edward Adelson supervised William T. Freeman as a doctoral student[18].
  • Edward Adelson supervised Lavanya Sharan as a doctoral student[19].
  • Edward Adelson supervised Ron Ofer Dror as a doctoral student[20].
  • Edward Adelson supervised Yair Weiss as a doctoral student[21].
  • Edward Adelson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 144827[22].
  • Edward Adelson's family name is recorded as Adelson[23].
  • Edward Adelson's given name is recorded as Edward[24].
  • Edward Adelson's given name is recorded as Howard[25].
  • Edward Adelson's zbMATH author ID is recorded as adelson.edward-h[26].
  • Edward Adelson's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as todsDfQAAAAJ[27].

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Origins and Family

Edward Adelson was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Edward Adelson's education included a stint at Yale College[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[3] and neuroscientist[4]. Among Edward Adelson's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7]. Doctoral students include Eero Simoncelli[16], a neuroscientist[28], awarded the Golden Brain Award[29]; Josh H. McDermott[17], a neuroscientist[30], of United States[31]; William T. Freeman[18], an artificial intelligence researcher[32], b. 1957[33], of United States[34], awarded the ACM Fellow[35], specialised in computer vision[36]; Lavanya Sharan[19]; Ron Ofer Dror[20], an academic[37], specialised in computer science[38]; and Yair Weiss[21], a researcher[39], b. 2000[40], of Israel[41], awarded the Michael Bruno Memorial Award[42], specialised in machine learning[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[9], a fellowship award[44]; Adolph Lomb Medal[10], a science award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1940[47]; and Kurt Koffka Medal[11], an award[48], in Germany[49], founded in 2007[50].

Why It Matters

Edward Adelson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

His notable doctoral advisees include William T. Freeman[52], an artificial intelligence researcher[53], b. 1957[54], of United States[55], awarded the ACM Fellow[56], specialised in computer vision[57]; Yair Weiss[58], a researcher[59], b. 2000[60], of Israel[61], awarded the Michael Bruno Memorial Award[62], specialised in machine learning[63]; and Ron Ofer Dror[64], an academic[65], specialised in computer science[66].

FAQs

What did Edward Adelson do for work?

Edward Adelson worked as academic[3] and neuroscientist[4].

Where did Edward Adelson go to school?

Edward Adelson was educated at Yale College[8].

What awards did Edward Adelson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[9], Adolph Lomb Medal[10], and Kurt Koffka Medal[11].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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