Background
Beavers, Anthony Francis was born on May 8, 1963 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Clarence V. and Margaret V. Beavers.
Beavers, Anthony Francis was born on May 8, 1963 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Clarence V. and Margaret V. Beavers.
Doctor of Philosophy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1990.
As of 2012 he holds the positions of professor of philosophy, director of cognitive science, and director of The Digital Humanities Laboratory at the University of Evansville. Beavers received his Master of Arts and Bachelor from Trinity College, Hartford and his Doctor of Philosophy from Marquette University. He is the fourth president of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP).
Throughout his career, Beavers has been interested in search-engine design.
In 1996, he and Hiten Sonpal built the first peer-reviewed search engine, called Argos. Beavers is the creator and editor of the online journal Noesis.