Luc Steels

Artificial Intelligence scientist, research director
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Luc Steels

Summary

Luc Steels is a human[1]. He was born on January 22, 1952[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3], artificial intelligence researcher[4], and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Luc Steels was born on January 22, 1952[2].
  • Luc Steels held citizenship in Belgium[7].
  • Dutch was Luc Steels's native language[8].
  • Luc Steels's professions included university teacher[3].
  • Luc Steels worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[4].
  • Luc Steels's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Luc Steels's field of work was artificial intelligence[9].
  • Luc Steels's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Luc Steels's field of work was linguistics[11].
  • Luc Steels's field of work was computational linguistics[12].
  • Luc Steels's field of work was robotics[13].
  • Luc Steels's field of work was evolution of language[14].
  • Luc Steels was employed by Sony Computer Science Laboratories Paris[15].
  • Among Luc Steels's employers was Vrije Universiteit Brussel[16].
  • Luc Steels was educated at University of Antwerp[17].
  • Luc Steels's doctoral advisor was Marvin Minsky[18].
  • Luc Steels was a member of Academia Europaea[19].
  • Luc Steels was a member of Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten[20].
  • Luc Steels is recorded as male[21].
  • Luc Steels's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Luc Steels supervised Pattie Maes as a doctoral student[23].
  • Luc Steels supervised Pierre-Yves Oudeyer as a doctoral student[24].
  • Luc Steels supervised Patricia Maes as a doctoral student[25].
  • Luc Steels supervised Holger Kenn as a doctoral student[26].
  • Luc Steels's Commons category is recorded as Luc Steels[27].

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Origins and Family

Luc Steels was born on January 22, 1952[2]. Dutch was his native language[8].

Education

Luc Steels's education included a stint at University of Antwerp[17]. His doctoral advisor was Marvin Minsky[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[3], artificial intelligence researcher[4], and computer scientist[5]. Fields of work include artificial intelligence[9], a type of technology[28]; computer science[10], an academic discipline[29]; linguistics[11], an academic discipline[30]; computational linguistics[12], an interdisciplinary science[31]; robotics[13], an industry[32]; and evolution of language[14]. Employers include Sony Computer Science Laboratories Paris[15], a research institute[33], in France[34], founded in 1996[35] and Vrije Universiteit Brussel[16], a university[36], in Belgium[37], founded in 1969[38], headquartered in Ixelles[39]. Doctoral students include Pattie Maes[23], a computer scientist[40], b. 1961[41], of Belgium[42]; Pierre-Yves Oudeyer[24], a computer scientist[43], b. 1977[44], of France[45]; Patricia Maes[25], of Belgium[46]; and Holger Kenn[26], a computer scientist[47].

Why It Matters

Luc Steels ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[6]

His notable doctoral advisees include Pattie Maes[48], a computer scientist[49], b. 1961[50], of Belgium[51]; Pierre-Yves Oudeyer[52], a computer scientist[53], b. 1977[54], of France[55]; and Holger Kenn[56], a computer scientist[57].

FAQs

What did Luc Steels do for work?

Luc Steels worked as university teacher[3], artificial intelligence researcher[4], and computer scientist[5].

Where did Luc Steels go to school?

Luc Steels was educated at University of Antwerp[17].

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  25. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  27. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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