John D. Lafferty

American artificial intelligence researcher
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John D. Lafferty

Summary

John D. Lafferty is a human[1]. He was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • John D. Lafferty was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[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 ISNI is recorded as 0000000116658366[21].
  • John D. Lafferty's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69171210[22].
  • John D. Lafferty's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2003002954[23].
  • John D. Lafferty's IdRef ID is recorded as 075543850[24].
  • John D. Lafferty's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 158756[25].
  • John D. Lafferty's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012hdq67[26].
  • John D. Lafferty's given name is recorded as John[27].

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Origins and Family

John D. Lafferty was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[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[28], in United States[29], founded in 1890[30], headquartered in Chicago[31] and Carnegie Mellon University[7], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1900[34], headquartered in Pittsburgh[35]. Doctoral students include Cheng Xiang Zhai[12], a computer scientist[36], awarded the ACM Fellow[37], specialised in information retrieval[38]; Paul N. Bennett[13], a computer scientist[39]; Han Liu[14]; Pradeep Ravikumar[15]; Xiaojin Zhu[16]; and Aryeh Leonid Kontorovich[17], an artificial intelligence researcher[40], b. 1978[41], of Israel[42], specialised in computer science[43].

Why It Matters

John D. Lafferty ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

His notable doctoral advisees include Cheng Xiang Zhai[45], a computer scientist[46], awarded the ACM Fellow[47], specialised in information retrieval[48]; Paul N. Bennett[49], a computer scientist[50]; Aryeh Leonid Kontorovich[51], an artificial intelligence researcher[52], b. 1978[53], of Israel[54], specialised in computer science[55]; and Xiaojin Zhu[56], a researcher[57], b. 2000[58], specialised in machine learning[59].

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

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

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  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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