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The Feigenbaum medal
Expert Systems With Applications, Vol. 5, p. 191, 1992
0957--4174/92 $5.00 + .00 © 1992 Pergamon Press Ltd.
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The Feigenbaum Medal ONE OF THE MAJORPURPOSES of the World Congress is to bridge the gap between the academic and the practitioner in the worldwide expert systems market, and to encourage greater dialogue and cooperation between the two groups. Many of our colleagues in the expert systems field felt that a Medal should be created and awarded at each World Congress on Expert Systems to an individual who has made tremendous contributions in meeting this goal and transferring expert systems technology throughout the world. In thinking of a namesake for this Medal, only one person came to mind--Professor Edward Feigenbaum, the person most responsible for commercializing expert systems worldwide over the past decade. Hence, the Feigenbaum Medal has been established. The Feigenbaum Medal is awarded to an individual who has had a profound worldwide influence in the field of expert systems in terms of making outstanding technical achievements in expert systems technology
and transferring the technology into the workplace and society. The honoree has achieved international acclaim in his or her scholarly activities in expert systems and has been successful in translating his or her research findings toward improving the state-of-the-art in expert systems technology, while greatly contributing toward its potential application and usage. The Feigenbaum Medal is presented at each World Congress on Expert Systems, and an honorary lecture is given by the honoree after presentation of the Medal. In addition to the Medal, we also present a valuable Steubben gazing crystal ball which will be retained by the Medal recipient until the next World Congress at which time it will be presented to the next Feigenbaum Medal recipient. The crystal ball stand will be inscribed with the recipient names. Naturally, the first recipient of the Feigenbaum Medal is Professor Edward Feigenbaum from Stanford University. His prestigious address on "A Personal View of Expert Systems: Looking Back and Looking Ahead" is included in this special issue. This address is a landmark piece in the annals of the expert system literature. Jay Liebowitz
Revised version of Liebowitz,J., The FeigenbaumMedal,p. xxvi, from Liebowitz:Expert Systems WorldCongressProceedings,copyright 1991,withpermissionfromPergamonPressLtd.,Headington Hill Hall,Oxford,OX3 0BW,United Kingdom.
Professor Edward Feigenbaum of Stanford University, first recipient of the Feigenbaum Medal and Steubl)en gazing crystal ball at the First World Congress on Expert Systems, December, 1991. Professor Jay Llebowitz presenting.
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0957--4174/92 $5.00 + .00 © 1992 Pergamon Press Ltd.
Printed in the USA.
The Feigenbaum Medal ONE OF THE MAJORPURPOSES of the World Congress is to bridge the gap between the academic and the practitioner in the worldwide expert systems market, and to encourage greater dialogue and cooperation between the two groups. Many of our colleagues in the expert systems field felt that a Medal should be created and awarded at each World Congress on Expert Systems to an individual who has made tremendous contributions in meeting this goal and transferring expert systems technology throughout the world. In thinking of a namesake for this Medal, only one person came to mind--Professor Edward Feigenbaum, the person most responsible for commercializing expert systems worldwide over the past decade. Hence, the Feigenbaum Medal has been established. The Feigenbaum Medal is awarded to an individual who has had a profound worldwide influence in the field of expert systems in terms of making outstanding technical achievements in expert systems technology
and transferring the technology into the workplace and society. The honoree has achieved international acclaim in his or her scholarly activities in expert systems and has been successful in translating his or her research findings toward improving the state-of-the-art in expert systems technology, while greatly contributing toward its potential application and usage. The Feigenbaum Medal is presented at each World Congress on Expert Systems, and an honorary lecture is given by the honoree after presentation of the Medal. In addition to the Medal, we also present a valuable Steubben gazing crystal ball which will be retained by the Medal recipient until the next World Congress at which time it will be presented to the next Feigenbaum Medal recipient. The crystal ball stand will be inscribed with the recipient names. Naturally, the first recipient of the Feigenbaum Medal is Professor Edward Feigenbaum from Stanford University. His prestigious address on "A Personal View of Expert Systems: Looking Back and Looking Ahead" is included in this special issue. This address is a landmark piece in the annals of the expert system literature. Jay Liebowitz
Revised version of Liebowitz,J., The FeigenbaumMedal,p. xxvi, from Liebowitz:Expert Systems WorldCongressProceedings,copyright 1991,withpermissionfromPergamonPressLtd.,Headington Hill Hall,Oxford,OX3 0BW,United Kingdom.
Professor Edward Feigenbaum of Stanford University, first recipient of the Feigenbaum Medal and Steubl)en gazing crystal ball at the First World Congress on Expert Systems, December, 1991. Professor Jay Llebowitz presenting.
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