
Indian-American computer scientist
1937 — present
Quick Facts
Profession
Indian-American computer scientist
Born
June 13, 1937
Age
~89 years
Name Origin
Indian
Timeline
university teacher, computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher
1937
Born in Katur (1937-06-13)
1960
EducationStudied at University of New South Wales
1979
AwardFellow of the Acoustical Society of America
1984
AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
1990
AwardAAAI Fellow
1994
AwardTuring Award
About
Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy is an Indian-American computer scientist. He is one of the early pioneers of artificial intelligence and has served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon for over 50 years. He was the founding director of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He was instrumental in helping to create Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies in India, to cater to the educational needs of the low-income, gifted, rural youth. He was the founding chairman of International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad. He and Edward Feigenbaum won the 1994 ACM Turing Award, sometimes known as the Nobel Prize of computer science, for their work in the field of artificial intelligence. Reddy was the first person of Asian origin to receive the Turing Award.
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Dabbala Rajagopal "Raj" Reddy is an Indian-American computer scientist. He is one of the early pioneers of artificial intelligence and has served on the faculty of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon for over 50 years. He was the founding director of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. He
The name Raj means "Ellipsis of British Raj, the period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947.". It is of Indian origin.
Raj Reddy was born on June 13, 1937.
Name Meaning
Ellipsis of British Raj, the period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947.
The name Raj is of Indian origin, meaning "Ellipsis of British Raj, the period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947.". It is traditionally a male name.
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Raj — June 13, 1937
Zodiac & Calendar Signs
Western Zodiac
Gemini
Curious, adaptable, communicative
Air · Mercury · May 21 – Jun 20
Chinese Zodiac
Ox
Diligent, dependable, strong
Fire · Yin
Mayan Tzolkin
5 Men
Eagle — vision, freedom, higher mind
Celtic Tree
Oak
Confident, nurturing, generous
Ogham: Duir · Jun 10 – Jul 7
Would you name your baby Raj?
Guestbook
History remembers. So do I.
— an admirer
We share a planet and a moment in time. That's enough.
— someone far away
Actions
1997
Awardhonorary doctorate of the Henri Poincaré University
Present
Age ~89