John Henry Holland

John Henry Holland
Born(1929-02-02)February 2, 1929
DiedAugust 9, 2015(2015-08-09) (aged 86)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Known forResearch on genetic algorithms
AwardsMacArthur Fellow (1992)
Harold Pender Award (1999)
Fellow of the World Economic Forum
Scientific career
FieldsComplex systems
Psychology
Electrical engineering
Computer science
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Santa Fe Institute
Doctoral advisorArthur Walter Burks
Doctoral studentsEdgar Codd[1]

Melanie Mitchell[2]

Rick L. Riolo

John Henry Holland (February 2, 1929 – August 9, 2015) was an American scientist and professor of psychology and electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was a pioneer in what became known as genetic algorithms.

  1. ^ John Henry Holland at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. ^ "Adaptive Computation: The Multidisciplinary Legacy of John H. Holland" (PDF). Communications of the ACM. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy