Regular biography
Adnan Darwiche is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on probabilistic and logical reasoning, with applications in diagnosis, planning, and system design and analysis. Darwiche leads the Automated Reasoning Group and is affiliated with the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. He holds a M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1993) in Computer Science from Stanford University. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research and is an AAAI Fellow.
Scholar-generated biography
Adnan Darwiche is a Professor of Computer Science at UCLA, specializing in artificial intelligence, knowledge representation and reasoning, and machine learning. His research focuses on developing efficient methods for reasoning with probabilistic models, particularly Bayesian networks, and exploring logical frameworks for knowledge compilation and belief revision. He has contributed significantly to the development of symbolic approaches for inference and explanation in probabilistic systems, including the creation of Sentential Decision Diagrams and Decomposable Negation Normal Form. His work emphasizes tractable reasoning and the integration of logical and probabilistic methods in AI.