James E. Baker

American computer scientist
Person human Q97579853
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James E. Baker

Summary

James E. Baker is a human[1]. He was born on July 25, 1960[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3], programmer[4], and scientist[5].

Key Facts

  • James E. Baker was born on July 25, 1960[2].
  • James E. Baker's professions included university teacher[3].
  • James E. Baker's professions included programmer[4].
  • James E. Baker worked as a scientist[5].
  • James E. Baker's field of work was computer science[6].
  • James E. Baker's field of work was artificial intelligence[7].
  • James E. Baker's field of work was robotics[8].
  • James E. Baker held the position of supervisor[9].
  • James E. Baker held the position of committee member[10].
  • James E. Baker was employed by Virginia Highlands Community College[11].
  • James E. Baker was employed by Vanderbilt University[12].
  • James E. Baker's doctoral advisor was John J Grefenstette[13].
  • James E. Baker's doctoral advisor was J. Michael (John) Fitzpatrick[14].
  • James E. Baker is recorded as male[15].
  • James E. Baker's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • James E. Baker earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[17].
  • James E. Baker's residence is recorded as Damascus[18].
  • James E. Baker's family name is recorded as Baker[19].
  • James E. Baker's given name is recorded as James[20].
  • James E. Baker's given name is recorded as Edward[21].
  • James E. Baker's owner of is recorded as Miniature-GIANT[22].
  • James E. Baker's owner of is recorded as Millsap-Baker Estate[23].

Body

Origins and Family

James E. Baker was born on July 25, 1960[2].

Education

Doctoral advisors include John J Grefenstette[13], a computer scientist[24] and J. Michael (John) Fitzpatrick[14]. James E. Baker earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[3], programmer[4], and scientist[5]. Fields of work include computer science[6], an academic discipline[25]; artificial intelligence[7], a type of technology[26]; and robotics[8], an industry[27]. Employers include Virginia Highlands Community College[11], a community college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1967[30] and Vanderbilt University[12], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1873[33], headquartered in Nashville[34]. Positions held include supervisor[9] and committee member[10], a position[35].

Why It Matters

James E. Baker is credited with the discovery of Stochastic universal sampling[36], a genetic algorithm[37].

FAQs

What did James E. Baker do for work?

James E. Baker worked as university teacher[3], programmer[4], and scientist[5].

What did James E. Baker discover?

James E. Baker is credited as discoverer of Stochastic universal sampling[36].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . vhcc.edu. Retrieved . vhcc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . vhcc.edu. Retrieved . vhcc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . vhcc.edu. Retrieved . vhcc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . vhcc.edu. Retrieved . vhcc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . vhcc.edu. Retrieved . vhcc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . vhcc.edu. Retrieved . vhcc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . vhcc.edu. Retrieved . vhcc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . publichealth.pitt.edu. Retrieved . publichealth.pitt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . millsapbaker.com. Retrieved . millsapbaker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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