Lotfi A. Zadeh
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Zadeh in 2016 | |
| Born | Lotfi Aliasgerzadeh 4 February 1921 |
| Died | 6 September 2017 (aged 96) |
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| Known for | Founder of fuzzy mathematics, fuzzy set theory, and fuzzy logic, Z numbers, Z-transform |
| Spouse | Fay Zadeh |
| Children | 2, including Norman Zada |
| Awards | Eringen Medal (1976) IEEE Hamming Medal (1992) Rufus Oldenburger Medal (1993) IEEE Medal of Honor (1995) 2012 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Honorary Doctorate of Tehran University (2016) ACM Fellow IEEE Fellow AAAS Fellow AAAI Fellow Member of the National Academy of Engineering Founding Member of Eurasian Academy |
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| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Frequency analysis of variable networks (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | John R. Ragazzini |
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Lotfi Aliasger Zadeh (/ˈzɑːdeɪ/; Azerbaijani: Lütfi Rəhim oğlu Ələsgərzadə; Persian: لطفی علیعسکرزاده; 4 February 1921 – 6 September 2017) was a mathematician, computer scientist, electrical engineer, artificial intelligence researcher, and professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. Zadeh is best known for proposing fuzzy mathematics, consisting of several fuzzy-related concepts: fuzzy sets, fuzzy logic, fuzzy algorithms, fuzzy semantics, fuzzy languages, fuzzy control, fuzzy systems, fuzzy probabilities, fuzzy events, and fuzzy information. Zadeh was a founding member of the Eurasian Academy.