John E. Laird

American computer scientist
Person human Q15456345
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John E. Laird

Summary

John E. Laird is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ann Arbor[2]. He was born on +1954-03-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and artificial intelligence researcher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ann Arbor[2], John E. Laird…
  • John E. Laird was born on +1954-03-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John E. Laird held citizenship in United States[9].
  • John E. Laird worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • John E. Laird worked as an engineer[5].
  • John E. Laird worked as a university teacher[6].
  • John E. Laird's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[7].
  • John E. Laird's field of work was cognitive architecture[10].
  • John E. Laird's field of work was artificial intelligence[11].
  • John E. Laird's doctoral advisor was Allen Newell[12].
  • A notable work attributed to John E. Laird is Soar[13].
  • John E. Laird received the AAAI Fellow[14].
  • John E. Laird received the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[15].
  • John E. Laird received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • John E. Laird received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17].
  • John E. Laird was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[18].
  • John E. Laird was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • John E. Laird is recorded as male[20].
  • John E. Laird's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • John E. Laird supervised John Paxton as a doctoral student[22].
  • John E. Laird supervised Joseph Perry Phillips as a doctoral student[23].
  • John E. Laird supervised Seth Rogers as a doctoral student[24].
  • John E. Laird supervised Shiwali Mohan as a doctoral student[25].
  • John E. Laird's ISNI is recorded as 000000008175623X[26].
  • John E. Laird's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109997397[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ann Arbor[2], John E. Laird… he was born on +1954-03-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John E. Laird's doctoral advisor was Allen Newell[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and artificial intelligence researcher[7]. Fields of work include cognitive architecture[10], a theory[28] and artificial intelligence[11], a type of technology[29]. Doctoral students include John Paxton[22], a computer scientist[30]; Joseph Perry Phillips[23]; Seth Rogers[24]; and Shiwali Mohan[25].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to John E. Laird is Soar[13].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[14], a science award[31], in United States[32]; Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[15]; ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[33]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17], a fellowship award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1874[36].

Why It Matters

John E. Laird ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

His notable doctoral advisees include John Paxton[38], a computer scientist[39].

FAQs

Where was John E. Laird born?

John E. Laird was born in Ann Arbor[2].

What did John E. Laird do for work?

John E. Laird worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], university teacher[6], and artificial intelligence researcher[7].

What awards did John E. Laird receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[14], Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[15], ACM Fellow[16], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . laird.engin.umich.edu. Retrieved . laird.engin.umich.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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