Ben Taskar
| Born | March 3, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Died | November 18, 2013 (aged 36) |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Known for | Statistical relational learning, Graphical models |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science, Machine Learning and Statistical relational learning |
| Workplaces | University of Pennsylvania, and University of Washington, Seattle |
| Doctoral advisor | Daphne Koller |
| Website | homes.cs.washington.edu/~taskar/ |
Ben Taskar (March 3, 1977 – November 18, 2013) was a professor and researcher in the area of machine learning and applications to computational linguistics and computer vision. He was a Magerman Term Associate Professor for Computer and Information Science at University of Pennsylvania. He co-directed PRiML: Penn Research in Machine Learning, a joint venture between the School of Engineering and Wharton. He was also a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Annenberg Center for Public Policy. At the University of Washington, he held the Boeing Professorship.
He was the first person to define Max-margin Markov networks and a pioneer in statistical relational learning.
Ben Taskar died of an apparent heart attack on the night of November 17, 2013, at the age of 36.[1]
Bibliography#edit
- Taskar, Ben A. (2007). Introduction to statistical relational learning. MIT Press.
- Taskar, Ben (2010). A Survey on Statistical Relational Learning. Springer.
References#edit
- ^ "In Memoriam: Ben Taskar, 1977-2013". Penn Engineering. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
Sources#edit
- Ben Taskar memorial, UW CSE News
- UW computer science professor Ben Taskar passes away at 36 news, Geek Wire
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