John D. Lafferty

American artificial intelligence researcher
Person human Q18719196
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John D. Lafferty

Summary

John D. Lafferty is a human[1]. He was born on 1950[2]. He worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • John D. Lafferty was born on 1950[2].
  • John D. Lafferty's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[3].
  • John D. Lafferty's field of work was computer science[5].
  • John D. Lafferty was employed by University of Chicago[6].
  • John D. Lafferty was employed by Carnegie Mellon University[7].
  • John D. Lafferty's education included a stint at Princeton University[8].
  • John D. Lafferty's doctoral advisor was Edward Nelson[9].
  • John D. Lafferty is recorded as male[10].
  • John D. Lafferty's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John D. Lafferty supervised Cheng Xiang Zhai as a doctoral student[12].
  • John D. Lafferty supervised Paul N. Bennett as a doctoral student[13].
  • John D. Lafferty supervised Han Liu as a doctoral student[14].
  • John D. Lafferty supervised Pradeep Ravikumar as a doctoral student[15].
  • John D. Lafferty supervised Xiaojin Zhu as a doctoral student[16].
  • John D. Lafferty supervised Aryeh Leonid Kontorovich as a doctoral student[17].
  • John D. Lafferty supervised Mugizi Robert Rwebangira as a doctoral student[18].
  • John D. Lafferty supervised Douglas L. Vail as a doctoral student[19].
  • John D. Lafferty supervised Guy Lebanon as a doctoral student[20].
  • John D. Lafferty's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John D. Lafferty's official website is recorded as https://galton.uchicago.edu/faculty/lafferty.shtml[22].
  • John D. Lafferty's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

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Origins and Family

John D. Lafferty was born on 1950[2].

Education

John D. Lafferty was educated at Princeton University[8]. His doctoral advisor was Edward Nelson[9].

Career and Affiliations

John D. Lafferty's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[3]. His field of work was computer science[5]. Employers include University of Chicago[6], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1890[26], headquartered in Chicago[27] and Carnegie Mellon University[7], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1900[30], headquartered in Pittsburgh[31]. Doctoral students include Cheng Xiang Zhai[12], a computer scientist[32], awarded the ACM Fellow[33], specialised in information retrieval[34]; Paul N. Bennett[13], a computer scientist[35]; Han Liu[14]; Pradeep Ravikumar[15]; Xiaojin Zhu[16]; and Aryeh Leonid Kontorovich[17], an artificial intelligence researcher[36], b. 1978[37], of Israel[38], specialised in computer science[39].

Why It Matters

John D. Lafferty ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

His notable doctoral advisees include Cheng Xiang Zhai[41], a computer scientist[42], awarded the ACM Fellow[43], specialised in information retrieval[44]; Paul N. Bennett[45], a computer scientist[46]; Aryeh Leonid Kontorovich[47], an artificial intelligence researcher[48], b. 1978[49], of Israel[50], specialised in computer science[51]; and Xiaojin Zhu[52], a researcher[53], b. 2000[54], specialised in machine learning[55].

FAQs

What did John D. Lafferty do for work?

John D. Lafferty worked as artificial intelligence researcher[3].

Where did John D. Lafferty go to school?

John D. Lafferty was educated at Princeton University[8].

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Class ancestry

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