Robert Kowalski | |
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Born | Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | 15 May 1941
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Chicago University of Bridgeport (BA) Stanford University (MSc) University of Warsaw University of Edinburgh (PhD) |
Known for | Logic programming Prolog Horn clause Event calculus |
Awards | IJCAI Award for Research Excellence (2011) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Logic Computer science |
Institutions | University of Edinburgh Imperial College London |
Thesis | Studies in the Completeness and Efficiency of Theorem-Proving by Resolution (1970) |
Doctoral advisor | Bernard Meltzer |
Doctoral students |
Robert Anthony Kowalski (born 15 May 1941) is an American-British logician and computer scientist, whose research is concerned with developing both human-oriented models of computing and computational models of human thinking.[1] He has spent most of his career in the United Kingdom.