Vasant Honavar
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Vasant G. Honavar is an India
n born computer scientist
, and professor
specializing in artificial intelligence
at Iowa State University
.
He received his Ph.D.
in 1990 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, where he worked with Leonard Uhr
. He is known for his research contributions in artificial intelligence
, machine learning
, neural networks
, semantic web
, bioinformatics
and computational biology
. He has published many cited research articles as well as edited several books on these topics. His recent work is focused on data integration and knowledge discovery from semantically heterogeneous data sources, learning from biological data, and modular ontologies.
Honavar heads the Iowa State University Artificial Intelligence
Research Laboratory. He directs the Iowa State University Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning and Discovery. He is on the faculty of the interdepartmental graduate programs in Bioinformatics
, Computational Biology
, and Human-Computer Interaction at Iowa State University.
He has held visiting professorships at Carnegie Mellon University
and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
, India, an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engg. from Drexel University
, and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n born computer scientist
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
, and 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...
specializing in artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
at Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
.
He received his Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in 1990 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, where he worked with Leonard Uhr
Leonard Uhr
Leonard Uhr was an American computer scientist and a pioneer in computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning and cognitive science. He was an expert in many aspects of human neurophysiology and perception, and a central theme of his research was to design artificial intelligence systems...
. He is known for his research contributions in artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
, 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...
, neural networks
Neural Networks
Neural Networks is the official journal of the three oldest societies dedicated to research in neural networks: International Neural Network Society, European Neural Network Society and Japanese Neural Network Society, published by Elsevier...
, semantic web
Semantic Web
The Semantic Web is a collaborative movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium that promotes common formats for data on the World Wide Web. By encouraging the inclusion of semantic content in web pages, the Semantic Web aims at converting the current web of unstructured documents into a "web of...
, bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. Bioinformatics deals with algorithms, databases and information systems, web technologies, artificial intelligence and soft computing, information and computation theory, software...
and computational biology
Computational biology
Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems...
. He has published many cited research articles as well as edited several books on these topics. His recent work is focused on data integration and knowledge discovery from semantically heterogeneous data sources, learning from biological data, and modular ontologies.
Honavar heads the Iowa State University Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
Research Laboratory. He directs the Iowa State University Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning and Discovery. He is on the faculty of the interdepartmental graduate programs in Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics is the application of computer science and information technology to the field of biology and medicine. Bioinformatics deals with algorithms, databases and information systems, web technologies, artificial intelligence and soft computing, information and computation theory, software...
, Computational Biology
Computational biology
Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems...
, and Human-Computer Interaction at Iowa State University.
He has held visiting professorships at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Early life
Honavar received a B.E. in Electronics Engg. from Bangalore UniversityBangalore University
Bangalore University is a public university located in Bangalore, Karnataka State, India. The university is one of the oldest in India, dating back to 1886...
, India, an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engg. from Drexel University
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
, and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Selected publications and books
- Vasant Honavar and Leonard UhrLeonard UhrLeonard Uhr was an American computer scientist and a pioneer in computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning and cognitive science. He was an expert in many aspects of human neurophysiology and perception, and a central theme of his research was to design artificial intelligence systems...
. (Ed.) Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks: Steps Toward Principled Integration. New York: Academic Press. 1994. ISBN 0-12-355055-6 - Vasant Honavar and Giora Slutzki (Ed). Grammatical Inference. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. 1998. ISBN 3-540-64776-7
- Mukesh Patel, Vasant Honavar and Karthik Balakrishnan (Ed). Advances in the Evolutionary Synthesis of Intelligent Agents. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 2001. ISBN 0-262-16201-6
External links
- Official home page
- Personal home page
- Publications
- Vasant Honavar in Artificial Intelligence Genealogy
- Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory
- Center for Computational Intelligence, Learning, and Discovery
See also
- Evolutionary roboticsEvolutionary roboticsEvolutionary robotics is a methodology that uses evolutionary computation to develop controllers for autonomous robots. Algorithms in ER frequently operate on populations of candidate controllers, initially selected from some distribution. This population is then repeatedly modified according to...