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Ian Goodfellow

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Ian J. Goodfellow (born 1987) is an American computer scientist, engineer, and executive, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning. He is a research scientist at Google DeepMind, was previously employed as a research scientist at Google Brain and director of machine learning at Apple as well as one of the first employees at OpenAI, and has made several important contributions to the field of deep learning, including the invention of the generative adversarial network (GANs). Goodfellow co-wrote, as the first author, the textbook Deep Learning (2016) and wrote the chapter on deep learning in the authoritative textbook of the field of artificial intelligence, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (used in more than 1,500 universities in 135 countries). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ian Goodfellow is the 259th most popular computer scientist (down from 243rd in 2024), the 20,235th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,156th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Ian Goodfellow ranks 259 out of 245. Before him are Valerie Aurora, John Resig, Jamie Zawinski, Timnit Gebru, Justin Frankel, and Manindra Agrawal. After him are Arfa Karim, Dina Katabi, Paul Buchheit, Blake Ross, Erik Demaine, and Virgil Griffith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Ian Goodfellow ranks 1,540. Before him are Milana Vayntrub, Luka Lončar, Aleksey Rios, Kohei Kawata, Emmanuel Ekpo, and Yu Dan. After him are Anžej Dežan, Jasmin Burić, Anastasiya Verameyenka, Rodrigo Paraná, Martin Hanzal, and Shoki Hirai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ian Goodfellow ranks 20,243 out of 20,380. Before him are Jake Arrieta (1986), Jonathan Coulton (1970), Tristan Wilds (1989), Tarence Kinsey (1984), Matt Miazga (1995), and Mac Thornberry (1958). After him are Linda Sarsour (1980), Christen Press (1988), Eric Snow (1973), Vincent Hancock (1989), Rick DiPietro (1981), and Adrian Fenty (1970).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Ian Goodfellow ranks 133. Before him are Jordan Hubbard (1963), Dave Hyatt (1972), Valerie Aurora (null), John Resig (1984), Jamie Zawinski (1968), and Justin Frankel (1978). After him are Paul Buchheit (1977), Blake Ross (1985), and Virgil Griffith (1983).

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