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Herbert A. Simon
1916-2001 |
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Biography |
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Herbert A. Simon, the Richard
King Mellon University Professor of Computer Science and Psychology
at Carnegie Mellon University, had an illustrious 52-year career in artificial intelligence,
psychology, administration, economics and philosophy. The thread
of continuity through all his work was his deep interest in human
decision-making and problem-solving processes, and the implications
of these processes for social institutions.
For more than 40 years, he made extensive use of the computer
as a tool for both simulating human thinking and augmenting it with
artificial intelligence.
Born in 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Simon was educated in political
science at the University of Chicago (B.A., 1936, Ph.D., 1943).
He held research and faculty positions at the University of California
(Berkeley), Illinois Institute of Technology, and from 1949 until
his death, Carnegie Mellon University, where he was Richard King
Mellon University Professor of Computer Science and Psychology.
Simon served important roles in the formation of several of its
departments and schools, including the Graduate School of Industrial
Administration, the School of Computer Science and the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences' Psychology Department, where he
was instrumental in the development of its internationally renowned
cognitive science group.
During his career, Simon received worldwide acclaim and numerous
honors. In 1975, he earned the prestigious A.M. Turing Award (with
Allen Newell) of the American Association for Computing Machinery
for his contributions to computer science. In 1978, he received
the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, and in 1986,
the National Medal of Science. In 1988, he was presented with the
John von Neumann Theory Prize of ORSA/TIMS; and in 1995, the Research
Excellence Award of the International Joint Conference on Artificial
Intelligence. In 1993, he won the American Psychological Association
Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology and in
1994, he was one of only 14 foreign scientists ever to be inducted
into the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In 1995, two prominent awards were presented to Simon by the International
Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence--the Award for Research
Excellence, and the American Society of Public Administration--the
Dwight Waldo Award. He also was inducted into the Automation Hall
of Fame for his pioneering work in the field of artificial intelligence.
Simon received major national awards from the Association for Computing
Machinery, the American Political Science Association, the Academy
of Management, the Operations Research Society and the Institute
of Management Science, among others.
Simon's books include:
- Administrative Behavior Human Problem Solving,
jointly with Allen Newell
- The Sciences of the Artificial; Scientific Discovery, with
Patrick Langley, Gary Bradshaw, and Jan Zytkow
- Models of Bounded Rationality (three volumes
of his collected economics papers)
- Models of Thought (two volumes of collected
psychology papers)
- Models of Discovery (a volume of papers on
philosophy of science)
- and his autobiography, Models of My Life.
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| Program Overview |
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The goal of the China-Carnegie Mellon University program is to
promote and influence next-generation Chinese academic leaders in Computer
Science.
Herbert Simon found a vital scholarly link to his colleagues in China, but also a profound and life-enduring cultural fascination. He subscribed to the view that science knows no geographic boundaries. We all share a common goal and passion to see true knowledge and expertise arise from our individual and collective efforts. He understood that science and the exchange of ideas bridged boarders; that the definition of worthwhile problems, the path to solutions, and the incorporation of new ideas into the breadth of computer science are enhanced by cross-culture relations and exchanges.
The Simon-Scholar program is designed to bring exceptional young professors (lecturers, assistant professors, and assoicate professors) at leading Computer Science Departments in China to visit Carnegie Mellon for 6 to 12 months. Carnegie Mellon will match each scholar with a host professor, and together they will conduct research of mutual interest. This program is supported by The Chinese Ministry of Education, The China Scholarship Council, and Carnegie Mellon University. |
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Chinese Universities |
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| Application Procedure |
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Scholar candidates must submit, through their home institution,
an application to the China Scholarship Council (CSD) for submission
to the Review Committee. Details
In addition, candidates are required to send an electronic application
to:simon-scholar-application@cs.cmu.edu
The application must include:
- Career Vitae of the candidate
- 3 recent and representative publications
- A research proposal describing the proposal research and names
of potential Carnegie Mellon host professors
- Additional supporting materials, such as reference letters
The Review Committee will select the scholars based on the merits
of of the applicants and the potential of their proposed research
topics.
Important dates:
- 15 March 2006: Application deadline
- 15 June 2006: Notification of Scholar Selection
- Sept 2006: Visitor Program begins
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| Program Coordinators |
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Yaoxue Zhang, Co-ordinator
Director of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
Tsinghua University
Hui Zhang, Co-ordinator
Professor of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Chinese Committee Members:
Carnegie Mellon University Committee Members:
- Manuel Blum,
Bruce Nelson Professor of Computer Science, Computer Science Department
- Randal E. Bryant,
University Professor of Computer Science and Dean, School of
Computer Science
- Garth Gibson,
Associate Professor of Computer Science and
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Bruce M. Maggs,
Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Raj Reddy, Mozah
Bint Nasser University Professor of Computer Science and Robotics
- Daniel P. Siewiorek,
Director, Human-Computer Interaction Institute and Buhl University
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer
Science
- Jeannette Wing,
President's Professor of Computer Science
Computer Science, Department Head
- Hui Zhang, Coordinator,
Professor of Computer Science
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| Contact |
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Hui Zhang, Program
Chair
412-268 8945 (phone)
412-268-6714 (fax)
hzhang 
cs.cmu.edu
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