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Karen Sparck Jones

Also Known As Karen Jones · Karen Ida Boalth Sp?rck Jones
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Karen Ida Boalth Sparck Jones was a self-taught programmer and pioneering British computer and information scientist responsible for the concept of inverse document frequency, a technique underlying most modern search engines. Combining statistics and linguistics in information retrieval and natural language processing, she was also an advocate for women in computer science. The Karen Sparck Jones Award has recognized outstanding research in her fields annually since 2008. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1935 1
Birth Date
1935-08-26 1
Death Year
2007 1
Death Date
2007-04-04 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Karen Sparck Jones
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    Karen Ida Boalth Sparck Jones was a self-taught programmer and pioneering British computer and information scientist responsible for the concept of inverse document frequency, a technique underlying most modern search engines. Combining statistics and linguistics in information retrieval and natural language processing, she was also an advocate for women in computer science. The Karen Sparck Jones Award has recognized outstanding research in her fields annually since 2008.
  • Infobox, Born
    26 August 1935
  • Infobox, Died
    4 April 2007
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Karen Sparck Jones (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Karen Jones
    Karen Jones
  • Wikidata P166: Lovelace Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Lovelace Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: AAAI Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): AAAI Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: Fellow of the British Academy
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the British Academy.
  • Wikidata P166: ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Gerard Salton Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Gerard Salton Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Athena Lecturer
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Athena Lecturer.
  • Wikidata alias: Karen Ida Boalth Sp?rck Jones
    Karen Ida Boalth Sp?rck Jones
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