John Koza: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
add source Reference edited with ProveIt
Cleaned up the language and added some additional facts.
Line 1: Line 1:
'''John R. Koza''' is a [[computer scientist]] and a former consulting professor at [[Stanford University]], most notable for his work in pioneering the use of [[genetic programming]] for the optimization of complex problems. He was a cofounder of [[Scientific Games Corporation]], a company which built computer systems to run [[Lottery#Lottery in the United States|state lotteries in the United States]]. John Koza is also credited with being the creator of the '[[scratch card]]' with the help of retail promotions specialist Daniel Bower.
'''John R. Koza''' is a [[computer scientist]] and a former adjunct professor at [[Stanford University]], most notable for his work in pioneering the use of [[genetic programming]] for the optimization of complex problems. Koza co-founded of [[Scientific Games Corporation]], a company which builds computer systems to run [[Lottery#Lottery in the United States|state lotteries in the United States]]. John Koza is also credited with being the creator of the '[[scratch card]]' with the help of retail promotions specialist Daniel Bower.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/magazine/who-made-that-scratch-off-lottery-ticket.html|title=Who Made That Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket?|last=Kennedy|first=Pagan|date=2013-07-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


⚫
Koza was born in 1944 and earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the [[University of Michigan]], being the second person to ever earn a bachelor's degree in computer science. He earned a doctoral degree in computer science from the University of Michigan in 1972.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Keats |first=Jonathon |date=2006-04-19 |title=John Koza Has Built an Invention Machine |url=http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2006-04/john-koza-has-built-invention-machine |magazine=Popular Science |language=en}}</ref>
Degrees:
B.A., Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1964.
M.A. Mathematics, University of Michigan, 1966.
M.S., Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1966.
PhD., Computer Science, University of Michigan, 1972. Thesis entitled On Inducing a Non-Trivial, Parsimonious Grammar for a Given Sample of Sentences.


Koza was featured in [[Popular Science]] for his work on evolutionary programming that alters its own code to find far more complex solutions. The machine, which he calls the "invention machine", has created antennae, circuits, and lenses, and has received a patent from the [[US Patent Office]].
John Koza has his own company'' Genetic Programming Inc.''. In 1999, he was using a 1000 node [[Beowulf cluster]] composed of 350 MHz [[Pentium II]] processors to do his research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xent.com/FoRK-archive/july99/0591.html|title=1000-Pentium beowulf computer for genetic programming research|author=John Koza|date=1999-08-11}}</ref>


⚫
In the political space, Koza advocates for a plan to revamp the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]] in the United States such that candidates would be elected by a [[National Popular Vote Interstate Compact|national popular vote]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/07/24/MNGIHK4CSQ1.DTL|title=Stanford professor stumps for electoral alternative|publisher=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=2006-07-24|first=Matthew|last=Yi}}</ref> He established the organization "National Popular Vote" to advocate for state adoption of the policy and the election of supportive candidates.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/12/out-of-state_group_seeks_to_ou.html|title=Out-of-state group seeks to oust Peter Courtney, president of Oregon Senate|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-03-02|language=en-US}}</ref>
⚫
Koza was featured in [[Popular Science]] for his work on evolutionary programming that alters its own code to find far more complex solutions. The machine, which he calls the "invention machine", has created antennae, circuits, and lenses, and has received a patent from the [[US Patent Office]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Keats |first=Jonathon |date=2006-04-19 |title=John Koza Has Built an Invention Machine |url=http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2006-04/john-koza-has-built-invention-machine |magazine=Popular Science |language=en}}</ref>

⚫
In 2006 Koza suggested a plan to revamp the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]] in the United States such that candidates would be elected by a [[National Popular Vote Interstate Compact|National Popular Vote]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/07/24/MNGIHK4CSQ1.DTL|title=Stanford professor stumps for electoral alternative|publisher=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=2006-07-24|first=Matthew|last=Yi}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:24, 2 March 2018

John R. Koza is a computer scientist and a former adjunct professor at Stanford University, most notable for his work in pioneering the use of genetic programming for the optimization of complex problems. Koza co-founded of Scientific Games Corporation, a company which builds computer systems to run state lotteries in the United States. John Koza is also credited with being the creator of the 'scratch card' with the help of retail promotions specialist Daniel Bower.[1]

Koza was born in 1944 and earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Michigan, being the second person to ever earn a bachelor's degree in computer science. He earned a doctoral degree in computer science from the University of Michigan in 1972.[2]

Koza was featured in Popular Science for his work on evolutionary programming that alters its own code to find far more complex solutions. The machine, which he calls the "invention machine", has created antennae, circuits, and lenses, and has received a patent from the US Patent Office.

In the political space, Koza advocates for a plan to revamp the Electoral College in the United States such that candidates would be elected by a national popular vote.[3] He established the organization "National Popular Vote" to advocate for state adoption of the policy and the election of supportive candidates.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kennedy, Pagan (2013-07-05). "Who Made That Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. ^ Keats, Jonathon (2006-04-19). "John Koza Has Built an Invention Machine". Popular Science.
  3. ^ Yi, Matthew (2006-07-24). "Stanford professor stumps for electoral alternative". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. ^ "Out-of-state group seeks to oust Peter Courtney, president of Oregon Senate". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

Works by Koza

  1. Koza, J.R. (1990). Genetic Programming: A Paradigm for Genetically Breeding Populations of Computer Programs to Solve Problems, Stanford University Computer Science Department technical report STAN-CS-90-1314. A thorough report, possibly used as a draft to his 1992 book.
  2. Koza, J.R. (1992). Genetic Programming: On the Programming of Computers by Means of Natural Selection, MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-11170-5
  3. Koza, J.R. (1994). Genetic Programming II: Automatic Discovery of Reusable Programs, MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-11189-6
  4. Koza, J.R.; Goldberg, David; Fogel, David; & Riolo, Rick, (Eds.) (1996). Genetic Programming 1996: Proceedings of the First Annual Conference (Complex Adaptive Systems), MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-61127-9
  5. Koza, J.R.; Deb, K.; Dorigo, M.; Fogel, D.; Garzon, M.; Iba, H.; & Riolo, R., (Eds.) (1997). Genetic Programming 1997: Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference, Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 1-55860-483-9
  6. Koza, J.R.; & Others (Eds.)(1998). Genetic Programming 1998, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. ISBN 1-55860-548-7
  7. Koza, J.R.; Bennett, F.H.; Andre, D.; & Keane, M.A. (1999). Genetic Programming III: Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving, Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 1-55860-543-6
  8. Koza, J.R.; Keane, M.A.; Streeter, M.J.; Mydlowec, W.; Yu, J.; & Lanza, G. (2003). Genetic Programming IV: Routine Human-Competitive Machine Intelligence, Springer. ISBN 1-4020-7446-8
  9. Koza, J.R.; Fadem,B.; Grueskin, M.; Mandell, M.S.; Richi, R.; & Zimmerman, J. F. (2011, third edition) [Every Vote Equal: A State-Based Plan For Electing The President By National Popular Vote] National Popular Vote Press. ISBN 978-0-9790107-2-9

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Koza&oldid=828350876"