Wolfram Burgard

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Wolfram Burgard

Summary

Wolfram Burgard is a human[1]. Born in Gelsenkirchen[2], he… he was born on +1961-02-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and artificial intelligence researcher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Wolfram Burgard's place of birth was Gelsenkirchen[2].
  • Wolfram Burgard was born on +1961-02-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wolfram Burgard held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Wolfram Burgard worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Wolfram Burgard worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Wolfram Burgard's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[6].
  • Wolfram Burgard was employed by University of Technology Nuremberg[9].
  • Wolfram Burgard was educated at University of Bonn[10].
  • Wolfram Burgard's education included a stint at Technical University of Dortmund[11].
  • Wolfram Burgard's doctoral advisor was Armin B. Cremers[12].
  • A notable student of Wolfram Burgard was Thilo Grundmann[13].
  • A notable student of Wolfram Burgard was Boris Lau[14].
  • Wolfram Burgard received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[15].
  • Wolfram Burgard received the AAAI Fellow[16].
  • Wolfram Burgard received the EurAI Fellow[17].
  • Wolfram Burgard received the IEEE Fellow[18].
  • Wolfram Burgard was a member of Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities[19].
  • Wolfram Burgard was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[20].
  • Wolfram Burgard was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[21].
  • Wolfram Burgard was a member of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society[22].
  • Wolfram Burgard's image is recorded as AI for Good Global Summit 2018 (27258409077).jpg[23].
  • Wolfram Burgard is recorded as male[24].
  • Wolfram Burgard's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Wolfram Burgard supervised Alexander Schaefer as a doctoral student[26].
  • Wolfram Burgard supervised Maren Bennewitz as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Wolfram Burgard's place of birth was Gelsenkirchen[2]. He was born on +1961-02-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Bonn[10], a public research university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1818[30], headquartered in Bonn[31] and Technical University of Dortmund[11], an institute of technology[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1968[34], headquartered in Dortmund[35]. Wolfram Burgard's doctoral advisor was Armin B. Cremers[12]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and artificial intelligence researcher[6]. Among Wolfram Burgard's employers was University of Technology Nuremberg[9]. Notable students include Thilo Grundmann[13] and Boris Lau[14]. Doctoral students include Alexander Schaefer[26], a computer scientist[37]; Maren Bennewitz[27], a computer scientist[38], b. 1973[39]; Dirk Haehnel[40], a computer scientist[41]; Cyrill Stachniss[42], a computer scientist[43], b. 1977[44]; Rudolph Triebel[45], a computer scientist[46], b. 1974[47]; and Patrick Pfaff[48], a computer scientist[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[15], a science award[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1985[52]; AAAI Fellow[16], a science award[53], in United States[54]; EurAI Fellow[17]; and IEEE Fellow[18], a science award[55].

Why It Matters

Wolfram Burgard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jürgen Sturm[56], a computer scientist[57]; Maren Bennewitz[58], a computer scientist[59], b. 1973[60]; Rudolph Triebel[61], a computer scientist[62], b. 1974[63]; Patrick Pfaff[64], a computer scientist[65]; Christian Plagemann[66], a computer scientist[67]; and Slawomir Grzonka[68], a computer scientist[69].

FAQs

Where was Wolfram Burgard born?

Wolfram Burgard was born in Gelsenkirchen[2].

What did Wolfram Burgard do for work?

Wolfram Burgard worked as computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and artificial intelligence researcher[6].

Where did Wolfram Burgard go to school?

Wolfram Burgard was educated at University of Bonn[10] and Technical University of Dortmund[11].

What awards did Wolfram Burgard receive?

Honors received include Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[15], AAAI Fellow[16], EurAI Fellow[17], and IEEE Fellow[18].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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