Gerardo Beni
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Gerardo Beni is a professor
of electrical engineering
at University of California, Riverside
who, with Jin Wang, is known as the originator of the term 'swarm intelligence
' in the context
of cellular robotics and the concept of 'electrowetting
' , with Susan Hackwood
. He also devised, with Xuan-Li Xie, the Xie-Beni Index for measuring the validity of fuzzy clustering
.
He is the author of 'From Swarm Intelligence to Swarm Robotics' in the book Swarm Robotics
Beni is married to Susan Hackwood. They have two children.
to the Laurea
in Physics
at the University of Florence
, Florence
, Italy
.
In 1974, he received his PhD
in Theoretical Physics
at UCLA
.
interest
s in swarm intelligence, 3D animation, and financial engineering.
Before moving to UC Riverside, he worked at UC Santa Barbara and AT&T Bell Laboratories.
He helped found the Journal of Robotic Systems, and between 1982 and 2005 he was also its director
. The journal won the Journal of the Year Award in 1984.
In 1982, Beni was made a Fellow
of the American Physical Society
. In 1999 he became a Fellow of the AAAS
.
s from the USPTO:
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
at University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
who, with Jin Wang, is known as the originator of the term 'swarm intelligence
Swarm intelligence
Swarm intelligence is the collective behaviour of decentralized, self-organized systems, natural or artificial. The concept is employed in work on artificial intelligence...
' in the context
Context
Context may refer to:* Context , the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation, and discourse summary...
of cellular robotics and the concept of 'electrowetting
Electrowetting
Electrowetting is the modification of the wetting properties of a surface with an applied electric field.-History:...
' , with Susan Hackwood
Susan Hackwood
Susan Hackwood is the executive director of the California Council on Science and Technology . She is a professor and researcher of electrical engineering credited for inventing the concept of electrowetting with Gerardo Beni in 1981....
. He also devised, with Xuan-Li Xie, the Xie-Beni Index for measuring the validity of fuzzy clustering
Fuzzy clustering
Fuzzy clustering is a class of algorithms for cluster analysis in which the allocation of data points to clusters is not "hard" but "fuzzy" in the same sense as fuzzy logic.- Explanation of clustering :...
.
He is the author of 'From Swarm Intelligence to Swarm Robotics' in the book Swarm Robotics
Beni is married to Susan Hackwood. They have two children.
Education
In 1970 Beni was admittedGraduation
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to the Laurea
Laurea
In Italy, the laurea is the main post-secondary academic degree.-Reforms due to the Bologna process:Spurred by the Bologna process, a major reform was instituted in 1999 to introduce easier university degrees comparable to the bachelors...
in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at the University of Florence
University of Florence
The University of Florence is a higher study institute in Florence, central Italy. One of the largest and oldest universities in the country, it consists of 12 faculties...
, Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
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.
In 1974, he received his PhD
PHD
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in Theoretical Physics
Theoretical physics
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...
at UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
.
Academic career
Beni has researchResearch
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
interest
Interest
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s in swarm intelligence, 3D animation, and financial engineering.
Before moving to UC Riverside, he worked at UC Santa Barbara and AT&T Bell Laboratories.
He helped found the Journal of Robotic Systems, and between 1982 and 2005 he was also its director
Executive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
. The journal won the Journal of the Year Award in 1984.
In 1982, Beni was made a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
. In 1999 he became a Fellow of the AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
.
Patents
Beni has been issued, either alone or in conjunction with other inventors, several patentPatent
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s from the USPTO:
- Method and apparatus for object positioning while at UC Santa Barbara.
- Object analysis of multi-valued images while at UCSB, together with J Wang.
- ... (incomplete list)