Judea Pearl turns 90: UCLA hosts tribute with Koller, Horvitz, Domingos, videos online
AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-25
UCLA celebrated Judea Pearl's 90th birthday on September 6, with the morning session now online. The program featured a keynote by Tom Dietterich, talks by Chris Hitchcock, Daphne Koller and Elias Bareinboim, and a panel with Dan Roth, Eric Horvitz and Pedro Domingos, plus remarks from Chancellor Julio Frenk. Organized by Bareinboim, Rina Dechter and Hector Geffner, it drew students and collaborators from around the world.
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