Andrew Blake

British researcher in computer vision
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Andrew Blake

Summary

Andrew Blake is a human[1]. His place of birth was Edinburgh[2]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], university teacher[6], electrotechnician[7], and information scientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Edinburgh[2], Andrew Blake…
  • Andrew Blake was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Andrew Blake held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Andrew Blake worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Andrew Blake's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Andrew Blake worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Andrew Blake worked as an electrotechnician[7].
  • Andrew Blake's professions included information scientist[8].
  • Andrew Blake's field of work was informatics[11].
  • Andrew Blake's field of work was computing[12].
  • Andrew Blake's field of work was computer vision[13].
  • Andrew Blake's field of work was artificial intelligence[14].
  • Andrew Blake's field of work was robotics[15].
  • Among Andrew Blake's employers was University of Oxford[16].
  • Among Andrew Blake's employers was University of Edinburgh[17].
  • Among Andrew Blake's employers was Microsoft[18].
  • Andrew Blake was educated at University of Edinburgh[19].
  • Andrew Blake's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[20].
  • Andrew Blake's education included a stint at Trinity College[21].
  • Andrew Blake received the Fellow of the Royal Society[22].
  • Andrew Blake received the Mountbatten Medal[23].
  • Andrew Blake received the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[24].
  • Andrew Blake received the Lovelace Medal[25].
  • Andrew Blake received the PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award[26].
  • Andrew Blake received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[27].

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Origins and Family

Andrew Blake was born in Edinburgh[2]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[19], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1583[30], headquartered in Edinburgh[31]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[20], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; and Trinity College[21], a college of the University of Cambridge[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1546[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], university teacher[6], electrotechnician[7], and information scientist[8]. Fields of work include informatics[11], an academic major[40], founded in 1957[41]; computing[12], a type of process[42]; computer vision[13], an academic discipline[43]; artificial intelligence[14], a type of technology[44]; and robotics[15], an industry[45]. Employers include University of Oxford[16], a collegiate university[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1096[48], headquartered in Oxford[49]; University of Edinburgh[17], a public university[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1583[52], headquartered in Edinburgh[53]; and Microsoft[18], a software company[54], in United States[55], founded in 1975[56], headquartered in Redmond[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[22], a fellowship award[58], in United Kingdom[59]; Mountbatten Medal[23], an award[60], in United Kingdom[61], founded in 1992[62]; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[24], an award[63], in United States[64], founded in 1923[65]; Lovelace Medal[25], a medallion[66], in United Kingdom[67], founded in 1998[68]; PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award[26], an award[69]; and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[27], a fellowship award[70].

Why It Matters

Andrew Blake ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71]

He has been cited as an influence by Kentaro Toyama[72], a computer scientist[73], of United States[74], awarded the Marr Prize[75].

FAQs

Where was Andrew Blake born?

Andrew Blake's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

What did Andrew Blake do for work?

Andrew Blake worked as mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], university teacher[6], electrotechnician[7], and information scientist[8].

Where did Andrew Blake go to school?

Andrew Blake was educated at University of Edinburgh[19], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[20], and Trinity College[21].

What awards did Andrew Blake receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[22], Mountbatten Medal[23], Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[24], and Lovelace Medal[25].

Who did Andrew Blake influence?

Andrew Blake has been cited as an influence by Kentaro Toyama[72].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [71] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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