Gerald Jay Sussman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gerald Jay Sussman

American computer scientist

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1947

Place of Birth: United States of America, United States

Profession: engineer, computer scientist, mathematician, university teacher, artificial intelligence researcher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Gerald Jay Sussman (born February 8, 1947) is the Panasonic Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
He received his S.B.
and Ph.D.
degrees in mathematics from MIT in 1968 and 1973 respectively.
He has been involved in artificial intelligence (AI) research at MIT since 1964.
His research has centered on understanding the problem-solving strategies used by scientists and engineers, with the goals of automating parts of the process and formalizing it to provide more effective methods of science and engineering education.
Sussman has also worked in computer languages, in computer architecture and in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design.