The Asian Scientist 100
Kunihiko Fukushima
Institution
Fuzzy Logic Systems Institute
Country
Japan
Field
Information Technology
Fukushima was awarded the 2021 C&C Prize for his inventing the neocognitron, a hierarchical neural network model of the brain’s visual cortex.
(Photo: Kunihiko Fukushima)
AWARDS
- 2021 Recipient of C&C Prize
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