Richard Harshman
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Dr Richard A. Harshman was a member of the Department of Psychology of the University of Western Ontario
since 1976, rising in the ranks to the level of Full Professor. He http://psychology.uwo.ca/news4.htm died suddenly on Thursday, January 10, 2008.
He was one of the pioneers of Latent semantic analysis
. He made important contributions in psychometrics
including the analysis of asymmetric square tables and the analysis multiway tables. His work on parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) is used in biomedical applications, Chemometrics
, and Wireless
communications.
Harshman also invented three-way chess rules.
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
since 1976, rising in the ranks to the level of Full Professor. He http://psychology.uwo.ca/news4.htm died suddenly on Thursday, January 10, 2008.
He was one of the pioneers of Latent semantic analysis
Latent semantic analysis
Latent semantic analysis is a technique in natural language processing, in particular in vectorial semantics, of analyzing relationships between a set of documents and the terms they contain by producing a set of concepts related to the documents and terms. LSA assumes that words that are close...
. He made important contributions in psychometrics
Psychometrics
Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits, and educational measurement...
including the analysis of asymmetric square tables and the analysis multiway tables. His work on parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) is used in biomedical applications, Chemometrics
Chemometrics
Chemometrics is the science of extracting information from chemical systems by data-driven means. It is a highly interfacial discipline, using methods frequently employed in core data-analytic disciplines such as multivariate statistics, applied mathematics, and computer science, in order to...
, and Wireless
Wireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
communications.
Harshman also invented three-way chess rules.