Richard S. Sutton

Canadian computer scientist
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Richard S. Sutton

Summary

Richard S. Sutton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ohio[2]. He was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], artificial intelligence researcher[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #6,948 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Richard S. Sutton was born in Ohio[2].
  • Richard S. Sutton was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard S. Sutton held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Richard S. Sutton's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Richard S. Sutton worked as an engineer[5].
  • Richard S. Sutton's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[6].
  • Richard S. Sutton worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Richard S. Sutton's field of work was reinforcement learning[10].
  • Richard S. Sutton's field of work was informatics[11].
  • Richard S. Sutton's field of work was artificial intelligence[12].
  • Richard S. Sutton's field of work was machine learning[13].
  • Richard S. Sutton's field of work was computer science[14].
  • Among Richard S. Sutton's employers was University of Alberta[15].
  • Richard S. Sutton's education included a stint at University of Massachusetts Amherst[16].
  • Richard S. Sutton was educated at Stanford University[17].
  • Richard S. Sutton's doctoral advisor was Andrew Barto[18].
  • Richard S. Sutton received the AAAI Fellow[19].
  • Richard S. Sutton received the Fellow of the Royal Society[20].
  • Richard S. Sutton received the Turing Award[21].
  • Richard S. Sutton was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[22].
  • Richard S. Sutton was a member of Royal Society[23].
  • Richard S. Sutton's image is recorded as Richard Sutton 2021 (cropped).jpg[24].
  • Richard S. Sutton's image is recorded as Rich Sutton on Reinforcement Learning- Alpha Go Zero to 60.jpg[25].
  • Richard S. Sutton is recorded as male[26].
  • Richard S. Sutton's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard S. Sutton was born in Ohio[2]. He was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[16], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1863[30], headquartered in Amherst[31] and Stanford University[17], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Stanford[35]. Richard S. Sutton's doctoral advisor was Andrew Barto[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], artificial intelligence researcher[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include reinforcement learning[10], a machine learning method[36]; informatics[11], an academic major[37], founded in 1957[38]; artificial intelligence[12], a type of technology[39]; machine learning[13], an academic discipline[40]; and computer science[14], an academic discipline[41]. Among Richard S. Sutton's employers was University of Alberta[15]. Doctoral students include Doina Precup[42], an artificial intelligence researcher[43], b. 1971[44], of Romania[45] and David Silver[46], a computer scientist[47], b. 2000[48], awarded the ACM Prize in Computing[49].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[19], a science award[50], in United States[51]; Fellow of the Royal Society[20], a fellowship award[52], in United Kingdom[53]; and Turing Award[21], a science award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1966[56].

Why It Matters

Richard S. Sutton ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #6,948 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

His notable doctoral advisees include David Silver[59], a computer scientist[60], b. 2000[61], awarded the ACM Prize in Computing[62].

FAQs

Where was Richard S. Sutton born?

Born in Ohio[2], Richard S. Sutton…

What did Richard S. Sutton do for work?

Richard S. Sutton worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], artificial intelligence researcher[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Richard S. Sutton go to school?

Richard S. Sutton was educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[16] and Stanford University[17].

What awards did Richard S. Sutton receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[19], Fellow of the Royal Society[20], and Turing Award[21].

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  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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