Judea Pearl

Summary

Judea Pearl is a human^[1]. He was born in Tel Aviv^[2]. He was born on September 4, 1936^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], philosopher^[6], university teacher^[7], and artificial intelligence researcher^[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[9]

Key Facts

• Judea Pearl was born in Tel Aviv^[2].
• Judea Pearl was born on September 4, 1936^[3].
• Judea Pearl was married to Ruth Pearl^[10].
• A child of Judea Pearl was Daniel Pearl^[11].
• Judea Pearl held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Judea Pearl worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Judea Pearl worked as an engineer^[5].
• Judea Pearl worked as a philosopher^[6].
• Judea Pearl worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Judea Pearl's professions included artificial intelligence researcher^[8].
• Judea Pearl worked as a physicist^[13].
• Judea Pearl's field of work was computer science^[14].
• Judea Pearl's field of work was philosophy of science^[15].
• Judea Pearl was employed by University of California, Los Angeles^[16].
• Judea Pearl's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles^[17].
• Judea Pearl was educated at New York University Tandon School of Engineering^[18].
• Judea Pearl's doctoral advisor was Leonard Bergstein^[19].
• Judea Pearl's doctoral advisor was Leonard Strauss^[20].
• Judea Pearl received the Turing Award^[21].
• Judea Pearl received the Benjamin Franklin Medal^[22].
• Judea Pearl received the Harvey Prize^[23].
• Judea Pearl received the Rumelhart Prize^[24].
• Judea Pearl received the IJCAI Award for Research Excellence^[25].
• Judea Pearl received the Lakatos Award^[26].
• Judea Pearl was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Judea Pearl was born in Tel Aviv^[2]. He was born on September 4, 1936^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[17], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1919^[30], headquartered in Los Angeles^[31] and New York University Tandon School of Engineering^[18], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1854^[34]. Doctoral advisors include Leonard Bergstein^[19] and Leonard Strauss^[20]. Judea Pearl earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], philosopher^[6], university teacher^[7], artificial intelligence researcher^[8], and physicist^[13]. Fields of work include computer science^[14], an academic discipline^[36] and philosophy of science^[15], a branch of philosophy^[37]. Among Judea Pearl's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[16]. Doctoral students include Rina Dechter^[38], David Jerome Galles^[39], David Maxwell Chickering^[40], Alexander Abraham Balke^[41], Sek-Wah Tan^[42], and Rachel Ben-Eliyahu^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[21], a science award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1966^[46]; Benjamin Franklin Medal^[22], a science award^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1824^[49]; Harvey Prize^[23], a science award^[50], in Israel^[51], founded in 1972^[52]; Rumelhart Prize^[24], a science award^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 2001^[55]; IJCAI Award for Research Excellence^[25], a science award^[56]; and Lakatos Award^[26], an award^[57], founded in 1986^[58].

Personal Life

Judea Pearl was married to Ruth Pearl^[10]. A child of him was Daniel Pearl^[11]. His religion is recorded as atheism^[59].

Why It Matters

Judea Pearl has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[9]

He has been cited as an influence by Eliezer Yudkowsky^[60], an artificial intelligence researcher^[61], b. 1979^[62], of United States^[63], specialised in artificial intelligence^[64].

He is credited with the discovery of Markov blanket^[65] and belief propagation^[66], an algorithm^[67].

His notable doctoral advisees include Jin-Hyung Kim^[68], a computer scientist^[69], b. 1949^[70], of South Korea^[71]; Elias Bareinboim^[72], a researcher^[73], specialised in artificial intelligence^[74]; David Maxwell Chickering^[75], a computer scientist^[76]; Hector Geffner^[77], a computer scientist^[78], b. 1959^[79], of Argentina^[80], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[81]; Blai Bonet^[82], a computer scientist^[83]; and Rina Dechter^[84].

FAQs

Where was Judea Pearl born?

Judea Pearl's place of birth was Tel Aviv^[2].

Who was Judea Pearl married to?

Judea Pearl's spouses include Ruth Pearl^[10].

What did Judea Pearl do for work?

Judea Pearl worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], philosopher^[6], university teacher^[7], and artificial intelligence researcher^[8].

Where did Judea Pearl go to school?

Judea Pearl was educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[17] and New York University Tandon School of Engineering^[18].

What awards did Judea Pearl receive?

Honors received include Turing Award^[21], Benjamin Franklin Medal^[22], Harvey Prize^[23], and Rumelhart Prize^[24].

Who did Judea Pearl influence?

Judea Pearl has been cited as an influence by Eliezer Yudkowsky^[60].

What did Judea Pearl discover?

Judea Pearl is credited as discoverer of Markov blanket^[65] and belief propagation^[66].