Paul Viola

American computer scientist
Person human Q55643306
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Paul Viola was born on October 22, 1966, in New York City. He is a university teacher and computer scientist.

Paul Viola

Summary

Paul Viola is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1966-10-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4] and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Paul Viola was born in New York City[2].
  • Paul Viola was born on +1966-10-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Paul Viola held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Paul Viola worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Paul Viola's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Paul Viola's field of work was computer science[8].
  • Paul Viola was employed by Amazon[9].
  • Paul Viola was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Paul Viola's doctoral advisor was Tomas Lozano-Pérez[11].
  • Paul Viola's doctoral advisor was Christopher G. Atkeson[12].
  • Paul Viola received the Marr Prize[13].
  • Paul Viola's image is recorded as Pviola2018.jpg[14].
  • Paul Viola is recorded as male[15].
  • Paul Viola's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Paul Viola supervised Charles Lee Isbell, Jr. as a doctoral student[17].
  • Paul Viola supervised Erik G. Learned-Miller as a doctoral student[18].
  • Paul Viola's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 94853[19].
  • Paul Viola's family name is recorded as Viola[20].
  • Paul Viola's given name is recorded as Paul[21].
  • Paul Viola's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as G2-nFaIAAAAJ[22].
  • Paul Viola's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11g0gdggyl[23].
  • Paul Viola's MR Author ID is recorded as 798108[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Paul Viola… he was born on +1966-10-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Paul Viola's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]. Doctoral advisors include Tomas Lozano-Pérez[11], a computer scientist[25], awarded the AAAI Fellow[26] and Christopher G. Atkeson[12], a roboticist[27], b. 1959[28], of United States[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4] and computer scientist[5]. Paul Viola's field of work was computer science[8]. Among his employers was Amazon[9]. Doctoral students include Charles Lee Isbell, Jr.[17], a computer scientist[30], b. 1968[31], of United States[32], awarded the ACM Fellow[33], specialised in artificial intelligence[34] and Erik G. Learned-Miller[18].

Recognition

Paul Viola received the Marr Prize[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Paul Viola include Viola–Jones object detection framework[35], a free software[36].

Why It Matters

Paul Viola ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for him include Viola–Jones object detection framework[35], a free software[36].

His notable doctoral advisees include Charles Lee Isbell, Jr.[38], a computer scientist[39], b. 1968[40], of United States[41], awarded the ACM Fellow[42], specialised in artificial intelligence[43].

FAQs

Where was Paul Viola born?

Paul Viola was born in New York City[2].

What did Paul Viola do for work?

Paul Viola worked as university teacher[4] and computer scientist[5].

Where did Paul Viola go to school?

Paul Viola was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did Paul Viola receive?

Honors received include Marr Prize[13].

References

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  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] . linkedin.com. Retrieved . linkedin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . thecvf.com. thecvf.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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