Eric Horvitz

American computer scientist
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Eric Horvitz

Summary

Eric Horvitz is a human[1]. He was born on +1958-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Eric Horvitz was born on +1958-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Eric Horvitz held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Eric Horvitz worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Eric Horvitz was employed by Microsoft Research[6].
  • Among Eric Horvitz's employers was Microsoft[7].
  • Eric Horvitz was educated at Stanford University[8].
  • Eric Horvitz's doctoral advisor was Ronald A. Howard[9].
  • Eric Horvitz's doctoral advisor was George Bernard Dantzig[10].
  • Eric Horvitz received the ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[11].
  • Eric Horvitz received the CHI Academy[12].
  • Eric Horvitz received the AAAI Fellow[13].
  • Eric Horvitz received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Eric Horvitz received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Eric Horvitz received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].
  • Eric Horvitz was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • Eric Horvitz was a member of National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence[18].
  • Eric Horvitz was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Eric Horvitz's image is recorded as Eric-horvitz-microsoft-portrait.jpg[20].
  • Eric Horvitz is recorded as male[21].
  • Eric Horvitz's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Eric Horvitz's ISNI is recorded as 0000000054576567[23].
  • Eric Horvitz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 311347899[24].
  • Eric Horvitz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr96040537[25].
  • Eric Horvitz's Commons category is recorded as Eric Horvitz[26].
  • Eric Horvitz's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-8823-0614[27].

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Origins and Family

Eric Horvitz was born on +1958-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Eric Horvitz was educated at Stanford University[8]. Doctoral advisors include Ronald A. Howard[9], a university teacher[28], 1934–2024[29], of United States[30], specialised in management science[31] and George Bernard Dantzig[10], a mathematician[32], 1914–2005[33], of United States[34], awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize[35], specialised in theory of computation[36]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[37].

Career and Affiliations

Eric Horvitz worked as a computer scientist[3]. Employers include Microsoft Research[6], a division[38], in United States[39], founded in 1991[40], headquartered in Redmond[41] and Microsoft[7], a software company[42], in United States[43], founded in 1975[44], headquartered in Redmond[45].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[11], an award[46]; CHI Academy[12], a science award[47], in United States[48], founded in 2001[49]; AAAI Fellow[13], a science award[50], in United States[51]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14], a fellowship award[52]; ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[53]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16], a fellowship award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1874[56].

Why It Matters

Eric Horvitz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

He has been cited as an influence by Shobeir Fakhraei[59], a computer scientist[60].

FAQs

What did Eric Horvitz do for work?

Eric Horvitz worked as computer scientist[3].

Where did Eric Horvitz go to school?

Eric Horvitz was educated at Stanford University[8].

What awards did Eric Horvitz receive?

Honors received include ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[11], CHI Academy[12], AAAI Fellow[13], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].

Who did Eric Horvitz influence?

Eric Horvitz has been cited as an influence by Shobeir Fakhraei[59].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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