Rob Fergus

computer scientist, Facebook AI Research
Person human Q44652266
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Rob Fergus

Summary

Rob Fergus is a human[1]. He worked as a researcher[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Rob Fergus worked as a researcher[2].
  • Among Rob Fergus's employers was New York University[4].
  • Rob Fergus's doctoral advisor was Andrew Zisserman[5].
  • Rob Fergus's doctoral advisor was Pietro Perona[6].
  • Rob Fergus is recorded as male[7].
  • Rob Fergus's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Rob Fergus's family name is recorded as Fergus[9].
  • Rob Fergus's given name is recorded as Robert[10].
  • Rob Fergus's official website is recorded as https://cs.nyu.edu/~fergus/[11].
  • Rob Fergus's affiliation is recorded as Facebook AI Research[12].

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Education

Doctoral advisors include Andrew Zisserman[5], a computer scientist[13], b. 1957[14], of United Kingdom[15], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[16], specialised in computer science[17] and Pietro Perona[6], a computer scientist[18], b. 1961[19], of United States[20], specialised in computer science[21].

Career and Affiliations

Rob Fergus worked as a researcher[2]. He was employed by New York University[4].

Why It Matters

Rob Fergus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Rob Fergus do for work?

Rob Fergus worked as researcher[2].

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  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 9d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description computer scientist, Facebook AI Research
    Employer New York University
    Affiliation Facebook AI Research
    Occupation researcher
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