Michael I. Jordan

Summary

Michael I. Jordan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Maryland^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1956^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], statistician^[5], university teacher^[6], and artificial intelligence researcher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (796 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Michael I. Jordan's place of birth was Maryland^[2].
• Michael I. Jordan was born on January 1, 1956^[3].
• Michael I. Jordan held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Michael I. Jordan worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Michael I. Jordan worked as a statistician^[5].
• Michael I. Jordan worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Michael I. Jordan worked as an artificial intelligence researcher^[7].
• Michael I. Jordan's field of work was artificial intelligence^[10].
• Michael I. Jordan's field of work was machine learning^[11].
• Among Michael I. Jordan's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[12].
• Michael I. Jordan's doctoral advisor was David Rumelhart^[13].
• Michael I. Jordan's doctoral advisor was Donald Norman^[14].
• Michael I. Jordan received the Rumelhart Prize^[15].
• Michael I. Jordan received the IJCAI Award for Research Excellence^[16].
• Michael I. Jordan received the ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award^[17].
• Michael I. Jordan received the AAAI Fellow^[18].
• Michael I. Jordan received the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society^[19].
• Michael I. Jordan received the ACM Fellow^[20].
• Michael I. Jordan was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Michael I. Jordan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• Michael I. Jordan was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[23].
• Michael I. Jordan was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence^[24].
• Michael I. Jordan was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[25].
• Michael I. Jordan was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[26].
• Michael I. Jordan is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Michael I. Jordan's place of birth was Maryland^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1956^[3].

Education

Doctoral advisors include David Rumelhart^[13], a university teacher^[28], 1942–2011^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[31] and Donald Norman^[14], an engineer^[32], b. 1935^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], statistician^[5], university teacher^[6], and artificial intelligence researcher^[7]. Fields of work include artificial intelligence^[10], a type of technology^[36] and machine learning^[11], an academic discipline^[37]. Among Michael I. Jordan's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[12]. 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^[15], a science award^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 2001^[51]; IJCAI Award for Research Excellence^[16], a science award^[52]; ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award^[17], an award^[53]; AAAI Fellow^[18], a science award^[54], in United States^[55]; Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society^[19]; and ACM Fellow^[20], a fellowship award^[56].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Michael I. Jordan include Jordan Network^[57].

Why It Matters

Michael I. Jordan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (796 views/month, #7,173 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

He is credited with the discovery of mixture of experts^[60], a statistical model^[61] and mixture of experts model^[62]. Entities named for him include Jordan Network^[57].

His notable doctoral advisees include Andrew Y. Ng^[63], an artificial intelligence researcher^[64], b. 1976^[65], of United States^[66], awarded the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award^[67]; Zoubin Ghahramani^[68], an engineer^[69], b. 1970^[70], of Iran^[71], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[72], specialised in machine learning^[73]; Eric P. Xing^[74], an artificial intelligence researcher^[75], b. 2000^[76], of United States^[77], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[78], specialised in machine learning^[79]; Percy Liang^[80], an academic^[81], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[82], specialised in computer science^[83]; David M. Blei^[84], an engineer^[85], b. 1970^[86], of United States^[87], awarded the ACM Prize in Computing^[88], specialised in machine learning^[89]; and Lester W. Mackey^[90], a machine learning engineer^[91], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[92].

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^[4], statistician^[5], university teacher^[6], and artificial intelligence researcher^[7].

What awards did Michael I. Jordan receive?

Honors received include Rumelhart Prize^[15], IJCAI Award for Research Excellence^[16], ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award^[17], and AAAI Fellow^[18].

What did Michael I. Jordan discover?

Michael I. Jordan is credited as discoverer of mixture of experts^[60] and mixture of experts model^[62].