Frank Dignum

Dutch computer scientist
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Frank Dignum

Summary

Frank Dignum is a human[1]. He was born on +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Frank Dignum was born on +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Among Frank Dignum's spouses was Virginia Dignum[6].
  • Frank Dignum held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Dutch was Frank Dignum's native language[8].
  • Frank Dignum's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Frank Dignum worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Frank Dignum was employed by Utrecht University[9].
  • Frank Dignum was employed by Umeå University[10].
  • Frank Dignum's education included a stint at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[11].
  • Frank Dignum's doctoral advisor was Reinder van de Riet[12].
  • Frank Dignum received the Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence Association[13].
  • Frank Dignum is recorded as male[14].
  • Frank Dignum's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Jurriaan van Diggelen as a doctoral student[16].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Huib Aldewereld as a doctoral student[17].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Fernando Koch as a doctoral student[18].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Davide Grossi as a doctoral student[19].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Virginia Dignum as a doctoral student[20].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Geert Jonker as a doctoral student[21].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Bob van der Vecht as a doctoral student[22].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Tom van der Weide as a doctoral student[23].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Joost Westra as a doctoral student[24].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Joost van Oijen as a doctoral student[25].
  • Frank Dignum supervised Lois Vanhée as a doctoral student[26].
  • Frank Dignum's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121013677[27].

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Origins and Family

Frank Dignum was born on +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. Dutch was his native language[8].

Education

Frank Dignum's education included a stint at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[11]. His doctoral advisor was Reinder van de Riet[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. Employers include Utrecht University[9], a public research university[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Utrecht[31] and Umeå University[10], a university[32], in Sweden[33], founded in 1965[34], headquartered in Umeå[35]. Doctoral students include Jurriaan van Diggelen[16], b. 1976[36]; Huib Aldewereld[17], b. 1980[37]; Fernando Koch[18], a computer scientist[38]; Davide Grossi[19], a researcher[39]; Virginia Dignum[20], a computer scientist[40], b. 1964[41], of Portugal[42], awarded the Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence Association[43], specialised in artificial intelligence[44]; and Geert Jonker[21], b. 1977[45].

Recognition

Frank Dignum received the Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence Association[13].

Personal Life

Frank Dignum was married to Virginia Dignum[6].

Why It Matters

Frank Dignum ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

His notable doctoral advisees include Virginia Dignum[47], a computer scientist[48], b. 1964[49], of Portugal[50], awarded the Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence Association[51], specialised in artificial intelligence[52] and Fernando Koch[53], a computer scientist[54].

FAQs

Who was Frank Dignum married to?

Frank Dignum's spouses include Virginia Dignum[6].

What did Frank Dignum do for work?

Frank Dignum worked as computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Frank Dignum go to school?

Frank Dignum was educated at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[11].

What awards did Frank Dignum receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence Association[13].

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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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