Carlos Guestrin Named to Popular Science “Brilliant 10″
Carlos Guestrin, faculty member in Machine Learning and Computer Science, has been selected as one of the Brilliant 10 by Popular Science. This distinction recognizes Carlos as one of the most creative and important young researchers in the country.
Popular Science describes Carlos as the “information wrangler,” who “develops new ways to get the most information with the least effort.” He is lauded for his work in machine learning, with applications to tracking water-borne diseases, monitoring the health of redwood forests, and ranking the most important blogs.
Oh, and the article has a pretty cool photo:
Carlos Guestrin joins Luis von Ahn as CMU Computer Science faculty members who have been named to the Brilliant 10 list.
Way to go, Carlos!
Peter Lee @ October 14, 2008
[…] this award and his recent selection as one of Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10,” Carlos is firmly established as one of the today’s most important young researchers in the […]