Background
Feldman, Jerome Arthur was born on December 5, 1938 in Pittsburgh. Son of Rudolph Abraham and Deborah Ruth (Appleman) Feldman.
Feldman, Jerome Arthur was born on December 5, 1938 in Pittsburgh. Son of Rudolph Abraham and Deborah Ruth (Appleman) Feldman.
Bachelor with distinction, University Rochester, New York, 1960. Master of Arts, University Pittsburgh, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics and Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1964.
Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1960-1961;
assistant research scientist, Carnegie-Mellon U., 1963-1964;
member of staff, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964-1966;
member of faculty, Stanford University, 1966-1974;
associate professor computer science, Stanford University, 1969-1974;
associate director artificial intelligence laboratory, Stanford University, 1972-1974;
visiting professor computer science, Stanford University, 1979;
visiting Fulbright professor mathematics, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1970-1971;
professor computer science, U. Rochester, 1974-1981;
department chairman, U. Rochester, 1974-1981;
John H. Dessauer professor, U. Rochester, 1981-1988;
vice provost computing, U. Rochester, 1977-1979;
professor electrical engineering and computer science, University of California, Berkeley, since 1988. Chairman ad-hoc committee experimental computer science National Science Foundation, 1979, active United States- India Exch. Visiting Program, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Distinguished Visiting Program.
Director International Computer Science Institute, since 1988. Consultant in field.
Active Committee on Computers and Public Policy. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (president), Artificial Intelligence Society. Member Association Computing Machinery, Cognitive Science Society, Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Scientists and Engineers for Social and Political Action, International Computer Science Institute (board directors since 1988).
Married Janice Sharla Auerbach, November 16, 1961. Children– Michael Alan, Benjamin Noah.