David Leigh Waltz

Background

Waltz, David Leigh was born on May 28, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Maynard Carlton and Lubov Clara (Leonovich) Waltz.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972.

Career

Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972-1973; assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1973-1978; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1978-1981; professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1981-1984; director advanced information system, Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge, 1984-1993; professor, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1984-1993; vice president computer science research, Nippon Electric Corporation Research Institute, Princeton, New Jersey, since 1993. Computer science advising committee National Science Foundation, Washington, 1982-1985. Distinguished lecturer NSWInst.

Technology, Sydney, Australia, 1985, U. Toronto, Ontario Canada, 1986, Georgia Technology, Atlanta, 1987, University of California at Los Angeles, 1988, U. Lausanne, Switzerland, 1991, U. Glasgow, Scotland, 1994. Member of advisory board computing research laboratory New Mexico.State U., Las Cruces, 1988-1991. Member of advisory board computer science Mississippi State University, Columbus, 1991-1993.

Member research advisory board Online Computer Library Center, Columbus, Ohio, 1991-1993. Adjunct Professor Brandeis U., since 1993. Board directors Signafy, Inc.

Achievements

• David Leigh Waltz has been listed as a noteworthy Computer science executive, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member concert band Blawenberg Band, Hopewell, New Jersey, since 1993. Fellow American Association Artificial Intelligence (president since 1996). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association Computational Linguistics.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, walking, skiing, traveling.

Connections

Married Bonnie Elaine Freedson, February 21, 1970. Children: Vanessa L., Jeremy B.

Father:

Maynard Carlton Waltz

Mother:

Lubov Clara (Leonovich) Waltz

Spouse:

Bonnie Elaine Freedson

child:

Vanessa L. Waltz

child:

Jeremy B. Waltz