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Sebastian Thrun (born May 14, 1967) is an educator, programmer, robotics developer and computer scientist from Germany. He is CEO and cofounder of Udacity, an institution he cofounded with David Stavens and Mike Sokolsky. He was a Google VP and Fellow, and a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. Thrun led development of the robotic vehicle Stanley which won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, and which has since been placed on exhibit in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. His team also developed a vehicle called ''Junior'', which placed second at the DARPA Grand Challenge (2007). Thrun led the development of the Google self-driving car. Thrun is also known for his work on probabilistic algorithms for robotics with applications including robotic mapping.〔Robotic mapping: a survey by Sebastian Thrun in 〕 In recognition of his contributions, and at age 39, Thrun was elected into the National Academy of Engineering and also into the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2007. In 2011, Thrun received the Max-Planck-Research Award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About us | News | Awards | Max Planck Research Award 2011 )〕 and the inaugural AAAI Ed Feigenbaum Prize. Fast Company selected Thrun as the fifth most creative person in business in the world. ''The Guardian'' recognized Thrun as one of 20 "fighters for internet freedom". ==Biography== Thrun was born in 1967 in Solingen, Germany (then West Germany), the son of Winfried and Kristin (Grüner) Thrun. He completed his ''Vordiplom'' (intermediate examination) in computer science, economics, and medicine at the University of Hildesheim in 1988. At the University of Bonn, he completed a ''Diplom'' (first degree) in 1993 and a PhD (summa cum laude) in 1995 in computer science and statistics. He married Petra Dierkes on July 1, 1995.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate = August 6, 2012 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sebastian Thrun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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