Harry Klopf

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Harry Klopf
Born1941 (1941)
United States
Died25 May 1997(1997-05-25) (aged 55–56)
New Carlisle, Ohio
OccupationResearch Scientist
Scientific career
Fields Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Harry Klopf (1941 - 1997) was an American computer scientist and electric engineer who specialized in machine learning. [1]

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According to Richard Sutton and Andrew Barto, he was the "individual most responsible for reviving the trial-and-error thread to reinforcement learning within artificial intelligence" [2] .

Biography

He was born in 1941. [3]

He was married to Joan Klopf. [3]

He died on 25 May 1999 in New Carlisle, Ohio. [3]

Education

He studied electrical engineering and computer science and became an expert in both.[ citation needed ]

Career

He worked as a senior scientist in machine learning at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. [4]

He was the academic collaborator of Richard S. Sutton and Andrew Barto, both of whom have won the Turing Award.

Bibliography

He is the author of a number of notable books: [5] [6] [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A. Harry Klopf - Chessprogramming wiki". www.chessprogramming.org. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Sutton, Richard; Barto, Andrew (2018). Reinforcement learning: An introduction (2nd ed.). MIT Press. p. 19. ISBN   978-0262039246.
  3. 1 2 3 "Obituary for Harry KLOPF (Aged 56)". Dayton Daily News. 30 May 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Obituary for Harry KLOPF (Aged 56)". 30 May 1997. p. 22 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "A. Harry Klopf's research works | United States Air Force Research Laboratory and other places".
  6. ↑ "A Harry Klopf - Home". Author DO Series.
  7. ↑ "inauthor:"A. Harry Klopf" - Google Search". www.google.co.in.
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