Michael I. Jordan

American computer scientist, University of California, Berkeley
Person human Q3308285
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Summary

Michael I. Jordan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Maryland[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], statistician[4], university teacher[5], artificial intelligence researcher[6], and mathematician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (724 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Michael I. Jordan's place of birth was Maryland[2].
  • Michael I. Jordan held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Michael I. Jordan's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Michael I. Jordan worked as a statistician[4].
  • Michael I. Jordan worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Michael I. Jordan worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[6].
  • Michael I. Jordan worked as a mathematician[7].
  • Michael I. Jordan worked as a psychologist[10].
  • Michael I. Jordan's field of work was artificial intelligence[11].
  • Michael I. Jordan's field of work was machine learning[12].
  • Among Michael I. Jordan's employers was University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • Michael I. Jordan's doctoral advisor was David Rumelhart[14].
  • Michael I. Jordan's doctoral advisor was Donald Norman[15].
  • Michael I. Jordan received the Rumelhart Prize[16].
  • Michael I. Jordan received the IJCAI Award for Research Excellence[17].
  • Michael I. Jordan received the ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[18].
  • Michael I. Jordan received the AAAI Fellow[19].
  • Michael I. Jordan received the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[20].
  • Michael I. Jordan received the ACM Fellow[21].
  • Michael I. Jordan was a member of National Academy of Sciences[22].
  • Michael I. Jordan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23].
  • Michael I. Jordan was a member of National Academy of Engineering[24].
  • Michael I. Jordan was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[25].
  • Michael I. Jordan was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[26].
  • Michael I. Jordan was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[27].

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Origins and Family

Michael I. Jordan's place of birth was Maryland[2].

Education

Doctoral advisors include David Rumelhart[14], a university teacher[28], 1942–2011[29], of United States[30], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[31] and Donald Norman[15], an engineer[32], b. 1935[33], of United States[34], awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], statistician[4], university teacher[5], artificial intelligence researcher[6], mathematician[7], and psychologist[10]. Fields of work include artificial intelligence[11], a type of technology[36] and machine learning[12], an academic discipline[37]. Among Michael I. Jordan's employers was University of California, Berkeley[13]. Doctoral students include Robert A. Jacobs[38], a cognitive scientist[39]; Alice X. Zheng[40], a computer scientist[41], specialised in feature engineering[42]; Long Nguyen[43], a statistician[44], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[45]; Simon Lacoste-Julien[46]; Peter Bodik[47]; and Eric Loeb[48].

Recognition

Awards received include Rumelhart Prize[16], a science award[49], in United States[50], founded in 2001[51]; IJCAI Award for Research Excellence[17], a science award[52]; ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[18], an award[53]; AAAI Fellow[19], a science award[54], in United States[55]; Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society[20]; and ACM Fellow[21], a fellowship award[56], in United States[57].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Michael I. Jordan include Jordan Network[58].

Why It Matters

Michael I. Jordan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (724 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

He is credited with the discovery of mixture of experts[61], a statistical model[62] and mixture of experts model[63]. Entities named for him include Jordan Network[58].

His notable doctoral advisees include Andrew Y. Ng[64], an artificial intelligence researcher[65], b. 1976[66], of United States[67], awarded the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award[68]; Percy Liang[69], an academic[70], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[71], specialised in computer science[72]; Zoubin Ghahramani[73], an engineer[74], b. 1970[75], of Iran[76], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[77], specialised in machine learning[78]; Eric P. Xing[79], an artificial intelligence researcher[80], b. 2000[81], of United States[82], awarded the AAAI Fellow[83], specialised in machine learning[84]; David M. Blei[85], an engineer[86], b. 1970[87], of United States[88], awarded the ACM Prize in Computing[89], specialised in machine learning[90]; and Lester W. Mackey[91], a machine learning engineer[92], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[93].

FAQs

Where was Michael I. Jordan born?

Michael I. Jordan's place of birth was Maryland[2].

What did Michael I. Jordan do for work?

Michael I. Jordan worked as computer scientist[3], statistician[4], university teacher[5], artificial intelligence researcher[6], and mathematician[7].

What awards did Michael I. Jordan receive?

Honors received include Rumelhart Prize[16], IJCAI Award for Research Excellence[17], ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[18], and AAAI Fellow[19].

What did Michael I. Jordan discover?

Michael I. Jordan is credited as discoverer of mixture of experts[61] and mixture of experts model[63].

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