Yoshua Bengio

Canadian computer scientist (born 1964)
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Yoshua Bengio was born on March 5, 1964, in Paris[1][2]. He is an artificial intelligence researcher, professor, computer scientist, and information scientist[3]. His educational background includes studies at McGill University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[4]. He has been employed at the Université de Montréal since 1993[5].

His professional work focuses on deep learning, artificial intelligence, and informatics[6][3]. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, including the Acfas Urgel-Archambeault Award, Officer of the Order of Canada, Prix Marie-Victorin, Turing Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and AAAI Fellow, among others[7][8][9][10][11][12]. He holds memberships in the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal Society, and the Association for Computing Machinery[12][13].

Yoshua Bengio

Summary

Yoshua Bengio is a human[1]. He was born in Paris[2]. He was born on March 5, 1964[3]. He worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[4], professor[5], computer scientist[6], and information scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,047 views/month, #6,489 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Yoshua Bengio was born in Paris[2].
  • Yoshua Bengio was born on March 5, 1964[3].
  • Yoshua Bengio held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Yoshua Bengio held citizenship in France[10].
  • Yoshua Bengio's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[4].
  • Yoshua Bengio's professions included professor[5].
  • Yoshua Bengio's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Yoshua Bengio's professions included information scientist[7].
  • Yoshua Bengio's field of work was deep learning[11].
  • Yoshua Bengio's field of work was artificial intelligence[12].
  • Yoshua Bengio's field of work was informatics[13].
  • Yoshua Bengio was employed by Université de Montréal[14].
  • Yoshua Bengio's education included a stint at McGill University[15].
  • Yoshua Bengio was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16].
  • Yoshua Bengio's doctoral advisor was Renato De Mori[17].
  • A notable student of Yoshua Bengio was Ian J. Goodfellow[18].
  • Yoshua Bengio received the Acfas Urgel-Archambeault Award[19].
  • Yoshua Bengio received the Officer of the Order of Canada[20].
  • Yoshua Bengio received the Prix Marie-Victorin[21].
  • Yoshua Bengio received the Turing Award[22].
  • Yoshua Bengio received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[23].
  • Yoshua Bengio received the AAAI Fellow[24].
  • Yoshua Bengio was a member of Royal Society of Canada[25].
  • Yoshua Bengio was a member of Royal Society[26].
  • Yoshua Bengio was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Paris[2], Yoshua Bengio… he was born on March 5, 1964[3].

Education

Educated at McGill University[15], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1821[30], headquartered in Montreal[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. Yoshua Bengio's doctoral advisor was Renato De Mori[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include artificial intelligence researcher[4], professor[5], computer scientist[6], and information scientist[7]. Fields of work include deep learning[11]; artificial intelligence[12], a type of technology[36]; and informatics[13], an academic major[37], founded in 1957[38]. Yoshua Bengio was employed by Université de Montréal[14]. A notable student of him was Ian J. Goodfellow[18]. Doctoral students include Hugo Larochelle[39], Dzmitry Bahdanau[40], and Razvan Pascanu[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Acfas Urgel-Archambeault Award[19], an award[42], in Canada[43]; Officer of the Order of Canada[20], a grade of an order[44], in Canada[45], founded in 1967[46]; Prix Marie-Victorin[21], a science award[47], in Canada[48]; Turing Award[22], a science award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1966[51]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[23], a fellowship award[52], in Canada[53]; and AAAI Fellow[24], a science award[54], in United States[55].

Personal Life

Yoshua Bengio's religion is recorded as Judaism[56].

Why It Matters

Yoshua Bengio ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,047 views/month, #6,489 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

He has been cited as an influence by Bonaventure F. P. Dossou[59], a researcher[60], of Benin[61], awarded the Lacuna Fund[62], specialised in natural language processing[63].

His notable doctoral advisees include Ian J. Goodfellow[64], a computer scientist[65], b. 1987[66], of United States[67], specialised in deep learning[68]; Joumana Ghosn[69], a computer scientist[70]; Dzmitry Bahdanau[71], a researcher[72], specialised in machine learning[73]; Vincent Dumoulin[74], an artificial intelligence researcher[75], specialised in machine learning[76]; Charles Dugas[77], a computer scientist[78]; and Steven Pigeon[79], a computer scientist[80], of Canada[81].

FAQs

Where was Yoshua Bengio born?

Yoshua Bengio was born in Paris[2].

What did Yoshua Bengio do for work?

Yoshua Bengio worked as artificial intelligence researcher[4], professor[5], computer scientist[6], and information scientist[7].

Where did Yoshua Bengio go to school?

Yoshua Bengio was educated at McGill University[15] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16].

What awards did Yoshua Bengio receive?

Honors received include Acfas Urgel-Archambeault Award[19], Officer of the Order of Canada[20], Prix Marie-Victorin[21], and Turing Award[22].

Who did Yoshua Bengio influence?

Yoshua Bengio has been cited as an influence by Bonaventure F. P. Dossou[59].

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