Erkki Oja

Finnish professor emeritus of computer science
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Erkki Oja

Summary

Erkki Oja is a human[1]. Born in Helsinki[2], he… he was born on +1948-03-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Helsinki[2], Erkki Oja…
  • Erkki Oja was born on +1948-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Erkki Oja was born on +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Erkki Oja held citizenship in Finland[8].
  • Erkki Oja's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Erkki Oja worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Erkki Oja's field of work was machine learning[9].
  • Erkki Oja's field of work was informatics[10].
  • Erkki Oja's field of work was computer vision[11].
  • Erkki Oja's field of work was pattern recognition[12].
  • Erkki Oja's field of work was artificial neural network[13].
  • Erkki Oja's field of work was data analysis[14].
  • Erkki Oja was employed by Aalto University[15].
  • Erkki Oja was educated at Helsinki University of Technology[16].
  • Erkki Oja's doctoral advisor was Teuvo Kohonen[17].
  • Erkki Oja received the Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition[18].
  • Erkki Oja received the IEEE Fellow[19].
  • Erkki Oja received the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[20].
  • Erkki Oja received the IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award[21].
  • Erkki Oja received the Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland[22].
  • Erkki Oja received the Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[23].
  • Erkki Oja was a member of Academia Europaea[24].
  • Erkki Oja was a member of Finnish Academy of Science and Letters[25].
  • Erkki Oja is recorded as male[26].
  • Erkki Oja's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Helsinki[2], Erkki Oja… Recorded date of birth include +1948-03-22T00:00:00Z[3] and +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Erkki Oja's education included a stint at Helsinki University of Technology[16]. His doctoral advisor was Teuvo Kohonen[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include machine learning[9], an academic discipline[28]; informatics[10], an academic major[29], founded in 1957[30]; computer vision[11], an academic discipline[31]; pattern recognition[12], a branch of computer science[32]; artificial neural network[13], a type of statistical model[33]; and data analysis[14], a process[34]. Erkki Oja was employed by Aalto University[15]. Doctoral students include Aapo Hyvärinen[35], a computer scientist[36], b. 2000[37], of Finland[38], specialised in machine learning[39]; Juha Karhunen[40], a computer scientist[41], b. 1954[42], of Finland[43]; and Jouko Lampinen[44], a computer scientist[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition[18]; IEEE Fellow[19], a science award[46]; IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[20], an award[47]; IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award[21], a technical field award[48], founded in 2004[49]; Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland[22], a grade of an order[50], in Finland[51], founded in 1942[52]; and Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland[23], a grade of an order[53], in Finland[54], founded in 1919[55].

Why It Matters

Erkki Oja ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

His notable doctoral advisees include Aapo Hyvärinen[57], a computer scientist[58], b. 2000[59], of Finland[60], specialised in machine learning[61]; Juha Karhunen[62], a computer scientist[63], b. 1954[64], of Finland[65]; and Jouko Lampinen[66], a computer scientist[67].

FAQs

Where was Erkki Oja born?

Erkki Oja was born in Helsinki[2].

What did Erkki Oja do for work?

Erkki Oja worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Erkki Oja go to school?

Erkki Oja was educated at Helsinki University of Technology[16].

What awards did Erkki Oja receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition[18], IEEE Fellow[19], IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[20], and IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award[21].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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