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John Hopfield
Professor emeritus; 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for Hopfield networks, Princeton University
- Professor emeritus; 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for Hopfield networks, Princeton University12
John Joseph Hopfield 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.123
At a glance
- Current role
- Professor emeritus; 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for Hopfield networks
- Company
- Princeton University
- Fields
- Machine-learning theory
- Honors
- 1
- Sources cited
- 3
- Profile reviewed
Accomplishments
Research and appointments
John Joseph Hopfield 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.123
Honors and recognition
- Nobel Prize in Physics · Nobel Foundation, 20241
Where they work
- Princeton University 12 people in the wiki
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