The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is an international scientific society devoted to promote research in, and responsible use of,
artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech ...
. AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), improve the teaching and training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance for research planners and funders concerning the importance and potential of current AI developments and future directions.
History
The organization was founded in 1979 under the name "American Association for Artificial Intelligence" and changed its name in 2007 to "Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence". It has in excess of 4,000 members worldwide. In its early history, the organization was presided over by notable figures in
computer science
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such as
Allen Newell
Allen Newell (March 19, 1927 – July 19, 1992) was a researcher in computer science and cognitive psychology at the RAND Corporation and at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, Tepper School of Business, and Depart ...
,
Edward Feigenbaum,
Marvin Minsky
Marvin Lee Minsky (August 9, 1927 – January 24, 2016) was an American cognitive and computer scientist concerned largely with research of artificial intelligence (AI), co-founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory ...
and
John McCarthy. The current president is
Yolanda Gil
Yolanda Gil is a Spanish computer scientist specializing in knowledge discovery and knowledge-based systems at the University of Southern California (USC). She served as chair of SIGAI the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Intere ...
, and the president elect is
Bart Selman
Bart Selman is a Dutch-American professor of computer science at Cornell University. He has previously worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories. He is also co-founder and principal investigator of the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence ...
.
Conferences and publications
The AAAI provides many services to the Artificial Intelligence community. The AAAI sponsors many conferences and symposia each year as well as providing support to 14 journals in the field of artificial intelligence. AAAI produces a quarterly publication, ''AI Magazine'', which seeks to publish significant new research and literature across the entire field of artificial intelligence and to help members to keep abreast of research outside their immediate specialties. The magazine has been published continuously since 1980.
AAAI organises the "AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence", which is considered to be one of the top conferences in the field of artificial intelligence.
Awards
In addition to
AAAI Fellowship,
the AAAI grants several other awards:
ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award
The ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award is presented to an individual selected for career contributions that have breadth within computer science, or that bridge computer science and other disciplines. This endowed award is accompanied by a prize of $10,000, and is supported by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI),
Association for Computing Machinery
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(ACM), and by individual contributions.
Past recipients:
* Carla Gomes (2021)
* Moshe Y. Vardi and Hector J. Levesque (2020)
*
Lydia Kavraki
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and
Daphne Koller
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(2019)
*
Henry Kautz (2018)
*
Margaret A. Boden (2017)
*
Jitendra Malik (2016)
*
Eric Horvitz (2015)
*
Jon Kleinberg (2014)
*
Moshe Tennenholtz and
Yoav Shoham
Yoav Shoham ( he, יואב שוהם; born 22 January 1956) is a computer scientist and a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. His research spans artificial intelligence, logic and game theory. He has also founded and sold several AI comp ...
(2012)
*
Stephanie Forrest
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Arizona State University (Arizona State o ...
(2011)
*
Takeo Kanade (2010)
*
Michael I. Jordan
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Jordan was elected a member of the Nat ...
(2009)
*
Barbara J. Grosz and
Joseph Halpern (2008)
*
Leonidas Guibas
Leonidas John Guibas ( el, Λεωνίδας Γκίμπας) is the Paul Pigott Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He heads the Geometric Computation group in the Computer Science Department.
Guibas ...
(2007)
*
Karen Spärck Jones (2006)
*
Jack Minker (2005)
*
Richard P. Gabriel
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(2004)
*
David Haussler and
Judea Pearl
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(2003)
*
Peter Chen (2002)
*
Ruzena Bajcsy (2001)
*
Lotfi A. Zadeh (2000)
*
Nancy Leveson
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Leveson gained her degrees (in computer science, mathematics and management) from UCLA, including h ...
(1999)
*
Saul Amarel Saul Amarel (1928 – December 18, 2002) was a professor of computer science at Rutgers University, and best known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence (AI). He also had a career as a scientist, engineer, and teacher. He was a contribu ...
(1998)
*
Carver Mead
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(1997)
*
Joshua Lederberg
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(1995)
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Fred Brooks
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(1994)
AAAI/EAAI Outstanding Educator Award
The annual AAAI/EAAI Outstanding Educator Award was created in 2016 to honor a person (or group of people) who has made major contributions to AI education that provide long-lasting benefits to the AI community.
Past recipients:
AI4K12.orgteam:
David S. Touretzky
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,
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Michael Wooldridge
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(2021)
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Marie desJardins
Marie desJardins is an American computer scientist, known for her research on artificial intelligence and computer science education. She is also active in broadening participation in computing.
Biography
DesJardins grew up in Columbia, Marylan ...
(2020)
*
Ashok Goel
Ashok K. Goel is a professor of computer science and human-centered computing in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology, and the chief scientist with Georgia Tech's Center for 21st Century Universities. He condu ...
(2019)
*
Todd W. Neller
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(2017)
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Peter Norvig
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and
Stuart J. Russell
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(2016)
AAAI Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity
The AAAI
Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity is a $1 million award that recognizes the positive impacts of AI to meaningfully improve, protect, and enhance human life.
Membership Grades
AAAI Senior Members
Senior Member status is designed to recognize AAAI members who have achieved significant accomplishments within the field of artificial intelligence. To be eligible for nomination for Senior Member, candidates must be consecutive members of AAAI for at least five years and have been active in the professional arena for at least ten years. Applications should include information that details the candidate's scholarship, leadership, and/or professional service.
AAAI membership grades
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See also
* List of computer science awards
This list of computer science awards is an index to articles on notable awards related to computer science. It includes lists of awards by the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, other comput ...
References
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