Ken Forbus
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Ken Forbus | |
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Academic background | |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD) |
Doctoral advisor | Gerald Jay Sussman |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Computer science |
Sub-discipline | Artificial intelligence |
Institutions | UIUC Northwestern University |
Doctoral students | Boi Faltings |
Kenneth Dale "Ken" Forbus is an American computer scientist working as the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Education at Northwestern University.[1]
Education
Forbus earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science, Master of Science in computer science, and PhD in artificial intelligence from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2]
Career
Forbus is notable for his work in qualitative process theory, automated sketch understanding, and automated analogical reasoning. He also developed the structure mapping engine based on the structure-mapping theory of Dedre Gentner. He is a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and the Cognitive Science Society.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Forbus, Ken". Faculty Directory. Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University. Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ "Forbus, Ken". Faculty Web Page. Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ^ "Current AAAI Fellows". aaai.org. Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ "Fellows". Cognitive Science Society. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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