Nils John Nilsson

Summary

Nils John Nilsson is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Saginaw^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1933^[3]. He passed away in Medford^[4]. He died on April 23, 2019^[5]. He worked as an engineer^[6] and artificial intelligence researcher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Saginaw^[2], Nils John Nilsson…
• Nils John Nilsson passed away in Medford^[4].
• Nils John Nilsson was born on January 1, 1933^[3].
• Nils John Nilsson was born on February 6, 1933^[9].
• Nils John Nilsson died on April 23, 2019^[5].
• Nils John Nilsson held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Nils John Nilsson's professions included engineer^[6].
• Nils John Nilsson worked as an artificial intelligence researcher^[7].
• Nils John Nilsson's field of work was artificial intelligence^[11].
• Among Nils John Nilsson's employers was Stanford University^[12].
• Nils John Nilsson was employed by SRI International^[13].
• Nils John Nilsson's education included a stint at Stanford University^[14].
• Nils John Nilsson's doctoral advisor was Willis Harman^[15].
• Nils John Nilsson received the IJCAI Award for Research Excellence^[16].
• Nils John Nilsson received the AAAI Fellow^[17].
• Nils John Nilsson received the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award^[18].
• Nils John Nilsson was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence^[19].
• Nils John Nilsson is recorded as male^[20].
• Nils John Nilsson's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Nils John Nilsson supervised Leslie P. Kaelbling as a doctoral student^[22].
• Nils John Nilsson supervised Scott Sherwood Benson as a doctoral student^[23].
• Nils John Nilsson supervised Andrew Peter Kosoresow as a doctoral student^[24].
• Nils John Nilsson supervised Karen Louise Myers as a doctoral student^[25].
• Nils John Nilsson supervised Benjamin Nathan Grosof as a doctoral student^[26].
• Nils John Nilsson supervised Earl David Sacerdoti as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Nils John Nilsson's place of birth was Saginaw^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1933^[3] and February 6, 1933^[9].

Education

Nils John Nilsson was educated at Stanford University^[14]. His doctoral advisor was Willis Harman^[15]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[6] and artificial intelligence researcher^[7]. Nils John Nilsson's field of work was artificial intelligence^[11]. Employers include Stanford University^[12], a private university^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1885^[31], headquartered in Stanford^[32] and SRI International^[13], a nonprofit organization^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1946^[35], headquartered in Menlo Park^[36]. Doctoral students include Leslie P. Kaelbling^[22], a computer scientist^[37], b. 1961^[38], of United States^[39], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[40], specialised in robotics^[41]; Scott Sherwood Benson^[23]; Andrew Peter Kosoresow^[24]; Karen Louise Myers^[25], a researcher^[42]; Benjamin Nathan Grosof^[26]; and Earl David Sacerdoti^[27].

Recognition

Awards received include IJCAI Award for Research Excellence^[16], a science award^[43]; AAAI Fellow^[17], a science award^[44], in United States^[45]; and IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award^[18], an award^[46].

Death and Burial

Nils John Nilsson died on April 23, 2019^[5]. He died in Medford^[4].

Why It Matters

Nils John Nilsson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

He is credited with the discovery of A* search algorithm^[49], a pathfinding algorithm^[50].

His notable doctoral advisees include Leslie P. Kaelbling^[51], a computer scientist^[52], b. 1961^[53], of United States^[54], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[55], specialised in robotics^[56].

FAQs

Where was Nils John Nilsson born?

Born in Saginaw^[2], Nils John Nilsson…

Where did Nils John Nilsson die?

Nils John Nilsson passed away in Medford^[4].

What did Nils John Nilsson do for work?

Nils John Nilsson worked as engineer^[6] and artificial intelligence researcher^[7].

Where did Nils John Nilsson go to school?

Nils John Nilsson was educated at Stanford University^[14].

What awards did Nils John Nilsson receive?

Honors received include IJCAI Award for Research Excellence^[16], AAAI Fellow^[17], and IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award^[18].

What did Nils John Nilsson discover?

Nils John Nilsson is credited as discoverer of A* search algorithm^[49].