Draft:Alfred Kobsa
Austrian-American computer scientist known for his work in personalization, privacy, user modeling
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Alfred Kobsa is an Austrian computer scientist known for his work on personalization, user modeling, and human–computer interaction. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine.[1]
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Mercator Fellow, German Research Foundation (2015)
Lifetime Achievement Award, User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction (2021)
Alfred Kobsa | |
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| Born | Austria |
| Citizenship | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna University of Linz |
| Awards | Humboldt Research Award (2006) Mercator Fellow, German Research Foundation (2015) Lifetime Achievement Award, User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | University of California, Irvine |
Biography
Kobsa received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Vienna. He held academic positions at the University of Konstanz and the University of Duisburg-Essen before joining the University of California, Irvine in 2000, where he became professor in 2003.[1]
His research focuses on personalization, recommender systems, privacy, and interactive systems.[1]
Awards
Kobsa received the Humboldt Research Award in 2006.[2] He was awarded a Mercator Fellowship by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in 2015.[3] He also received the Heinz Zemanek Award of the Austrian Computer Society.[4]