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	Parallel Computing Pioneer -- Leslie G. Valiant
		Leslie G. Valiant has conducted groundbreaking research in parallel computation from the time he first became involved in the field.
		Valiant was educated at King's College, Cambridge; Imperial College, London; and Warwick University, where he received his Ph.D. in computer science in 1974.
		Valiant is an active member of the high-performance computing community.
	www.crpc.rice.edu /newsletters/fal98/pcp_valiant.html (441 words)

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		CS201 Summary #1 Leslie Valiant, Harvard University Cognitive Computation UCLA CSD Distinguished Lecture 3/20/97 This Distinguished Lecture was presented by Leslie Valiant, well known for a number of fundamental contributions in theoretical computer science including the BSP model of parallel computation and PAC learning theory.
		Valiant's architecture is composed of a network of circuit units and image units.
		Valiant intends for circuit units to handle the routine, reflexive behavior, while image units handle knowledge-intensive, complex behaviors (i.e., anything that can't be handled by circuit units).
	www.cs.ucla.edu /classes/winter03/cs201/ReviewExample2.txt (2587 words)

	CSAIL Event Calendar
		Leslie Valiant has proposed a representation of neural concepts which relies on sparse m out of n codes in a randomly, but weakly connected network of cells with high fan-in and high fan-out(*).
		In this talk I will discuss a proto-idea in which a similar representation is used to build logic circuits which are robust against failures of the nodes, interconnections, and even partitioning of the network.
		I speculate on how these ideas could be applied in the construction of inherently reliable hardware through the addition of another level to the engineering hierarchy: changing the representation of logic signals from being associated with activity of single wires to being represented by the collective activity of ensembles of wires.
	www.csail.mit.edu /events/eventcalendar/calendar.php?show=event&id=889 (206 words)

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		Valiant's "neuroidal model" attempts to explain the brain's prodigious capability to store and process information by assuming that neurons and neural connections have an internal structure which matters.
		Valiant assumes that a cognitive substrate made of a few elementary functions drives the neuroidal net.
		When one of these functions is activated by interaction with the environment, a neural circuit is modified, and such a change contributes to successive action in the environment.
	www.thymos.com /mind/v.html (1643 words)

	Computational learning theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The incompatibility also arises from differing definitions of probability (see frequency probability, Bayesian probability).
		Probably approximately correct learning (PAC learning), proposed by Leslie Valiant;
		Bayesian inference, arising from work first done by Thomas Bayes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Computational_learning_theory (514 words)

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		In reply to a question by Mike Dyer he discussed the different types of which a man's consciousness may play continuity tricks, and how this relates to the way in which awareness might actually be implemented.
		SUMMARY: In this talk Leslie G. Valiant discussed the differences between logic-based and learning-based systems, where logic-based systems are those that are driven by analytic reasoning, for example, deductive and inductive expert systems, and learning-based systems are those based on the classification of patterns using examples as input, for example neural networks.
		In particular, he pointed out how the early success of the logic-based systems might even lead one to later believe that such systems comprised the whole of computer science.
	www.cs.ucla.edu /classes/winter04/cs201/ReviewExample1.txt (2137 words)

	1997 Knuth Prize (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The recipient of the second Knuth Prize is Prof.
		Leslie G. Valiant of Harvard University for his far-reaching contributions to the study of computational complexity, parallel computation, and learning theory.
		Leslie Valiant has consistently made outstanding and fundamental contributions to computer science throughout his career.
	sigact.acm.org /prizes/knuth/1997.html (143 words)

	Many-Layered Learning - CMPSCI 691D
		Oct 9: Khardon, R., Roth, D., and Valiant, L. Relational learning for NLP using linear threshold elements.
		Dec 4: Leslie Valiant is tentatively scheduled to visit us at class.
		Valiant will give a departmental seminar at 4PM on his `Robust Logics' work.
	www-edlab.cs.umass.edu /cs691d (758 words)

	Special Topics: The BSP Model for Portable & Efficient Parallel Computing
		Third, it should be mathematically tractable to aid in the development and analysis of algorithms.
		The Bulk-Synchronous Parallel (BSP) model, proposed by Leslie Valiant, is a promising candidate for the unifying model.
		The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with the theory behind the BSP model and its practical consequences.
	www.cs.ucf.edu /csdept/faculty/goudreau/cop5937_fall96/COP5937.html (1435 words)

	DEPARTMENT Seminar - LESLIE G. VALIANT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		DEPARTMENT Seminar - LESLIE G. Leslie G. Valiant
		It has been long recognized that cognitive phenomena exhibit both inductive as well as deductive aspects.
		This therefore promises a computationally feasible approach to some of the traditional problems of artificial intelligence and seeks to avoid the main sources of brittleness encountered by traditional logic based systems.
	www.cs.umass.edu /csinfo/colloquia/DEPT/valiant.html (190 words)

	On the shoulders of giants we see further
		Valiant received B.A., 1970, Mathematics, University of Cambridge, D.I.C., 1973, Computer Science, Imperial College, London, Ph.D., 1974, Computer Science, University of Warwick.
		His book, Circuits of the Mind (Oxford University Press, 1994, 2000), formulates such a study in a framework suggested by cortical neurons.
		Valiant also conducted groundbreaking research in parallel computation from the time he first became involved in the field.
	soma.crl.mcmaster.ca /~zhechen/scientists_3.htm (1211 words)

	JCSS, Volume 10
		Sheila A. Greibach: One Counter Languages and the IRS Condition.
		Leslie G. Valiant: General Context-Free Recognition in Less than Cubic Time.
		Leslie G. Valiant, Mike Paterson: Deterministic One-Counter Automata.
	www.sigmod.org /dblp/db/journals/jcss/jcss10.html (172 words)

	Citations: A theory of the learnable - Valiant (ResearchIndex) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Citations: A theory of the learnable - Valiant (ResearchIndex)
		Valiant, Leslie G. A theory of the learnable.
		Valiant, "A theory of the learnable," Communications of the ACM, vol.
	citeseer.ist.psu.edu /context/8960/0 (134 words)

	Valiant Creative
		Valiant Creative features my personal work in graphic design, web design, and creative writing.
		From the summer of 1998 until June of 2005, I worked full time as a marketing and design professional while tackling several freelance design projects in my spare time.
		I am now an independent graphic designer and writer and am presenting this site as a portal for my work.
	www.valiantcreative.com (73 words)

	Circuits of the Mind - Leslie G. Valiant - Used Books
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		In this groundbreaking work, computer scientist Leslie G. Variant details a promising new computational approach to studying the intricate workings of the human brain.
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	www.biblio.com /books/isbnnu/52531546.html (205 words)

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		The workshop will feature invited talks by experts in the field, and contributed talks presenting new research results.
		Confirmed invited speakers include: Peter Flach (University of Bristol, UK), Lisa Hellerstein (Polytechnic University, USA), Arun Sharma (University of New South Wales, Australia), and Leslie Valiant (Harvard University, USA).
		We invite submissions of papers presenting new results and/or position papers highlighting particular aspects of logic and learning.
	www-ai.ijs.si /~ilpnet2/events/wll-2001.txt (363 words)

	Alibris: Leslie G Valiant
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		In this groundbreaking work, computer scientist Leslie G. Valiant details a promising new computational approach to studying the intricate workings of the human brain.
		Focusing on the brain's enigmatic ability to access a massive store of accumulated information very quickly during reasoning processes, the author asks how such feats are possible...
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Leslie_G_Valiant (123 words)

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