Erik Sandewall

Erik Sandewall was a Swedish Professor in the Chair of Computer Science at Linköping University since 1975. He is known for his pioneering research in artificial intelligence.

Erik Sandewall
Born	24 oktober 1945 Oskarshamn, Sweden
Died	5 april 2024
Nationality	Swedish
Citizenship	Sweden
Alma mater	Uppsala University
Known for	Artificial Intelligence
Awards	AAAI Fellow
Scientific career
Fields	Computer Science Artificial Intelligence
Institutions	Linköping University

Education

Erik Sandewall received the B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Uppsala University in 1964 and 1969 respectively.^[1]

Notable Honors and Awards

Source:^[2]

• AAAI Fellow
• ECCAI Fellow
• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (1981)
• Member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences (1992)
• Doctor honoris causa Paul Sabatier University, France
• Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, France
• Fellow of the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence
• Associate Member of the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology, Morocco
• Immortalized as statue outside of the Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University^[3]

See also

• Frame problem
• Yale shooting problem
• Funarg problem