Kenneth O. Stanley

American computer scientist
Person human Q67220557
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Kenneth O. Stanley

Summary

Kenneth O. Stanley is a human[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2], university teacher[3], and artificial intelligence researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Kenneth O. Stanley's father was Richard P. Stanley[6].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's professions included computer scientist[2].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's professions included university teacher[3].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[4].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's field of work was evolutionary computation[8].
  • Among Kenneth O. Stanley's employers was University of Central Florida[9].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley was employed by Uber AI Labs[10].
  • Among Kenneth O. Stanley's employers was OpenAI[11].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[12].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's doctoral advisor was Risto Miikkulainen[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Kenneth O. Stanley is Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies[14].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley is recorded as male[15].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley supervised Sebastian Risi as a doctoral student[17].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley supervised Amy K. Hoover as a doctoral student[18].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley supervised Joel Lehman as a doctoral student[19].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley supervised David B. D'Ambrosio as a doctoral student[20].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-4503-0839[21].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0216877[22].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's family name is recorded as Stanley[23].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's given name is recorded as Kenneth[24].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's given name is recorded as Owen[25].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's official website is recorded as http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~kstanley/[26].
  • Kenneth O. Stanley's zbMATH author ID is recorded as stanley.kenneth-o[27].

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Origins and Family

Kenneth O. Stanley's father was Richard P. Stanley[6].

Education

Kenneth O. Stanley was educated at University of Pennsylvania[12]. His doctoral advisor was Risto Miikkulainen[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[2], university teacher[3], and artificial intelligence researcher[4]. Kenneth O. Stanley's field of work was evolutionary computation[8]. Employers include University of Central Florida[9], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1963[30]; Uber AI Labs[10]; and OpenAI[11], an enterprise[31], in United States[32], founded in 2015[33], headquartered in San Francisco[34]. Doctoral students include Sebastian Risi[17], a university teacher[35], b. 2000[36], of Germany[37]; Amy K. Hoover[18], a university teacher[38], of United States[39], awarded the Graduate Research Fellowship Program[40]; Joel Lehman[19], an artificial intelligence researcher[41], of United States[42], specialised in evolutionary computation[43]; and David B. D'Ambrosio[20], a computer scientist[44].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Kenneth O. Stanley is Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies[14].

Why It Matters

Kenneth O. Stanley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[5]

He is credited with the discovery of Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies[45], an algorithm[46].

His notable doctoral advisees include Amy K. Hoover[47], a university teacher[48], of United States[49], awarded the Graduate Research Fellowship Program[50]; David B. D'Ambrosio[51], a computer scientist[52]; and Sebastian Risi[53], a university teacher[54], b. 2000[55], of Germany[56].

FAQs

Who were Kenneth O. Stanley's parents?

Kenneth O. Stanley's father was Richard P. Stanley[6].

What did Kenneth O. Stanley do for work?

Kenneth O. Stanley worked as computer scientist[2], university teacher[3], and artificial intelligence researcher[4].

Where did Kenneth O. Stanley go to school?

Kenneth O. Stanley was educated at University of Pennsylvania[12].

What did Kenneth O. Stanley discover?

Kenneth O. Stanley is credited as discoverer of Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies[45].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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