Eric Grimson

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Eric Grimson

Summary

Eric Grimson is a human[1]. He was born in Estevan[2]. He was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Eric Grimson was born in Estevan[2].
  • Eric Grimson was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Eric Grimson's spouses was Ellen Hildreth[8].
  • Eric Grimson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Eric Grimson worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Eric Grimson's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[5].
  • Eric Grimson's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Eric Grimson's field of work was computer vision[10].
  • Eric Grimson's field of work was artificial intelligence[11].
  • Eric Grimson was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Eric Grimson was educated at University of Regina[13].
  • Eric Grimson was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].
  • Eric Grimson's education included a stint at Campbell Collegiate[15].
  • Eric Grimson's doctoral advisor was David Marr[16].
  • Eric Grimson received the IEEE Fellow[17].
  • Eric Grimson received the ACM Fellow[18].
  • Eric Grimson received the AAAI Fellow[19].
  • Eric Grimson was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[20].
  • Eric Grimson is recorded as male[21].
  • Eric Grimson's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Eric Grimson supervised William Mercer Wells, III as a doctoral student[23].
  • Eric Grimson supervised Michael A Gennert as a doctoral student[24].
  • Eric Grimson supervised Eric Saund as a doctoral student[25].
  • Eric Grimson supervised Michael Emmanuel Leventon as a doctoral student[26].
  • Eric Grimson supervised David Thomas Gering as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Eric Grimson was born in Estevan[2]. He was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Regina[13], a university in Saskatchewan[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1911[30], headquartered in Regina[31]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; and Campbell Collegiate[15], a high school[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1963[38]. Eric Grimson's doctoral advisor was David Marr[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include computer vision[10], an academic discipline[39] and artificial intelligence[11], a type of technology[40]. Eric Grimson was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12]. Doctoral students include William Mercer Wells, III[23]; Michael A Gennert[24], a university teacher[41]; Eric Saund[25], a computer scientist[42]; Michael Emmanuel Leventon[26]; David Thomas Gering[27]; and Polina Golland[43], a computer scientist[44], b. 1971[45], specialised in computer science[46].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Fellow[17], a science award[47]; ACM Fellow[18], a fellowship award[48]; and AAAI Fellow[19], a science award[49], in United States[50].

Personal Life

Among Eric Grimson's spouses was Ellen Hildreth[8].

Why It Matters

Eric Grimson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

His notable doctoral advisees include Pedro Felipe Felzenszwalb[52], a computer scientist[53], of United States[54], awarded the Grace Murray Hopper Award[55]; Polina Golland[56], a computer scientist[57], b. 1971[58], specialised in computer science[59]; Eric Saund[60], a computer scientist[61]; and David Jacobs[62], a university teacher[63].

FAQs

Where was Eric Grimson born?

Born in Estevan[2], Eric Grimson…

Who was Eric Grimson married to?

Eric Grimson's spouses include Ellen Hildreth[8].

What did Eric Grimson do for work?

Eric Grimson worked as computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Eric Grimson go to school?

Eric Grimson was educated at University of Regina[13], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], and Campbell Collegiate[15].

What awards did Eric Grimson receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[17], ACM Fellow[18], and AAAI Fellow[19].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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