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Ben Taskar

1977 – 2013

American computer scientist

Computer scientist Engineer Artificial intelligence researcher
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About Ben Taskar

Lived 1977 – 2013 (aged 36). Ben Taskar was an American computer scientist, engineer, artificial intelligence researcher and university teacher, known for Graphical models and Statistical relational learning.

Ben Taskar (March 3, 1977 – November 18, 2013) was a professor and researcher in the area of machine learning and applications to computational linguistics and computer vision. He was a Magerman Term Associate Professor for Computer and Information Science at University of Pennsylvania. He co-directed PRiML: Penn Research in Machine Learning, a joint venture between the School of Engineering and Wharton. He was also a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Annenberg Center for Public Policy. At the University of Washington, he held the Boeing Professorship.

He was the first person to define Max-margin Markov networks and a pioneer in statistical relational learning.

Ben Taskar died of an apparent heart attack on the night of November 17, 2013, at the age of 36.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Known for
Graphical models, Statistical relational learning
Education
Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Washington, Seattle
Employers
University of California, Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania
Also known as
Benjamin Taskar

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ben Taskar's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ben Taskar?

American computer scientist (1977-2013)

When was Ben Taskar born?

Ben Taskar was born on 3 March 1977.

When did Ben Taskar die?

Ben Taskar died on 18 November 2013.

What was Ben Taskar's occupation?

Ben Taskar was a computer scientist, engineer, artificial intelligence researcher and university teacher.

What was Ben Taskar known for?

Ben Taskar was known for Graphical models and Statistical relational learning.

What nationality was Ben Taskar?

Ben Taskar was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ben Taskar

· Wikidata: Q16591761

· DBpedia: Ben Taskar

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