Ian J. Goodfellow

American computer scientist (born 1987)
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Ian J. Goodfellow was born in 1987 in the United States.[1] He has United States citizenship.

Ian J. Goodfellow

Summary

Ian J. Goodfellow is a human[1]. Born in United States[2], he… he was born on 1987[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and information scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (731 views/month, #7,124 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in United States[2], Ian J. Goodfellow…
  • Ian J. Goodfellow was born on 1987[3].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[5].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow worked as an information scientist[6].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's field of work was deep learning[9].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's field of work was informatics[10].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow was employed by Google[11].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow was educated at Stanford University[12].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's education included a stint at San Dieguito High School Academy[13].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's doctoral advisor was Yoshua Bengio[14].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's doctoral advisor was Aaron C. Courville[15].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow is recorded as male[16].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's Commons category is recorded as Ian Goodfellow[18].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's residence is recorded as San Francisco[19].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's family name is recorded as Goodfellow[20].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's given name is recorded as Ian[21].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's official website is recorded as http://www.iangoodfellow.com/[22].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow studied under Yoshua Bengio[23].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's affiliation is recorded as Google Research[25].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's official blog URL is recorded as http://www.iangoodfellow.com/blog/[26].
  • Ian J. Goodfellow's different from is recorded as Ian Goodfellow[27].

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Origins and Family

Ian J. Goodfellow was born in United States[2]. He was born on 1987[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and San Dieguito High School Academy[13], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1936[34]. Doctoral advisors include Yoshua Bengio[14], an artificial intelligence researcher[35], b. 1964[36], of Canada[37], awarded the Acfas Urgel-Archambeault Award[38], specialised in deep learning[39] and Aaron C. Courville[15], a computer scientist[40], b. 2000[41], specialised in deep learning[42]. Ian J. Goodfellow studied under Yoshua Bengio[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and information scientist[6]. Fields of work include deep learning[9] and informatics[10], an academic major[43], founded in 1957[44]. Among Ian J. Goodfellow's employers was Google[11].

Why It Matters

Ian J. Goodfellow ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (731 views/month, #7,124 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

He is credited with the discovery of generative adversarial network[47].

FAQs

Where was Ian J. Goodfellow born?

Ian J. Goodfellow's place of birth was United States[2].

What did Ian J. Goodfellow do for work?

Ian J. Goodfellow worked as computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and information scientist[6].

Where did Ian J. Goodfellow go to school?

Ian J. Goodfellow was educated at Stanford University[12] and San Dieguito High School Academy[13].

What did Ian J. Goodfellow discover?

Ian J. Goodfellow is credited as discoverer of generative adversarial network[47].

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  6. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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