Leslie Valiant(1949)
Computer ScienceLeslie Valiant is a recipient of the Turing Award (2010) from United Kingdom. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Computer Science. They were educated at Imperial College London and King's College. They have been affiliated with University of Leeds.
United KingdomBinus University
3
Major Awards
181
Publications
30,572
Citations
59
h-index
102
i10-index
168.9
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#4
Biological evolution as a form of learning
Proceedings of the 2020 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference(2020)
0
citations
#5
Toward Identifying the Systems-Level Primitives of Cortex by In-Circuit Testing
Front. Neural Circuits(2018)
1
citations
#7
Capacity of Neural Networks for Lifelong Learning of Composable Tasks
IEEE Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science(2017)
3
citations
#10
The Complexity of Symmetric Boolean Parity Holant Problems
SIAM journal on computing (Print)(2013)
34
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksThe Parameters of Educability
arXiv.org2024
0citations
0citations
How to Augment Learning with Reasoning?
WI/IAT2021
1citations
Biological evolution as a form of learning
Proceedings of the 2020 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference2020
0citations
Toward Identifying the Systems-Level Primitives of Cortex by In-Circuit Testing
Front. Neural Circuits2018
1citations
Open Access2citations
Capacity of Neural Networks for Lifelong Learning of Composable Tasks
IEEE Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science2017
3citations
Some observations on holographic algorithms
Computational Complexity2017
0citations
What must a global theory of cortex explain?
Current Opinion in Neurobiology2014
25citations
The Complexity of Symmetric Boolean Parity Holant Problems
SIAM journal on computing (Print)2013
34citations
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Education
Imperial College London
King's College
University of Warwick(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisors
Mark JerrumMichael J. KearnsDan RothVitaly FeldmanScott W LindermanScott Evan DecaturRocco Anthony ServedioRoni KhardonGordon J. BrebnerAlexandros GerbessiotisThomas Raysor HancockAthanasios M. TsantilasDaniel David KrizancLoizos MichaelGavriela LevVarun KanadeMike Paterson
Career Timeline
Carnegie Mellon University1973–1974
University of Leeds1974–1976
University of Edinburgh1976–1982
Harvard University1982–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
GB
Gilles Brassard
Turing Award (2025)
YS
Yang Shi
Fellow of the Royal Society (2024)
AW
Avi Wigderson
Turing Award (2023)
AJ
Andrew J. King
Fellow of the Royal Society (2018)
Tim Berners-Lee
Turing Award (2016)
James Dyson
Fellow of the Royal Society (2015)
Silvio Micali
Turing Award (2012)
Shafi Goldwasser
Turing Award (2012)
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