Ken Perlin

Summary

Ken Perlin is a human^[1]. He was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3], engineer^[4], university teacher^[5], and information scientist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Ken Perlin was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Ken Perlin held citizenship in United States^[8].
• English was Ken Perlin's native language^[9].
• Ken Perlin's professions included computer scientist^[3].
• Ken Perlin worked as an engineer^[4].
• Ken Perlin worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Ken Perlin worked as an information scientist^[6].
• Ken Perlin's field of work was informatics^[10].
• Ken Perlin's field of work was computing^[11].
• Ken Perlin's field of work was computer graphics^[12].
• Ken Perlin's field of work was human–computer interaction^[13].
• Ken Perlin's field of work was visualization^[14].
• Ken Perlin's field of work was multimedia^[15].
• Ken Perlin was employed by New York University^[16].
• Ken Perlin's doctoral advisor was David G. Lowe^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Ken Perlin is Perlin noise^[18].
• Ken Perlin received the Presidential Young Investigator Award^[19].
• Ken Perlin received the Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology^[20].
• Ken Perlin received the Academy Award for Technical Achievement^[21].
• Ken Perlin's image is recorded as Ken Perlin.jpg^[22].
• Ken Perlin is recorded as male^[23].
• Ken Perlin's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Ken Perlin supervised Andruid Kerne as a doctoral student^[25].
• Ken Perlin supervised Aaron Hertzmann as a doctoral student^[26].
• Ken Perlin supervised Ajay Rajkumar as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ken Perlin was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. English was his native language^[9].

Education

Ken Perlin's doctoral advisor was David G. Lowe^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[3], engineer^[4], university teacher^[5], and information scientist^[6]. Fields of work include informatics^[10], an academic major^[28], founded in 1957^[29]; computing^[11], a type of process^[30]; computer graphics^[12], a field of study^[31]; human–computer interaction^[13], an academic discipline^[32]; visualization^[14]; and multimedia^[15], a genre^[33]. Ken Perlin was employed by New York University^[16]. Doctoral students include Andruid Kerne^[25]; Aaron Hertzmann^[26], a researcher^[34], awarded the ACM Fellow^[35]; Ajay Rajkumar^[27]; and Xue Dong Yang^[36].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Ken Perlin is Perlin noise^[18]. Things named for him include Perlin noise^[37], a procedural texture^[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Young Investigator Award^[19], an award^[39]; Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology^[20], a science award^[40], in United States^[41]; and Academy Award for Technical Achievement^[21], an Academy Awards^[42], in United States^[43].

Why It Matters

Ken Perlin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

He is credited with the discovery of Perlin noise^[46], a procedural texture^[47]. Entities named for him include Perlin noise^[37], a procedural texture^[38].

FAQs

What did Ken Perlin do for work?

Ken Perlin worked as computer scientist^[3], engineer^[4], university teacher^[5], and information scientist^[6].

What awards did Ken Perlin receive?

Honors received include Presidential Young Investigator Award^[19], Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology^[20], and Academy Award for Technical Achievement^[21].

What did Ken Perlin discover?

Ken Perlin is credited as discoverer of Perlin noise^[46].