Johanna Moore
Encyclopedia
Johanna Doris Moore is a computational linguist and cognitive scientist. Her research Interests include natural language generation
, spoken dialogue systems, computational models of discourse
, intelligent tutoring and training systems, human-computer interaction, user modeling
, and knowledge representation
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in Mathematics and Computer Science (summa cum laude) in 1980, an M.S.
in Computer Science in 1982, and Ph.D.
(Advisors: William Swartout, Gerald Estrin) in 1989, all from UCLA.
Information Sciences Institute
(1983–1989), and the University of Pittsburgh
(1990–1998).
Since 1998 she has held the Chair in Artificial Intelligence, within the School of Informatics
at the University of Edinburgh
. She is also Director of the Human Communication Research Centre.
She held an Office of Naval Research Fellowship from 1982 to 1985, and was an
International Business Machines Fellow from 1985 to 1987. She held a National Science Foundation National Young Investigator Award, from 1994 to 1999. She has been has been Chair of the Cognitive Science Society
and was President of the Association for Computational Linguistics in 2004.
She is currently a Fellow of the British Computer Society
and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Natural language generation
Natural Language Generation is the natural language processing task of generating natural language from a machine representation system such as a knowledge base or a logical form...
, spoken dialogue systems, computational models of discourse
Discourse
Discourse generally refers to "written or spoken communication". The following are three more specific definitions:...
, intelligent tutoring and training systems, human-computer interaction, user modeling
User modeling
User modeling is a subdivision of human–computer interaction and describes theprocess of building up and modifying a user model. The main goal of user modeling is customization and adaptation of systems to the user's specific needs. The system needs to "say the 'right' thing at the 'right' time in...
, and knowledge representation
Knowledge representation
Knowledge representation is an area of artificial intelligence research aimed at representing knowledge in symbols to facilitate inferencing from those knowledge elements, creating new elements of knowledge...
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Education
She received a B.S.Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Mathematics and Computer Science (summa cum laude) in 1980, an M.S.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in Computer Science in 1982, and Ph.D.
PHD
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(Advisors: William Swartout, Gerald Estrin) in 1989, all from UCLA.
Career
Moore has held posts at UCLA (1976–1986), USCUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
Information Sciences Institute
Information Sciences Institute
The Information Sciences Institute is a research and development unit of the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering which focuses on computer and communications technology and information processing...
(1983–1989), and the University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
(1990–1998).
Since 1998 she has held the Chair in Artificial Intelligence, within the School of Informatics
University of Edinburgh School of Informatics
The School of Informatics is an academic unit of the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, responsible for research, teaching, outreach and commercialisation in Informatics....
at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. She is also Director of the Human Communication Research Centre.
Awards and honours
Moore was elected to the UCLA chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in 1980.She held an Office of Naval Research Fellowship from 1982 to 1985, and was an
International Business Machines Fellow from 1985 to 1987. She held a National Science Foundation National Young Investigator Award, from 1994 to 1999. She has been has been Chair of the Cognitive Science Society
Cognitive Science Society
The Cognitive Science Society is a professional society for the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science. It brings together researchers from many fields who hold the common goal of understanding the nature of the human mind...
and was President of the Association for Computational Linguistics in 2004.
She is currently a Fellow of the British Computer Society
British Computer Society
The British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
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