Peter Dayan

Summary

Peter Dayan is a human^[1]. He was born on +1965-08-25T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a university teacher^[3], computer scientist^[4], mathematician^[5], and neuroscientist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Peter Dayan was born on +1965-08-25T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Among Peter Dayan's spouses was Zhaoping Li^[8].
• Peter Dayan worked as a university teacher^[3].
• Peter Dayan's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Peter Dayan worked as a mathematician^[5].
• Peter Dayan worked as a neuroscientist^[6].
• Peter Dayan's field of work was computational neuroscience^[9].
• Peter Dayan's field of work was neuroscience^[10].
• Peter Dayan's field of work was machine learning^[11].
• Peter Dayan's field of work was computer science^[12].
• Peter Dayan was employed by University College London^[13].
• Among Peter Dayan's employers was Q780442^[14].
• Peter Dayan was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15].
• Peter Dayan was employed by Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics^[16].
• Peter Dayan was educated at University of Edinburgh^[17].
• Peter Dayan's doctoral advisor was David Willshaw^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Peter Dayan is Theoretical neuroscience: computational and mathematical modeling of neural systems^[19].
• Peter Dayan received the The Brain Prize^[20].
• Peter Dayan received the Rumelhart Prize^[21].
• Peter Dayan received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[22].
• Peter Dayan received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[23].
• Peter Dayan was a member of Royal Society^[24].
• Peter Dayan was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[25].
• Peter Dayan was influenced by Geoffrey Hinton^[26].
• Peter Dayan is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Peter Dayan was born on +1965-08-25T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Peter Dayan was educated at University of Edinburgh^[17]. His doctoral advisor was David Willshaw^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher^[3], computer scientist^[4], mathematician^[5], and neuroscientist^[6]. Fields of work include computational neuroscience^[9]; neuroscience^[10], an academic discipline^[28]; machine learning^[11], an academic discipline^[29]; and computer science^[12], an academic discipline^[30]. Employers include University College London^[13], a university college^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1826^[33], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[34]; Q780442^[14], a business^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 2009^[37], headquartered in San Francisco^[38]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15], a university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1861^[41], headquartered in Cambridge^[42]; and Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics^[16], a Max Planck Institute^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1968^[45]. Doctoral students include Sham Kakade^[46], a computer scientist^[47], specialised in artificial intelligence^[48]; Szabolcs Káli^[49], a researcher^[50], of Hungary^[51]; Arthur Guez^[52], an artificial intelligence researcher^[53]; and Quaid D Morris^[54], a researcher^[55].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Peter Dayan is Theoretical neuroscience: computational and mathematical modeling of neural systems^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include The Brain Prize^[20], a science award^[56], in Denmark^[57], founded in 2011^[58]; Rumelhart Prize^[21], a science award^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 2001^[61]; Fellow of the Royal Society^[22], a fellowship award^[62], in United Kingdom^[63]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[23], a fellowship award^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 1874^[66].

Personal Life

Peter Dayan was married to Zhaoping Li^[8].

Why It Matters

Peter Dayan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

His notable doctoral advisees include Sham Kakade^[68], a computer scientist^[69], specialised in artificial intelligence^[70].

FAQs

Who was Peter Dayan married to?

Peter Dayan's spouses include Zhaoping Li^[8].

What did Peter Dayan do for work?

Peter Dayan worked as university teacher^[3], computer scientist^[4], mathematician^[5], and neuroscientist^[6].

Where did Peter Dayan go to school?

Peter Dayan was educated at University of Edinburgh^[17].

What awards did Peter Dayan receive?

Honors received include The Brain Prize^[20], Rumelhart Prize^[21], Fellow of the Royal Society^[22], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[23].