Ken Forbus

Ken Forbus
Academic background
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD)
Doctoral advisorGerald Jay Sussman
Academic work
DisciplineComputer science
Sub-disciplineArtificial intelligence
InstitutionsUIUC
Northwestern University
Doctoral studentsBoi 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Forbus, Ken". Faculty Web Page. Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  3. ^ "Current AAAI Fellows". aaai.org. Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  4. ^ "Fellows". Cognitive Science Society. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2017.


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