Thomas Christaller

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Thomas Christaller (2009)

Thomas Christaller (born May 6, 1949 in Bonn ) is a German computer scientist .

Christaller studied mathematics , computer science and physics at the University of Marburg and the University of Bonn . In 1986 he did his doctorate on generic control structures using the example of cascaded ATNs with Wilfried Brauer at the University of Hamburg . Until his retirement he was Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Bielefeld University .

From 1985 to 1992 Christaller was co-editor of the journal KI and from 1998 to 2004 a member of the Science Council . He also headed the Institute for Autonomous Intelligent Systems at GMD and was head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems until 2010 .

Christaller supported research into artificial intelligence in Germany and dealt with computational linguistics and robotics . In artificial intelligence, he was primarily looking for interdisciplinary dialogue and was committed to the interdisciplinary college . Christaller was co-initiator of the RoboCup German Open competition and promoted research in the field of humanoid robots.

Since 1973 Christaller has dedicated himself to the Japanese martial art Aikidō and teaches it regularly in the context of university sports programs . He received his graduation from Katsuaki Asai .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102719343
  2. ↑ Christaller, Thomas. The transition from the AI ​​newsletter to the AI ​​magazine. Journal KI - Artificial Intelligence. Volume 25, No. 4 December 1, 2011 Springer Verlag. ISSN  0933-1875 . Pp. 337-8. doi : 10.1007 / s13218-011-0138-3
  3. ↑ http://www.boell.de/stiftung/akademie/akademie-4748.html
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iais.fraunhofer.de
  5. ↑ Judith Rauch: Thomas Christaller from AI junkie to robot godfather. In: Bild der Wissenschaft 12/2003, p. 89. http://www.bild-der-wissenschaft.de/bdw/bdwlive/heftarchiv/index2.php?object_id=10096107
  6. ↑ https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Roboter-ueben-den-aufrechte-Gang-3425641.html
  7. ↑ http://www.lebenskunst-bonn.de/index.php?id=195

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personal data
SURNAME Christaller, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German computer scientist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Bonn