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Dr.

Eric Joel Horvitz

Microsoft Research
Computer scientist; Company research staff member
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Computer Sciences
Elected
2011
Known for advancing the scientific understanding of computational mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior. Provided insights about principles of intelligence through research on methods for sensing, reasoning, decision making under uncertainty, and foundational innovations in human-computer interaction. Showed how reasoning systems can be made more flexible and robust, enabling them to perform well amidst the complexities of the world. Beyond theory, created valuable and widely used applications, from healthcare and web search to traffic routing. Past President of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.
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