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Eduard Hovy

Computational linguist, Carnegie Mellon University

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About Eduard Hovy

Eduard Hovy was an American computational linguist, known for Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing.

Eduard Hovy is a Research Professor in the Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He is one of the original 17 Fellows of the Association for Computational Linguistics.

Biography Eduard Hovy received M.S. (December 1982) and Ph.D. (May 1987) degrees in Computer Science from Yale University. He was awarded honorary doctorates from the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in Madrid in 2013 and the University of Antwerp in 2015.

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Important facts

Born
Johannesburg
Occupation
Computational linguist
Nationality
Known for
Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing
Education
Yale University, University of Antwerp, National University of Distance Education, Carnegie Mellon University
Employers
Carnegie Mellon University
Awards
ACL Fellow; AAAI Fellow; Honorary doctor of the University of Antwerp

Frequently asked questions

Who was Eduard Hovy?

computational linguist, Carnegie Mellon University

When was Eduard Hovy born?

Eduard Hovy was born in Johannesburg.

What was Eduard Hovy's occupation?

Eduard Hovy was a computational linguist.

What was Eduard Hovy known for?

Eduard Hovy was known for Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing.

What nationality was Eduard Hovy?

Eduard Hovy was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eduard Hovy

· Wikidata: Q26924589

· DBpedia: Eduard Hovy

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