Tim Finin

American computer scientist
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Tim Finin

Summary

Tim Finin is a human[1]. Born in Decatur[2], he… he was born on August 4, 1949[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and professor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Tim Finin was born in Decatur[2].
  • Tim Finin was born on August 4, 1949[3].
  • Tim Finin held citizenship in United States[8].
  • English was Tim Finin's native language[9].
  • Tim Finin worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Tim Finin's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[5].
  • Tim Finin's professions included professor[6].
  • Tim Finin's field of work was artificial intelligence[10].
  • Tim Finin's field of work was Semantic Web[11].
  • Tim Finin's field of work was natural language processing[12].
  • Tim Finin's field of work was knowledge-based system[13].
  • Tim Finin's field of work was social informatics[14].
  • Tim Finin held the position of professor[15].
  • Tim Finin was employed by University of Maryland, Baltimore County[16].
  • Tim Finin's doctoral advisor was David Waltz[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Tim Finin is Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Tim Finin is Swoogle[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Tim Finin is Why we twitter: understanding microblogging usage and communities[20].
  • Tim Finin received the AAAI Fellow[21].
  • Tim Finin received the ACM Fellow[22].
  • Tim Finin was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[23].
  • Tim Finin was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[24].
  • Tim Finin was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[25].
  • Tim Finin is recorded as male[26].
  • Tim Finin's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Tim Finin's place of birth was Decatur[2]. He was born on August 4, 1949[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Tim Finin's doctoral advisor was David Waltz[17]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and professor[6]. Fields of work include artificial intelligence[10], a type of technology[29]; Semantic Web[11], an information system[30]; natural language processing[12], an academic discipline[31]; knowledge-based system[13], a type of system[32]; and social informatics[14]. Among Tim Finin's employers was University of Maryland, Baltimore County[16]. He held the position of professor[15]. Doctoral students include Ramin Ayanzadeh[33], Richard Scott Cost[34], Li Ding[35], Justin Martineau[36], Zareen Saba Syed[37], and Akshay Java[38].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language[18], a computer language[39]; Swoogle[19], a search engine[40], founded in 2004[41]; and Why we twitter: understanding microblogging usage and communities[20].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[21], a science award[42], in United States[43] and ACM Fellow[22], a fellowship award[44].

Why It Matters

Tim Finin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

His notable doctoral advisees include Varish Mulwad[46], a computer scientist[47], specialised in Semantic Web[48]; Lalana Kagal[49], a computer scientist[50]; and Ramin Ayanzadeh[51], a university teacher[52], specialised in computer science[53].

FAQs

Where was Tim Finin born?

Tim Finin was born in Decatur[2].

What did Tim Finin do for work?

Tim Finin worked as computer scientist[4], artificial intelligence researcher[5], and professor[6].

What awards did Tim Finin receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[21] and ACM Fellow[22].

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  16. [21] . aaai.org. Retrieved . aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [33] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [34] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [35] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [36] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [37] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [38] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  27. [25] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . csee.umbc.edu. Retrieved . csee.umbc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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