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John Koza

Also Known As John R. Koza · John Reed Koza
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John R. Koza is a computer scientist and a former adjunct professor at Stanford University, most notable for his work pioneering the use of genetic programming for the optimization of complex problems. Koza co-founded Scientific Games Corporation, a company that builds computer systems to run state lotteries in the United States, and he is also credited with creating the scratch card with the help of retail promotions specialist Daniel Bower.

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1944 1
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1. Wikipedia: John Koza
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    Koza was born in 1944 and earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Michigan
  • Associated With: Evolutionary Computation, lead section
    John R. Koza is a computer scientist and a former adjunct professor at Stanford University, most notable for his work in pioneering the use of genetic programming for the optimization of complex problems.
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John Koza (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: John R. Koza
    John R. Koza
  • Wikidata alias: John Reed Koza
    John Reed Koza
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