Erik Sandewall (1945-2024) was a Swedish computer scientist who held the chair of computer science at Linkoping University from 1975 onward and became one of Sweden's leading researchers in artificial intelligence. His pioneering AI research earned him fellowship of the AAAI and the European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence, membership in the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, an honorary doctorate from Paul Sabatier University, and appointment as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
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Was Erik Sandewall the first computer science professor in Sweden?
Yes, Sweden's first professor in computer science, in 1975.
Yes. Linköping University states that Erik Sandewall became Sweden's first professor in computer science in 1975.
Which department did Erik Sandewall help found at Linköping University?
He and Harold Lawson founded the Department of Computer and Information Science in 1983.
In 1983 Erik Sandewall and Harold Lawson founded the Department of Computer and Information Science at Linköping University, according to the university's own notice of his death.
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He is known for his pioneering research in artificial intelligence.
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