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Nils John Nilsson

Also Known As Nils Nilsson · Nils J. Nilsson
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Nils John Nilsson was an American computer scientist and one of the founding researchers in the discipline of artificial intelligence. He was the first Kumagai Professor of Engineering in computer science at Stanford University from 1991 until his retirement, and is particularly known for his contributions to search, planning, knowledge representation and robotics.

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Birth Year
1933 1
Birth Date
1933-02-06 1
Death Year
2019 1
Death Date
2019-04-23 1
Nationality
American 1
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1. Wikipedia: Nils John Nilsson
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    (February 6, 1933, April 23, 2019)
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    was an American computer scientist
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Nils John Nilsson (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Nils Nilsson
    Nils Nilsson
  • Wikidata P166: IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award.
  • Wikidata P166: AAAI Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): AAAI Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: IJCAI Award for Research Excellence
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IJCAI Award for Research Excellence.
  • Wikidata alias: Nils J. Nilsson
    Nils J. Nilsson
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