Hans Moravec

Hans P. Moravec
Hans P. Moravec
Born	November 30, 1948 (age 76); Kautzen, Austria
Nationality	Canadian (U.S. Permanent Resident)
Alma mater	BSc: Acadia University; MSc: University of Western Ontario; PhD: Stanford University;
Known for	Moravec's corner detector; Moravec's paradox; Bush robot; Occupancy grid mapping; Quantum suicide and immortality; Rotating skyhook; Rotovator; Stanford Cart
	Scientific career
Fields	computer science, Robotics, artificial intelligence
Institutions	Carnegie Mellon University; Stanford University;
Thesis	Obstacle avoidance and navigation in the real world by a seeing robot rover (1980)
Doctoral advisor	John McCarthy

Hans Peter Moravec (born November 30, 1948, Kautzen, Austria) is computer scientist and an adjunct faculty member at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA. He is known for his work on robotics, artificial intelligence, and writings on the impact of technology. Moravec also is a futurist with many of his publications and predictions focusing on transhumanism. Moravec developed techniques in computer vision for determining the region of interest (ROI) in a scene.

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Hans P. Moravec
Born	(1948-11-30) November 30, 1948 (age 76)^[1] Kautzen, Austria^[1]
Nationality	Canadian (U.S. Permanent Resident)^[1]
Alma mater	BSc: Acadia University^[1] MSc: University of Western Ontario^[1] PhD: Stanford University^[1]
Known for	Moravec's corner detector Moravec's paradox Bush robot Occupancy grid mapping Quantum suicide and immortality Rotating skyhook Rotovator Stanford Cart
Scientific career
Fields	computer science, Robotics, artificial intelligence
Institutions	Carnegie Mellon University^[1] Stanford University^[1]
Thesis	Obstacle avoidance and navigation in the real world by a seeing robot rover (1980)
Doctoral advisor	John McCarthy^[1]