Harry Klopf

Harry Klopf
Born1941 (1941)
Died25 May 1997(1997-05-25) (aged 55–56)
OccupationResearch Scientist
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science, Electrical Engineering

Harry Klopf (1941 - 1997) was an American computer scientist and electric engineer who specialized in machine learning.[1]

According to Richard Sutton and Andrew Barto, he was the "individual most responsible for reviving the trial-and-error thread to reinforcement learning within artificial intelligence".[2]

Biography

He was born in 1941.[3]

He was married to Joan Klopf.[3]

He died on 25 May 1997 in New Carlisle, Ohio.[3]

Education

He studied electrical engineering and computer science and became an expert in both.

Career

He worked as a senior scientist in machine learning at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.[4]

He was the academic collaborator of Richard S. Sutton and Andrew Barto, both of whom have won the Turing Award.

Bibliography

He is the author of a number of notable books:[5][6][7]

  • Brain Function and Adaptive Systems: A Heterostatic Theory
  • The Hedonistic Neuron: A Theory of Memory, Learning
  • A Neuronal Model of Classical Conditioning

See also

References

  1. ^ "A. Harry Klopf - Chessprogramming wiki". www.chessprogramming.org. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ^ Sutton, Richard; Barto, Andrew (2018). Reinforcement learning: An introduction (2nd ed.). MIT Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0262039246.
  3. ^ a b c "Obituary for Harry KLOPF (Aged 56)". Dayton Daily News. 30 May 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Obituary for Harry KLOPF (Aged 56)". 30 May 1997. p. 22 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A. Harry Klopf's research works | United States Air Force Research Laboratory and other places".
  6. ^ "A Harry Klopf - Home". Author DO Series.
  7. ^ "inauthor:"A. Harry Klopf" - Google Search". www.google.co.in.