Hector Levesque

Canadian artificial intelligence researcher
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Summary

Hector Levesque was born on 1951[1]. He has worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[2] and computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Employer: University of Toronto[5]
  • Educated at: University of Toronto[6]
  • Doctoral advisor: John Mylopoulos[7]
  • Award received: IJCAI Award for Research Excellence[8], AAAI Fellow[9], Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[10], IJCAI Computers and Thought Award[11], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12], Lifetime Achievement Award of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association[13]
  • Member of: Royal Society of Canada[14], Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Doctoral student: Bart Selman[17], Iluju Kiringa[18], Dale Schuurmans[19], Sebastian Sardina[20], Yves Lespérance[21], Mikhail Soutchanski[22], David G. Mitchell[23]
  • Family name: Levesque[24]
  • Given name: Hector[25]

Why It Matters

Hector Levesque is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

His notable doctoral advisees include Bart Selman[27], a computer scientist[28], b. 1950[29], of United States[30], awarded the AAAI Fellow[31]; Yves Lespérance[32], a computer scientist[33]; Mikhail Soutchanski[34], a computer scientist[35]; and David G. Mitchell[36], a university teacher[37], b. 1957[38], of Canada[39].

FAQs

What did Hector Levesque do for work?

Hector Levesque worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[2] and computer scientist[3].

Where did Hector Levesque go to school?

Hector Levesque was educated at University of Toronto[6].

What awards did Hector Levesque receive?

Honors received include IJCAI Award for Research Excellence[8], AAAI Fellow[9], Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[10], and IJCAI Computers and Thought Award[11].

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  1. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . cs.toronto.edu. cs.toronto.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . caiac.ca. Retrieved . caiac.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Tfmorris1 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL4669900A
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Open library id: OL4669900A, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/6663420|Hector Joseph Levesque (#6663420)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/98|OLID author]]"
  2. 5w ago · Delirium · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → IJCAI Award for Research Excellence, AAAI Fellow, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada +3
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Award received: Lifetime Achievement Award of the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789082074781"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Hector
    Birth date → —
    Mathematics genealogy project id → —
    Doctoral student → Bart Selman, Iluju Kiringa, Dale Schuurmans +4
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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