John Hopfield

John Hopfield
Hopfield in 2016
Born
John Joseph Hopfield

(1933-07-15) July 15, 1933 (age 91)
EducationSwarthmore College (AB)
Cornell University (PhD)
Known forHopfield network
Modern Hopfield network
Hopfield dielectric
Polariton
Kinetic proofreading
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Molecular biology
Complex systems
Neuroscience
InstitutionsBell Labs
Princeton University
University of California, Berkeley
California Institute of Technology
ThesisA quantum-mechanical theory of the contribution of excitons to the complex dielectric constant of crystals (1958)
Doctoral advisorAlbert Overhauser
Doctoral studentsSteven Girvin
Gerald Mahan
Bertrand Halperin
David J. C. MacKay
José Onuchic
Terry Sejnowski
Erik Winfree
Li Zhaoping

John Joseph Hopfield (born July 15, 1933)[1] is an American physicist and emeritus professor of Princeton University, most widely known for his study of associative neural networks in 1982. He is known for the development of the Hopfield network. Previous to its invention, research in artificial intelligence (AI) was in a decay period or AI winter, Hopfield work revitalized large scale interest in this field.[2][3]

In 2024 Hopfield, along with Geoffrey Hinton, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their foundational contributions to machine learning, particularly through their work on artificial neural networks.[4][2] He has been awarded various major physics awards for his work in multidisciplinary fields including condensed matter physics, statistical physics and biophysics.

  1. ^ "Hopfield, John J." Physics History Network American Institute of Physics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Taylor, D.B.; et al. (October 8, 2024), "Nobel Physics Prize Awarded for Pioneering A.I. Research by 2 Scientists", The New York Times, archived from the original on October 8, 2024, retrieved October 8, 2024
  3. ^ Crevier, Daniel (1993). AI: The Tumultuous Search for Artificial Intelligence. New York, NY: BasicBooks. ISBN 0-465-02997-3.
  4. ^ "Press release: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024". NobelPrize.org. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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