Michael Georgeff
Encyclopedia
Michael Peter Georgeff is a computer scientist
and entrepreneur
who has made contributions in the areas of Intelligent Software Agents
and eHealth
.
. Georgeff is a former program director in the Artificial Intelligence Center
at SRI International
, Menlo Park, California, and former director of the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
Ltd., at the University of Melbourne
. Georgeff is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Precedence Health Care and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University.
, Georgeff was involved in the development of the Procedural Reasoning System
and its application to monitor the Reaction Control System of the NASA
Space Shuttle Discovery
in 1997. Georgeff's work on PRS popularized the field of Intelligent agents and defined the Belief-Desire-Intention software model for programming intelligent agents. In 1988, Georgeff was invited back to Australia to start the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
which continued work developing and commercializing intelligent agent technology. While at the AAII, Georgeff started Agentis International to explore the commercialization of Intelligent agent
technology.
:
as director of the e-Health Research Unit of the Monash Institute of Health Services Research, to investigate the application of advanced ICT
to health and medicine. Georgeff founded and is CEO of Precedence Health Care, a company dedicated to investigating the commercialization of eHealth
technology.
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who has made contributions in the areas of Intelligent Software Agents
Intelligent agent
In artificial intelligence, an intelligent agent is an autonomous entity which observes through sensors and acts upon an environment using actuators and directs its activity towards achieving goals . Intelligent agents may also learn or use knowledge to achieve their goals...
and eHealth
EHealth
eHealth is a relatively recent term for healthcare practice supported by electronic processes and communication, dating back to at least 1999...
.
Overview
Georgeff has a B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics from Melbourne University, Australia, a B.E. in Aeronautical Engineering from Sydney University, and a Ph.D. from Imperial College LondonImperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
. Georgeff is a former program director in the Artificial Intelligence Center
Artificial Intelligence Center
The Artificial Intelligence Center at SRI International was founded in 1966 by Charles Rosen and studies artificial intelligence. One of their early projects was Shakey the Robot, the first general-purpose mobile robot. More recently, the center funded early development of CALO and Siri....
at SRI International
SRI International
SRI International , founded as Stanford Research Institute, is one of the world's largest contract research institutes. Based in Menlo Park, California, the trustees of Stanford University established it in 1946 as a center of innovation to support economic development in the region. It was later...
, Menlo Park, California, and former director of the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
In Australia, the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute was a government funded research and development laboratory for investigating and commercializing Artificial Intelligence, specifically Intelligent Software Agents.- History :The AAII was started in 1988 as an initiative by the Hawke...
Ltd., at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
. Georgeff is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Precedence Health Care and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University.
Intelligent Software Agents
While at SRI InternationalSRI International
SRI International , founded as Stanford Research Institute, is one of the world's largest contract research institutes. Based in Menlo Park, California, the trustees of Stanford University established it in 1946 as a center of innovation to support economic development in the region. It was later...
, Georgeff was involved in the development of the Procedural Reasoning System
Procedural Reasoning System
In Artificial Intelligence, the Procedural Reasoning System is a framework for constructing real-time reasoning systems that can perform complex tasks in dynamic environments...
and its application to monitor the Reaction Control System of the NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA, the space agency of the United States, and was operational from its maiden flight, STS-41-D on August 30, 1984, until its final landing during STS-133 on March 9, 2011...
in 1997. Georgeff's work on PRS popularized the field of Intelligent agents and defined the Belief-Desire-Intention software model for programming intelligent agents. In 1988, Georgeff was invited back to Australia to start the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
In Australia, the Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute was a government funded research and development laboratory for investigating and commercializing Artificial Intelligence, specifically Intelligent Software Agents.- History :The AAII was started in 1988 as an initiative by the Hawke...
which continued work developing and commercializing intelligent agent technology. While at the AAII, Georgeff started Agentis International to explore the commercialization of Intelligent agent
Intelligent agent
In artificial intelligence, an intelligent agent is an autonomous entity which observes through sensors and acts upon an environment using actuators and directs its activity towards achieving goals . Intelligent agents may also learn or use knowledge to achieve their goals...
technology.
Contributions
Georgeff was instrumental in at least the following contributions to the field of Intelligent Software AgentsIntelligent agent
In artificial intelligence, an intelligent agent is an autonomous entity which observes through sensors and acts upon an environment using actuators and directs its activity towards achieving goals . Intelligent agents may also learn or use knowledge to achieve their goals...
:
- Procedural Reasoning SystemProcedural Reasoning SystemIn Artificial Intelligence, the Procedural Reasoning System is a framework for constructing real-time reasoning systems that can perform complex tasks in dynamic environments...
: An intelligent agent architecture and framework and seminal example of the BDI software model. - Belief-Desire-Intention software model: An intentional software framework for programming intelligent agents based on the BDI cognitive model.
eHealth
In the early 2000s, Georgeff joined Monash UniversityMonash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
as director of the e-Health Research Unit of the Monash Institute of Health Services Research, to investigate the application of advanced ICT
Information and communication technologies
Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
to health and medicine. Georgeff founded and is CEO of Precedence Health Care, a company dedicated to investigating the commercialization of eHealth
EHealth
eHealth is a relatively recent term for healthcare practice supported by electronic processes and communication, dating back to at least 1999...
technology.
External links
- Agentis Software
- DBLP: Michael P. Georgeff
- Monash University e-Health Research Unit
- Precedence Health Care Homepage
- Michael Georgeff profile on LinkedIn