Ricky J Sethi
Encyclopedia
Ricky J. Sethi is a Director of The Madsci Network
and has been chosen as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Computing Innovation Fellow, a highly prestigious award given by the CCC and the CRA. He has contributed significantly in the fields of artificial intelligence
/computer vision
, social computing
, and science education
and has authored or co-authored over 25 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters and made numerous presentations on his research. He has taught various courses in Computer Science
, Physics
, and General Science as a GSI and Adjunct Professor. He was also the Lead Integration Scientist for the WASA project, supported by the NSF and ONR, as well as part of the UCR DARPA VIRAT program.
and Neurobiology from the University of California, Berkeley
, his M.S. in Physics
/Information Systems
from the University of Southern California
, and his Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence
from the University of California, Riverside
. He was a Post-Doctoral Scholar with Amit K. Roy-Chowdhury at the University of California, Riverside
and was appointed a Computing Innovation Fellow at UCLA/USC Information Sciences Institute
working with Yolanda Gil.
MadSci Network
The Madsci Network is a website known primarily for its Ask-A-Scientist forum where users can ask questions to a panel of volunteer scientists. Each question, submitted via a Web interface, is reviewed by a volunteer moderator...
and has been chosen as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Computing Innovation Fellow, a highly prestigious award given by the CCC and the CRA. He has contributed significantly in the fields of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
/computer vision
Computer vision
Computer vision is a field that includes methods for acquiring, processing, analysing, and understanding images and, in general, high-dimensional data from the real world in order to produce numerical or symbolic information, e.g., in the forms of decisions...
, social computing
Social computing
Social computing is a general term for an area of computer science that is concerned with the intersection of social behavior and computational systems. It has become an important concept for use in business. It is used in two ways as detailed below....
, and science education
Science education
Science education is the field concerned with sharing science content and process with individuals not traditionally considered part of the scientific community. The target individuals may be children, college students, or adults within the general public. The field of science education comprises...
and has authored or co-authored over 25 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters and made numerous presentations on his research. He has taught various courses in Computer Science
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...
, Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, and General Science as a GSI and Adjunct Professor. He was also the Lead Integration Scientist for the WASA project, supported by the NSF and ONR, as well as part of the UCR DARPA VIRAT program.
Education
Ricky J. Sethi received his B.S. in PhysicsPhysics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and Neurobiology from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, his M.S. in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
/Information Systems
Information systems
Information Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, and his Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
from the University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
. He was a Post-Doctoral Scholar with Amit K. Roy-Chowdhury at the University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
and was appointed a Computing Innovation Fellow at UCLA/USC Information Sciences Institute
Information Sciences Institute
The Information Sciences Institute is a research and development unit of the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering which focuses on computer and communications technology and information processing...
working with Yolanda Gil.
External links
- Homepage of Ricky J. Sethi
- Answers by Ricky J. Sethi on The Madsci Network in Physics, Neuroscience, Cell Biology, etc.
- Wikipedia page of Sethi surnameSethiSethi is a common Khukhrain surname among Punjabi people. Sethis are found in Punjab, India and Pakistan and are mainly Hindus, Sikhs-Etymology:...