Erik Sandewall is a
Swedish
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Professor in the
Chair
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of
Computer Science at
Linköping University since 1975. He is known for his pioneering research in
artificial intelligence.
Education
Erik Sandewall received the
B.A. and
Ph.D. degrees from
Uppsala University in 1964 and 1969 respectively.
Notable Honors and Awards
*
AAAI Fellow
*
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EurAI was established in 19 ...
Fellow
* Member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (1981)
* Member of the
Swedish Academy of Sciences
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(1992)
*
Doctor honoris causa Paul Sabatier University
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Toulouse III was ...
,
France
*
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor,
France
* Fellow of the
German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence
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* Associate Member of the
Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology,
Morocco
* Immortalized as statue outside of the
Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping UniversityStatue of Erik Sandewall
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See also
* Frame problem
* Yale shooting problem
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* Funarg problem
References
External links
Erik Sandewall's personal web page
Swedish computer scientists
Academic staff of Linköping University
Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
1945 births
Living people
Knights of the Legion of Honour
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