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Ken Forbus

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Ken Forbus is Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Education at Northwestern University.[1] He has a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, from MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, as well as a S.M. Computer Science, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts and S.B. Computer Science, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2] He is notable for his work in qualitative process theory, automated sketch understanding and on automated analogical reasoning. He 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 and the Cognitive Science Society.[3][4]

He was the chair (president) of the AAAI in August, 2011.

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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. Retrieved 30 June 2017.