Yoav Shoham

Israeli-American computer scientist
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Yoav Shoham

Summary

Yoav Shoham is a human[1]. His place of birth was Israel[2]. He was born on +1956-01-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Yoav Shoham was born in Israel[2].
  • Yoav Shoham was born on +1956-01-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yoav Shoham held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Yoav Shoham held citizenship in Israel[9].
  • Yoav Shoham's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Yoav Shoham's professions included academic[5].
  • Yoav Shoham's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Yoav Shoham's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Yoav Shoham's field of work was artificial intelligence[11].
  • Yoav Shoham was employed by Stanford University[12].
  • Yoav Shoham's education included a stint at Yale University[13].
  • Yoav Shoham was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[14].
  • Yoav Shoham's doctoral advisor was Drew McDermott[15].
  • Yoav Shoham received the ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[16].
  • Yoav Shoham received the AAAI Fellow[17].
  • Yoav Shoham received the ACM Fellow[18].
  • Yoav Shoham was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[19].
  • Yoav Shoham was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[20].
  • Yoav Shoham's image is recorded as Yoav Shoham 2016.jpg[21].
  • Yoav Shoham is recorded as male[22].
  • Yoav Shoham's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Yoav Shoham supervised Kevin Leyton-Brown as a doctoral student[24].
  • Yoav Shoham supervised Pedrito Maynard-Reid, II as a doctoral student[25].
  • Yoav Shoham supervised Marko Balabanovic as a doctoral student[26].
  • Yoav Shoham supervised Ari Kristinn Jónsson as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Yoav Shoham's place of birth was Israel[2]. He was born on +1956-01-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Yale University[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1701[30], headquartered in New Haven[31] and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[14], a university[32], in Israel[33], founded in 1924[34], headquartered in Haifa[35]. Yoav Shoham's doctoral advisor was Drew McDermott[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include computer science[10], an academic discipline[36] and artificial intelligence[11], a type of technology[37]. Among Yoav Shoham's employers was Stanford University[12]. Doctoral students include Kevin Leyton-Brown[24], a computer scientist[38], b. 1975[39], of Canada[40], awarded the AAAI Fellow[41]; Pedrito Maynard-Reid, II[25]; Marko Balabanovic[26]; Ari Kristinn Jónsson[27], a computer scientist[42], b. 1968[43], awarded the Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland[44]; Ronen I Brafman[45], a researcher[46], awarded the AAAI Fellow[47]; and Ron Kohavi[48], a computer scientist[49], b. 1965[50], specialised in information technology[51].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[16], an award[52]; AAAI Fellow[17], a science award[53], in United States[54]; and ACM Fellow[18], a fellowship award[55].

Why It Matters

Yoav Shoham ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

His notable doctoral advisees include Kevin Leyton-Brown[56], a computer scientist[57], b. 1975[58], of Canada[59], awarded the AAAI Fellow[60]; Ari Kristinn Jónsson[61], a computer scientist[62], b. 1968[63], awarded the Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland[64]; and Ron Kohavi[65], a computer scientist[66], b. 1965[67], specialised in information technology[68].

FAQs

Where was Yoav Shoham born?

Yoav Shoham was born in Israel[2].

What did Yoav Shoham do for work?

Yoav Shoham worked as computer scientist[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Yoav Shoham go to school?

Yoav Shoham was educated at Yale University[13] and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[14].

What awards did Yoav Shoham receive?

Honors received include ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[16], AAAI Fellow[17], and ACM Fellow[18].

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