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Lotfi A. Zadeh
Azerbaijani electrical engineer and computer scientist (1921–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh[5] (/ˈzɑːdeɪ/; Azerbaijani: Lütfi Rəhim oğlu Ələsgərzadə;[6] Persian: لطفی علیعسکرزاده;[4] 4 February 1921 – 6 September 2017)[1][2] was a mathematician, computer scientist, electrical engineer, artificial intelligence researcher, and professor[7] of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Zadeh is best known for proposing fuzzy mathematics, consisting of several fuzzy-related concepts: fuzzy sets,[8] fuzzy logic,[9] fuzzy algorithms,[10] fuzzy semantics,[11] fuzzy languages,[12] fuzzy control,[13] fuzzy systems,[14] fuzzy probabilities,[15] fuzzy events,[15] and fuzzy information.[16] Zadeh was a founding member of the Eurasian Academy.[1][17]
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Born | Lotfi Aliaskerzadeh (1921-02-04)4 February 1921 |
Died | 6 September 2017(2017-09-06) (aged 96)[1][2] |
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Known for | Founder of fuzzy mathematics, fuzzy set theory, and fuzzy logic, Z numbers, Z-transform |
Spouse | Fay Zadeh |
Children | 2, including Norman Zada |
Awards | Eringen Medal (1976) IEEE Hamming Medal (1992)[1] Rufus Oldenburger Medal (1993) IEEE Medal of Honor (1995)[1] 2012 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Honorary Doctorate of Tehran University (2016)[4] ACM Fellow IEEE Fellow AAAS Fellow AAAI Fellow Member of the National Academy of Engineering Founding Member of Eurasian Academy |
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Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Thesis | Frequency analysis of variable networks (1949) |
Doctoral advisor | John R. Ragazzini |
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