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 ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (910 views/month, #6,987 of 1,000,298).^[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].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1936-09-04^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2c8dad10-10f0-4621-82da-e0d1b6b5a886^[31]

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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^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1919^[34], headquartered in Los Angeles^[35] and New York University Tandon School of Engineering^[18], a university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1854^[38]. Doctoral advisors include Leonard Bergstein^[19] and Leonard Strauss^[20]. Judea Pearl earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[39].

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^[40] and philosophy of science^[15], a branch of philosophy^[41]. Among Judea Pearl's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[16]. Doctoral students include Rina Dechter^[42], David Jerome Galles^[43], David Maxwell Chickering^[44], Alexander Abraham Balke^[45], Sek-Wah Tan^[46], and Rachel Ben-Eliyahu^[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[21], a science award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1966^[50]; Benjamin Franklin Medal^[22], a science award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1824^[53]; Harvey Prize^[23], a science award^[54], in Israel^[55], founded in 1972^[56]; Rumelhart Prize^[24], a science award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 2001^[59]; IJCAI Award for Research Excellence^[25], a science award^[60]; and Lakatos Award^[26], an award^[61], founded in 1986^[62].

Personal Life

Judea Pearl was married to Ruth Pearl^[10]. A child of him was Daniel Pearl^[11]. His religion is recorded as atheism^[63].

Why It Matters

Judea Pearl ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (910 views/month, #6,987 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64]

He has been cited as an influence by Eliezer Yudkowsky^[65], an artificial intelligence researcher^[66], b. 1979^[67], of United States^[68], specialised in artificial intelligence^[69].

He is credited with the discovery of belief propagation^[70], an algorithm^[71] and Markov blanket^[72].

His notable doctoral advisees include Rina Dechter^[73], a computer scientist^[74], b. 1950^[75], awarded the Presidential Young Investigator Award^[76], specialised in informatics^[77]; Hector Geffner^[78], a computer scientist^[79], b. 1959^[80], of Argentina^[81], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[82]; David Maxwell Chickering^[83], a computer scientist^[84]; Jin-Hyung Kim^[85], a computer scientist^[86], b. 1949^[87], of South Korea^[88]; Elias Bareinboim^[89], a researcher^[90], specialised in artificial intelligence^[91]; and Blai Bonet^[92].

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^[65].

What did Judea Pearl discover?

Judea Pearl is credited as discoverer of belief propagation^[70] and Markov blanket^[72].