gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers_Fellow
gptkb:Institute_of_Physics_Prize
Royal_Society_Fellow
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1967-04-22
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2016-04-14
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gptkbp:field
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Machine Learning
Statistics
Information Theory
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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David MacKay
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gptkbp:influenced
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Many researchers in machine learning.
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:David_Deutsch
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Contributions to machine learning and information theory.
Contributions to renewable energy and sustainability
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air
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gptkbp:occupation
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Author
Physicist
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Bristol,_England
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Cambridge,_England
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gptkbp:previousName
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David_John_MacKay
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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Data compression
Neural networks
Statistical inference
Bayesian methods
Machine learning applications in energy.
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Cambridge,_England
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Rebecca_MacKay
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/mackay/
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