Joshua Tenenbaum
Josh Tenenbaum | |
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| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Yale University MIT |
| Known for | Bayesian cognitive science |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Artificial intelligence Cognitive science |
| Institutions | Stanford University MIT |
| Thesis | A Bayesian Framework for Concept Learning (1999) |
| Doctoral advisor | Whitman Richards |
| Doctoral students | Rebecca Saxe |
Joshua Brett Tenenbaum is Professor of Cognitive Science and Computation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] He is known for contributions to mathematical psychology and Bayesian cognitive science. Tenenbaum previously taught at Stanford University, where he was the Wasow Visiting Fellow from October 2010 to January 2011.[2]
Biography
Tenenbaum received his undergraduate degree in physics from Yale University in 1993, and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1999.[3] His work primarily focuses on analyzing probabilistic inference as the engine of human cognition and as a means to develop machine learning.
Tenenbaum is the son of Internet commerce pioneer Jay Martin Tenenbaum.[4]
References
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). MIT. Aug 2010.
- ^ "Thomas A. Wasow Visiting Scholars in Symbolic Systems".
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). MIT. Jan 2011.
- ^ Luttrell, Sharron Kahn (Summer 2006). "Marty Tenenbaum '64, EE '66, SM '66". MIT Alumni Association's Infinite Connection.
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