Richard E. Korf

American computer scientist
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Richard E. Korf

Summary

Richard E. Korf is a human[1]. Born in Geneva[2], he… he was born on December 7, 1956[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Richard E. Korf's place of birth was Geneva[2].
  • Richard E. Korf was born on December 7, 1956[3].
  • Richard E. Korf held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Richard E. Korf's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Richard E. Korf worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Richard E. Korf's field of work was artificial intelligence[8].
  • Richard E. Korf was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[9].
  • Richard E. Korf was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[10].
  • Richard E. Korf was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • Richard E. Korf's doctoral advisor was Herbert Simon[12].
  • Richard E. Korf received the Presidential Young Investigator Award[13].
  • Richard E. Korf received the AAAI Fellow[14].
  • Richard E. Korf's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[15].
  • Richard E. Korf is recorded as male[16].
  • Richard E. Korf's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Richard E. Korf was affiliated with the Democratic Party[18].
  • Richard E. Korf supervised Larry Arthur Taylor as a doctoral student[19].
  • Richard E. Korf supervised David Maxwell Chickering as a doctoral student[20].
  • Richard E. Korf supervised Joseph Carl Pemberton as a doctoral student[21].
  • Richard E. Korf supervised Weixiong Zhang as a doctoral student[22].
  • Richard E. Korf supervised Curt Powley as a doctoral student[23].
  • Richard E. Korf supervised Alex S. Fukunaga as a doctoral student[24].
  • Richard E. Korf supervised Blai Bonet as a doctoral student[25].
  • Richard E. Korf supervised Nathan Sturtevant as a doctoral student[26].
  • Richard E. Korf earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Science[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard E. Korf's place of birth was Geneva[2]. He was born on December 7, 1956[3].

Education

Educated at Carnegie Mellon University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1900[30], headquartered in Pittsburgh[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. Richard E. Korf's doctoral advisor was Herbert Simon[12]. Academic degrees include Bachelor of Science[27], Master of Science[36], and Doctor of Philosophy[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Richard E. Korf's field of work was artificial intelligence[8]. He was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[9]. Doctoral students include Larry Arthur Taylor[19]; David Maxwell Chickering[20], a computer scientist[38]; Joseph Carl Pemberton[21]; Weixiong Zhang[22], a researcher[39]; Curt Powley[23], a university teacher[40]; and Alex S. Fukunaga[24], a university teacher[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Young Investigator Award[13], an award[42] and AAAI Fellow[14], a science award[43], in United States[44].

Personal Life

Richard E. Korf's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[15]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party[18].

Why It Matters

Richard E. Korf ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

He is credited with the discovery of iterative deepening A*[46], a pathfinding algorithm[47] and recursive best-first search[48], an informed search algorithm[49].

His notable doctoral advisees include Blai Bonet[50], a computer scientist[51]; Nathan Sturtevant[52], a computer scientist[53]; Curt Powley[54], a university teacher[55]; David Maxwell Chickering[56], a computer scientist[57]; and Alex S. Fukunaga[58], a university teacher[59].

FAQs

Where was Richard E. Korf born?

Richard E. Korf was born in Geneva[2].

What did Richard E. Korf do for work?

Richard E. Korf worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Richard E. Korf go to school?

Richard E. Korf was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[10] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].

What awards did Richard E. Korf receive?

Honors received include Presidential Young Investigator Award[13] and AAAI Fellow[14].

What did Richard E. Korf discover?

Richard E. Korf is credited as discoverer of iterative deepening A*[46] and recursive best-first search[48].

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  24. [27] . Prabook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [36] . Prabook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] . Prabook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . Prabook. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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