Sebastian Thrun

Summary

Sebastian Thrun is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Solingen^[2]. He was born on +1967-05-14T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], university teacher^[5], artificial intelligence researcher^[6], and roboticist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #6,921 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Solingen^[2], Sebastian Thrun…
• Sebastian Thrun was born on +1967-05-14T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Sebastian Thrun held citizenship in Germany^[9].
• Sebastian Thrun's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Sebastian Thrun's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Sebastian Thrun worked as an artificial intelligence researcher^[6].
• Sebastian Thrun worked as a roboticist^[7].
• Sebastian Thrun's field of work was machine learning^[10].
• Sebastian Thrun's field of work was robotics^[11].
• Sebastian Thrun was employed by Google^[12].
• Sebastian Thrun was employed by Stanford University^[13].
• Sebastian Thrun was employed by Udacity^[14].
• Among Sebastian Thrun's employers was Carnegie Mellon University^[15].
• Sebastian Thrun was educated at University of Bonn^[16].
• Sebastian Thrun's education included a stint at University of Hildesheim^[17].
• Sebastian Thrun's doctoral advisor was Armin B. Cremers^[18].
• Sebastian Thrun's doctoral advisor was Tom M. Mitchell^[19].
• Sebastian Thrun received the Braunschweiger Forschungspreis^[20].
• Sebastian Thrun received the Max Planck Research Award^[21].
• Sebastian Thrun received the The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal^[22].
• Sebastian Thrun received the AAAI Fellow^[23].
• Sebastian Thrun was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[24].
• Sebastian Thrun was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence^[25].
• Sebastian Thrun was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[26].
• Sebastian Thrun's image is recorded as Sebastian Thrun at IAA 2019 IMG 0893.jpg^[27].

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Origins and Family

Sebastian Thrun's place of birth was Solingen^[2]. He was born on +1967-05-14T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Bonn^[16], a public research university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1818^[30], headquartered in Bonn^[31] and University of Hildesheim^[17], a public university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1946^[34]. Doctoral advisors include Armin B. Cremers^[18], a computer scientist^[35], b. 1946^[36], of Germany^[37] and Tom M. Mitchell^[19], a computer scientist^[38], b. 1951^[39], of United States^[40], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[41], specialised in machine learning^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], university teacher^[5], artificial intelligence researcher^[6], and roboticist^[7]. Fields of work include machine learning^[10], an academic discipline^[43] and robotics^[11], an industry^[44]. Employers include Google^[12], a business^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1998^[47], headquartered in Mountain View^[48]; Stanford University^[13], a private university^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1885^[51], headquartered in Stanford^[52]; Udacity^[14], a website^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 2011^[55], headquartered in Mountain View^[56]; and Carnegie Mellon University^[15], a private university^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1900^[59], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[60]. Doctoral students include Frank Dellaert^[61], an artificial intelligence researcher^[62], b. 1966^[63]; John Langford^[64], a computer scientist^[65], b. 1975^[66], of United States^[67]; Alexandre Robicquet^[68], a researcher^[69], b. 1990^[70]; Joëlle Pineau^[71], an artificial intelligence researcher^[72], b. 1974^[73], of Canada^[74], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[75], specialised in computer science^[76]; David Stavens^[77], a computer scientist^[78], b. 1982^[79], of United States^[80]; and David Ferguson^[81].

Recognition

Awards received include Braunschweiger Forschungspreis^[20], a science award^[82], in Germany^[83]; Max Planck Research Award^[21], a science award^[84], in Germany^[85]; The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal^[22], a science award^[86], founded in 1966^[87]; and AAAI Fellow^[23], a science award^[88], in United States^[89].

Why It Matters

Sebastian Thrun ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (435 views/month, #6,921 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[90] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[91]

His notable doctoral advisees include Joëlle Pineau^[92], an artificial intelligence researcher^[93], b. 1974^[94], of Canada^[95], awarded the AAAI Fellow^[96], specialised in computer science^[97]; John Langford^[98], a computer scientist^[99], b. 1975^[100], of United States^[101]; David Stavens^[102], a computer scientist^[103], b. 1982^[104], of United States^[105]; Max Likhachev^[106], a computer scientist^[107]; and David Ferguson^[108], a computer scientist^[109].

FAQs

Where was Sebastian Thrun born?

Born in Solingen^[2], Sebastian Thrun…

What did Sebastian Thrun do for work?

Sebastian Thrun worked as computer scientist^[4], university teacher^[5], artificial intelligence researcher^[6], and roboticist^[7].

Where did Sebastian Thrun go to school?

Sebastian Thrun was educated at University of Bonn^[16] and University of Hildesheim^[17].

What awards did Sebastian Thrun receive?

Honors received include Braunschweiger Forschungspreis^[20], Max Planck Research Award^[21], The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal^[22], and AAAI Fellow^[23].