Virginia Dignum

computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher
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Virginia Dignum

Summary

Virginia Dignum is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Delft[2]. She was born on May 2, 1964[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Virginia Dignum's place of birth was Delft[2].
  • Virginia Dignum was born on May 2, 1964[3].
  • Virginia Dignum was married to Frank Dignum[6].
  • Virginia Dignum held citizenship in Portugal[7].
  • Virginia Dignum worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Virginia Dignum's field of work was artificial intelligence[8].
  • Among Virginia Dignum's employers was Umeå University[9].
  • Among Virginia Dignum's employers was Delft University of Technology[10].
  • Virginia Dignum was educated at Utrecht University[11].
  • Virginia Dignum's doctoral advisor was John-Jules Ch Meyer[12].
  • Virginia Dignum's doctoral advisor was Frank Dignum[13].
  • Virginia Dignum received the Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence Association[14].
  • Virginia Dignum received the Mulheres na Ciência[15].
  • Virginia Dignum is recorded as female[16].
  • Virginia Dignum's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Virginia Dignum supervised Joost Westra as a doctoral student[18].
  • Virginia Dignum's given name is recorded as Virginia[19].
  • Virginia Dignum's official website is recorded as https://people.cs.umu.se/virginia/[20].
  • Virginia Dignum's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].
  • Virginia Dignum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10210'}[22].
  • Virginia Dignum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+9017'}[23].
  • Virginia Dignum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11631'}[24].
  • Virginia Dignum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12107'}[25].
  • Virginia Dignum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1243'}[26].
  • Virginia Dignum's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1248'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Virginia Dignum's place of birth was Delft[2]. She was born on May 2, 1964[3].

Education

Virginia Dignum's education included a stint at Utrecht University[11]. Doctoral advisors include John-Jules Ch Meyer[12], a computer scientist[28], b. 1954[29] and Frank Dignum[13], a computer scientist[30], b. 1961[31], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[32], awarded the Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence Association[33].

Career and Affiliations

Virginia Dignum's professions included computer scientist[4]. Her field of work was artificial intelligence[8]. Employers include Umeå University[9], a university[34], in Sweden[35], founded in 1965[36], headquartered in Umeå[37] and Delft University of Technology[10], an institute of technology[38], in Netherlands[39], founded in 1842[40], headquartered in Delft[41]. She supervised Joost Westra as a doctoral student[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence Association[14] and Mulheres na Ciência[15], an award[42], in Portugal[43], founded in 2016[44].

Personal Life

Among Virginia Dignum's spouses was Frank Dignum[6].

Why It Matters

Virginia Dignum ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[5] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Virginia Dignum born?

Virginia Dignum's place of birth was Delft[2].

Who was Virginia Dignum married to?

Virginia Dignum's spouses include Frank Dignum[6].

What did Virginia Dignum do for work?

Virginia Dignum worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Virginia Dignum go to school?

Virginia Dignum was educated at Utrecht University[11].

What awards did Virginia Dignum receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence Association[14] and Mulheres na Ciência[15].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . jair.org. Retrieved . jair.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . webstorage.cienciaviva.pt. webstorage.cienciaviva.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . VIAF ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . jair.org. Retrieved . jair.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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