Manuela M. Veloso
Encyclopedia
Manuela M. Veloso is a Portuguese Computer Scientist and Roboticist
and the Herbert A. Simon Professor
at the School of Computer Science
, Carnegie Mellon University
. She is the President of the International RoboCup
Federation and a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence
. She is an international expert in multi-agent systems. and the author of the book Planning And Learning By Analogical Reasoning.
from the Instituto Superior Técnico
in 1980 and 1984, respectively. She then attended Boston University
, and received a M.A.
in Computer Science
in 1986. She moved to Carnegie Mellon University
and received her Ph.D.
in Computer Science there in 1992. Her thesis Learning by Analogical Reasoning in General Purpose Problem Solving was advised by Jaime Carbonell
.
as an assistant professor. She was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 1997, and full professor in 2002. Veloso was a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
from August, 1999 to August, 2000 and a Radcliffe Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
, Harvard University
. She is the winner of the 2009 ACM/SIGART Autonomous Agents Research Award. She was the Program Chair for IJCAI-07, held January 6–12, 2007, in Hyderabad, India and was program co-chair of AAAI-05, held July 9–13, 2005, in Pittsburgh. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the AAAI Magazine. She serves as the President of the Robot Cup Federation and as President Elect of the Association for the Advancement of Artiffical Intelligence.
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...
and the Herbert A. Simon Professor
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...
at the School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA is a leading private school for computer science established in 1965. It has been consistently ranked among the top computer science programs over the decades. U.S...
, Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
. She is the President of the International RoboCup
RoboCup
RoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1997. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence...
Federation and a fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence
American Association for 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...
. She is an international expert in multi-agent systems. and the author of the book Planning And Learning By Analogical Reasoning.
Education
Manuela Veloso received her Licenciatura and M.Sc. in Electrical EngineeringElectrical 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...
from the Instituto Superior Técnico
Instituto Superior Técnico
Instituto Superior Técnico is a reputed school of engineering, part of Universidade Técnica de Lisboa . IST is the largest and the most prestigious school of engineering in Portugal...
in 1980 and 1984, respectively. She then attended Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, and received a M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
in 1986. She moved to Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
and received her Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Computer Science there in 1992. Her thesis Learning by Analogical Reasoning in General Purpose Problem Solving was advised by Jaime Carbonell
Jaime Carbonell
Jaime G. Carbonell is Allen Newell Professor of Computer Science and the director of the Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.He earned his B.S. degrees in Physics and in Mathematics from MIT in 1975 and his Ph.D. under Dr...
.
Career
Shortly after receiving her Ph.D., Manuela Veloso joined the faculty of the Carnegie Mellon School of Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon School of Computer Science
The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA is a leading private school for computer science established in 1965. It has been consistently ranked among the top computer science programs over the decades. U.S...
as an assistant professor. She was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 1997, and full professor in 2002. Veloso was a visiting professor 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...
from August, 1999 to August, 2000 and a Radcliffe Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard is an educational institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and one of the semiautonomous components of Harvard University. It is heir to the name and buildings of Radcliffe College, but unlike that historical institution, its focus is directed...
, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. She is the winner of the 2009 ACM/SIGART Autonomous Agents Research Award. She was the Program Chair for IJCAI-07, held January 6–12, 2007, in Hyderabad, India and was program co-chair of AAAI-05, held July 9–13, 2005, in Pittsburgh. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the AAAI Magazine. She serves as the President of the Robot Cup Federation and as President Elect of the Association for the Advancement of Artiffical Intelligence.
Research
Veloso describes her research goals as the "effective construction of autonomous agents where cognition, perception, and action are combined to address planning, execution, and learning tasks".Honors and awards
- National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
CAREER award in 1995. - Allen Newell Medal for Excellence in Research in 1997.
- [Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence] AAAI Fellow
- 2011 IEEE Fellow
- 2011 [American Association for the Advancement of Science] AAAS Fellow
- 2009 ACM/SIGART Autonomous Agents Research Award
- 2006/2007 Radcliffe Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University