Mark E. Stickel Explained

Mark E. Stickel
Birth Date:June 22, 1947
Occupation:computer scientist
Known For:automated theorem proving and artificial intelligence
Notable Works:SNARK
Awards:Fellow, American Association for Artificial Intelligence,
Herbrand Award

Mark E. Stickel (June 22, 1947 – April 13, 2013) was a computer scientist working in the fields of automated theorem proving and artificial intelligence. He worked at SRI International for over 30 years, and was Principal Scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Center.[1]

Stickel's research included Theory Resolution, Associative-Commutative (AC) Unification, and the development of the Prolog Technology Theorem Prover (PTTP) and SNARK, SRI's New Automated Reasoning Kit.[2]

He was elected fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence in 1992 and received the Herbrand Award for his contributions to automated deduction in 2002.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Perrault. Ray. Waldinger. Richard. Mark Stickel. 26 September 2014. AItopics. aitopics.org. 13 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Stickel. Mark. Mark E. Stickel. SRI International. 26 September 2014.
  3. Web site: The Herbrand Award for Distinguished Contributions to Automated Reasoning. CADE Inc.. 11 December 2016.