Tuomas Sandholm
{{Short description|Finnish-American professor}}
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| birth_place = Finland
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| field = Artificial intelligence
Game theory
Operations research
Economics
| work_institution = Carnegie Mellon University
| alma_mater = University of Massachusetts, Amherst (PhD)
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| known_for = Libratus
Pluribus
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- Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
- AAAI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity
- IJCAI John McCarthy Award
- Minsky Medal
- ACM Fellow
- FAAAS
- AAAI Fellow
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Tuomas Sandholm is the Angel Jordan University Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University and a serial entrepreneur with a research focus on the intersection of artificial intelligence, economics, and operations research.[http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sandholm/ Tuomas Sandholm's Homepage], Carnegie Mellon University.
Early life and education
Sandholm was born in Finland. He earned a Dipl. Eng. (M.S. with B.S. included) with distinction in Industrial Engineering and Management Science. He continued his education in the United States, where he obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Career and research
Sandholm has contributed to several domains including AI, game theory, and real-world applications like organ exchanges and electronic marketplaces.{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0DpK1EMAAAAJ|title=Tuomas Sandholm|website=scholar.google.com}} His achievements in AI and game theory include the development of Libratus and Pluribus, AI systems that have defeated top human players in poker, attracting global attention.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/artificial-intelligence-goes-all-in-on-texas-holdem-1486157155|title=Artificial Intelligence Goes All-in …on Texas Hold'em|first=Kris|last=Maher|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=February 3, 2017|via=www.wsj.com}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4656011/artificial-intelligence-ai-poker-tournament-libratus-cmu/|title=This Researcher Programmed a Perfect Poker-Playing Computer|date=February 1, 2017|magazine=Time}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38595480|title=AI takes on humans in marathon poker game|work=BBC News |date=January 12, 2017}}
He has impacted practical applications by implementing algorithms for national kidney exchange and founded several companies, including CombineNet, Inc., and Strategy Robot, Inc., that have applied his research to sectors like advertising and defense.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/poker-playing-robot-goes-to-pentagon/|title=A Poker-Playing Robot Goes to Work for the Pentagon|first=Tom|last=Simonite|magazine=Wired |via=www.wired.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-artificial-intelligence-warfare-pentagon/|title=Can AI be trusted in warfare? - CBS News|date=October 1, 2023|website=www.cbsnews.com}}
=Awards and honors=
Sandholm's work has garnered numerous awards, such as the IJCAI John McCarthy Award and the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship.{{cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2023/july/dod-selects-sandholm-for-vannevar-bush-faculty-fellows|title=DOD Selects Sandholm for Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows - News - Carnegie Mellon University|first=Aaron |last=Aupperlee|date=July 25, 2023|website=www.cmu.edu}} He is a Fellow of the ACM, AAAI, INFORMS, and AAAS.
Personal life
In his early years, Sandholm was a pilot second lieutenant in the Finnish Air Force. Additionally, he attained recognition in sports, securing the #1 ranking in windsurfing in Finland in 1987.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/chasing-rabbits-why-tuomas-sandholm-almost-always-wins/ |title=Chasing Rabbits: Why Tuomas Sandholm Almost Always Wins |date=18 October 2017 |publisher=Pittsburgh Magazine |access-date=2023-10-01}}
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Category:American computer scientists
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Category:Fellows of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Category:Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences