Edward M. Riseman (August 15, 1942 in
Washington, D.C. – February 26, 2007 in
Leeds, Massachusetts) was an American
computer scientist
A computer scientist is a person who is trained in the academic study of computer science.
Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation, as opposed to the hardware side on which computer engineers mainly focus (al ...
and a
Professor Emeritus at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst. Riseman was a pioneer in the field of
computer vision
Computer vision is an interdisciplinary scientific field that deals with how computers can gain high-level understanding from digital images or videos. From the perspective of engineering, it seeks to understand and automate tasks that the hum ...
and
artificial intelligence who made significant contributions to image database and
content-based image retrieval, including the design of one of the first knowledge-based image understanding systems that handled very complex natural images. He was a co-author on the landmark paper on a four-step process for extracting straight lines from intensity images.
Riseman was a Fellow of the
American Association for Artificial Intelligence
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. AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of artif ...
(AAAI), a senior member of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...
(IEEE), a member of the
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional member ...
(ACM), and a member of the
Pattern Recognition Society.
Biography
Education
Edward Riseman received his
B.S. degree in
electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
from
Clarkson College in 1964. He moved to
Cornell University and received
M.S.
A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...
and
Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering in 1966 and 1969, respectively.
Career
Shortly after receiving his Ph.D., Edward Riseman joined the faculty of
University of Massachusetts Amherst as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to a full professor in 1978, and served as the chairman of the Computer Science department from 1981 to 1985. During his tenure at the University of Massachusetts, Riseman was the advisor to 38 Ph.D. graduates.
References
External links
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Cornell University alumni
Fellows of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Senior members of the IEEE
1942 births
2007 deaths