Alfred Kobsa
| Alfred Kobsa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Austria |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Austrian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Vienna University of Linz |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏅 Awards | Humboldt Research Award (2006) Mercator Fellow, German Research Foundation (2015) Lifetime Achievement Award, User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction (2021) |
Alfred Kobsa is an Austrian computer scientist known for his work on personalization, user modeling, and human–computer interaction. He is professor emeritus at the University of California, Irvine.[1]
Biography
Kobsa received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Vienna. He held academic positions at the University of Konstanz and the University of Duisburg-Essen before joining the University of California, Irvine in 2000, where he became professor in 2003.[1]
His research focuses on personalization, recommender systems, privacy, and interactive systems.[1]
Awards
Kobsa received the Humboldt Research Award in 2006.[2] He was awarded a Mercator Fellowship by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in 2015.[3] He also received the Heinz Zemanek Award of the Austrian Computer Society.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Alfred Kobsa: Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Humboldt Research Award goes to Springer author". EurekAlert!. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ "Kobsa receives Mercator Fellowship". Informatics, University of California, Irvine. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ "Highlights of OCG History". Austrian Computer Society. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
Category:Austrian computer scientists
Category:Living people
Category:University of California, Irvine faculty
Category:Human–computer interaction researchers
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