David S. Touretzky | |
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 David S. Touretzky in 2007 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University, B.A., 1978 Carnegie Mellon University, Ph.D., 1984 |
| Known for | Criticism of Scientology, free speech activism |
| Awards | Distinguished Scientist, Association for Computing Machinery, 2006 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Artificial intelligence, computational neuroscience |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University |
David S. Touretzky is a research professor in the Computer Science Department and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a BA in Computer Science at Rutgers University in 1978, and earned a master's degree and a Ph.D. (1984) in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Touretzky has worked as an Internet activist in favor of freedom of speech, especially what he perceives as abuse of the legal system by government and private authorities. He is a notable critic of Scientology.