American researcher in genetic algorithms (1929–2015)
For other people named John Holland, see John Holland (disambiguation).
John Henry Holland
Born
(1929-02-02)February 2, 1929
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Died
August 9, 2015(2015-08-09) (aged 86)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Alma mater
University of Michigan
Known for
Research on genetic algorithms
Awards
MacArthur Fellow (1992) Harold Pender Award (1999) Fellow of the World Economic Forum
Scientific career
Fields
Complex systems Psychology Electrical engineering Computer science
Institutions
University of Michigan Santa Fe Institute
Doctoral advisor
Arthur Walter Burks
Doctoral students
Edgar Codd[1]
Melanie Mitchell[2]
Rick L. Riolo
John Henry Holland (February 2, 1929 – August 9, 2015) was an American scientist and professor of psychology and electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was a pioneer in what became known as genetic algorithms.
^John Henry Holland at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
^"Adaptive Computation: The Multidisciplinary Legacy of John H. Holland" (PDF). Communications of the ACM. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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