Background
Vandamme, Fernand Jozef was born on November 30, 1943 in Diksmuide, Belgium. Son of Michel and Magdalena Muylle.
Vandamme, Fernand Jozef was born on November 30, 1943 in Diksmuide, Belgium. Son of Michel and Magdalena Muylle.
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Ghent, Belgium, 1969.
Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1968;
research assistant, National Foundation for Science Research, Belgium, 1969-1970;
assistant, State University Ghent, 1971-1972;
professor epistemology, State University Ghent, since 1972. Director Laboratory for Applied Epistemology. Director general Babbage Institute for Knowledge and Information Technology, Belgium, Interuniv.
Center for Interdisciplinary Science Research, Belgium.
Member American Association for Artificial Intelligence (chairman communication and cognition committee 1983), Sarton Committee (secretary 1986), New York Academy Sciences M C.
Married Annie DeWitte, August 9, 1966. Children: Mike, Alan.