Leslie P. Kaelbling
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Leslie Pack Kaelbling is an American
roboticist
, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
. She was a graduate of Stanford University (Ph.D., 1990) and a student of Nils J. Nilsson. Her research focuses on decision-making under uncertainty, machine learning
, and sensing with applications to robotics
.
She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Machine Learning Research
. In 2000, she was elected as a Fellow
of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
.
United States
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roboticist
Roboticist
A roboticist designs, builds, programs, and experiments with robots. Since robotics is a highly interdisciplinary field, roboticists often have backgrounds in a number of disciplines including computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer engineering...
, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. She was a graduate of Stanford University (Ph.D., 1990) and a student of Nils J. Nilsson. Her research focuses on decision-making under uncertainty, machine learning
Machine learning
Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is a scientific discipline concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to evolve behaviors based on empirical data, such as from sensor data or databases...
, and sensing with applications to robotics
Robotics
Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots...
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She is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Machine Learning Research
Journal of Machine Learning Research
The Journal of Machine Learning Research , is a scientific journal focusing on machine learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence. It was founded in 2000....
. In 2000, she was elected as 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 Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence or AAAI is an international, nonprofit, scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines...
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