Risto Miikkulainen

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Risto Miikkulainen

Summary

Risto Miikkulainen is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1961[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Risto Miikkulainen was born on January 1, 1961[2].
  • Risto Miikkulainen held citizenship in Finland[6].
  • Risto Miikkulainen worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Risto Miikkulainen's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Risto Miikkulainen was employed by University of Texas at Austin[7].
  • Among Risto Miikkulainen's employers was Cognizant[8].
  • Risto Miikkulainen was educated at Helsinki University of Technology[9].
  • Risto Miikkulainen's doctoral advisor was Michael G. Dyer[10].
  • Risto Miikkulainen received the IEEE Fellow[11].
  • Risto Miikkulainen received the AAAI Fellow[12].
  • Risto Miikkulainen is recorded as male[13].
  • Risto Miikkulainen's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Yoonsuck Choe as a doctoral student[15].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Wee Kheng Leow as a doctoral student[16].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Joseph Sirosh as a doctoral student[17].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised David Moriarty as a doctoral student[18].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised James A. Bednar as a doctoral student[19].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Paul H. McQuesten as a doctoral student[20].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Faustino Gomez as a doctoral student[21].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Harold H. Chaput as a doctoral student[22].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Yaron Silberman as a doctoral student[23].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Lisa Kaczmarczyk as a doctoral student[24].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Bobby D. Bryant as a doctoral student[25].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Jefferson Provost as a doctoral student[26].
  • Risto Miikkulainen supervised Judah B. De Paula as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Risto Miikkulainen was born on January 1, 1961[2].

Education

Risto Miikkulainen's education included a stint at Helsinki University of Technology[9]. His doctoral advisor was Michael G. Dyer[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. Employers include University of Texas at Austin[7], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1883[30], headquartered in Austin[31] and Cognizant[8], a business[32], in United States[33], founded in 1994[34], headquartered in Teaneck[35]. Doctoral students include Yoonsuck Choe[15]; Wee Kheng Leow[16], a computer scientist[36], b. 1961[37]; Joseph Sirosh[17]; David Moriarty[18]; James A. Bednar[19], a researcher[38]; and Paul H. McQuesten[20].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Fellow[11], a science award[39] and AAAI Fellow[12], a science award[40], in United States[41].

Why It Matters

Risto Miikkulainen is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

His notable doctoral advisees include Wee Kheng Leow[42], a computer scientist[43], b. 1961[44]; Tal Tversky[45], a computer scientist[46]; Nate Kohl[47], a computer scientist[48]; Elliot Meyerson[49], a computer scientist[50]; Lisa Kaczmarczyk[51], a computer scientist[52]; and Kenneth O. Stanley[53], a computer scientist[54], of United States[55], specialised in evolutionary computation[56].

FAQs

What did Risto Miikkulainen do for work?

Risto Miikkulainen worked as computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Risto Miikkulainen go to school?

Risto Miikkulainen was educated at Helsinki University of Technology[9].

What awards did Risto Miikkulainen receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[11] and AAAI Fellow[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . cs.utexas.edu. Retrieved . cs.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [7] . cs.utexas.edu. Retrieved . cs.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . finto.fi. finto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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