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{{Short description|Swedish computer scientist (1965–2020)}}
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| alma_mater = [[Dortunds University]]</br>[[Chalmers University of Technology]]</br>
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'''Peter Nordin''' (August 9, 1965&nbsp;– October 12, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Peter Nordin|url=https://minnessidor.fonus.se/flower_shop/choose_delivery_type.php?order_id=3792917&set_site_id=2&action=buy_products&cat=flowers&hide_wizard=true&sign=edd9a4f84aad08e863f7bb2b43745e62|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Minnessidor|publisher=Fonus|language=sv}}</ref> was a Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author who has contributed to [[artificial intelligence]], [[automatic programming]], [[machine learning]], and [[evolutionary robotics]].


== Studies and early career ==
'''Peter Nordin''' b. [[August 9]], [[1965]] in [[Helsingborg]], [[Sweden]] is currently (as of [[2007]]) VP of Research at [[Institute of Robotics in Scandinavia AB]].
Peter Nordin was born in 1965 in [[Helsingborg]] but moved to [[Gothenburg]] in 1967, where he was raised. He began studies at Chalmers University of Technology in 1984 and completed the M.S. in [[computer science]] and engineering in 1988 and studied economics. He then worked as a [[knowledge engineer]] for [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) company, Infologics AB, focusing on [[research and development]] of [[knowledge-based systems]] and [[complex system]] [[Configure (computing)|configuration]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7WmiBpeOpH0C&q=prov+infologics+nordin&pg=PA357|title=Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases III|isbn=9789051990737|last1=Ohsuga|first1=Setsuo|last2=Kangassalo|first2=Hannu|year=1992|publisher=IOS Press }}</ref>


Nordin began his research while at Infologics AB, Sweden. His work led to several European research projects ([[European Strategic Program on Research in Information Technology|ESPRIT]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/login.jsp?url=/iel3/2223/7874/00334800.pdf?temp=x |title=IEEE.org |publisher=[[IEEE]] |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> including projects in [[machine learning]] ([[autonomous]] vehicles) and methodologies for AI system development.<ref>[http://evonet.lri.fr/evoweb/files/documents/cmaster.rtf Lri.fr] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127164100/http://evonet.lri.fr/evoweb/files/documents/cmaster.rtf |date=November 27, 2006 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> He began his research in [[Genetic Programming]] (GP) in 1992.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gbachelier/sets/72157604110546455/ Flickr.com], [https://books.google.com/books?id=eu2JplnQdBkC&pg=PA311&dq=%22Peter+Nordin%22&ei=jSr3SPP6A4WYsgPZ6eybCw Google.se] {{in lang|sv}}</ref> In 1993, he started Dacapo AB,<ref>[http://www.hindawi.com/486024.html Short profile of Peter from Hindawi Publishing Corporation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928021659/http://www.hindawi.com/486024.html |date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> a research and development company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genetic-programming.org/gp98progcommnames.html |title=Genetic-programming.org |publisher=Genetic-programming.org |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> He invented a method for automatic induction of binary machine code using genetic programming<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~wbl/biblio/gp-html/nordin_thesis.html|title=Evolutionary Program Induction of Binary Machine Code and its Applications}}</ref> and researched how to produce machine code with genetic programming. In 1997 he co-founded the American company RML Technologies, Inc. with commercial GP software.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rmltech.com/ |title=Home |website=rmltech.com |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=October 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015144400/http://www.rmltech.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nordin spent a large portion of 1995 and 1996 at the [[Technical University of Dortmund|University of Dortmund]], where he completed his doctoral studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ph.tn.tudelft.nl/PRInfo/reports/msg00157.html |title=Delft University of Technology |publisher=Ph.tn.tudelft.nl |access-date=December 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328025654/http://www.ph.tn.tudelft.nl/PRInfo/reports/msg00157.html |archive-date=March 28, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> At Dortmund University he initiated research in [[evolutionary robotics]].<ref>[http://laral.istc.cnr.it/evorobot/ Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche], [http://www.google.se/search?hl=sv&rlz=1T4ADBR_enSE272SE274&q=EvoRobot%2799+nordin&meta= Google.se] {{in lang|sv}}, [http://evonet.lri.fr/evoweb/files/evonews/evonews11.pdf Lri.fr] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126214409/http://evonet.lri.fr/evoweb/files/evonews/evonews11.pdf |date=January 26, 2009 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> and demonstrated that GP can be used for real-time, on-line [[training]] and [[Control system|control]]{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} of [[robotics|robotic systems]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Evolving real-time behavioral modules for a robot with GP (1996) |year = 1996|pages = 675–680|citeseerx = 10.1.1.53.5871}}</ref>
His work in [[artificial intelligence]] and [[robotics]], short summary ...
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Nordin was born in 1965 in Helsingborg but moved to Gothenburg in 1967. He began studies at Chalmers Technical University in 1984 and completed the civilingenjörsexamen in computer science in 1988. He then worked as a knowledge engineer for Europe’s largest AI company, Infologics AB, focusing on research and development of knowledge-based systems and complex system configuration. Projects often involved cooperation with Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS). Peter began research and published while at Infologics and was responsible for monitoring the field of evolutionary algorithms. His work led to several European research projects (ESPRIT), including projects in machine learning (autonomous vehicles for example) and AI system development methods. He met with 12 other researchers in the summer of 1993 for the first workshop on genetic programming (GP), which is regarded as the event that established GP as a field of international research. GP is a type of evolutionary algorithm and the first general automatic programming method that generates Turing complete algorithms – i.e. computers that write their own programs. In 1993, he started Dacapo AB, a research and development company that grew to employ 80 people before it was sold in 1999. Peter spent a large portion of 1995 and 1996 at Dortunds University, where he completed is doctoral studies under Hans-Paul Schwefel och Wolfgang Banzhaf at Europe’s most renowned centre for the study of evolutionary algorithms. There, Peter initiated research in evolutionary robotics and demonstrated that GP can be used for real-time training and control of robotic systems. In 1996, he took the initiative to create the first textbook on genetic programming, which is now the most popular GP textbook in the world. By this time, Peter Nordin was already the second most cited researcher in the field of GP, after founder John Koza. In 1999, Peter created search engine company VILL AB and AI-company Tiffic AB and received the year’s Sten Gustaffson prize for entrepreneuring, awarded by the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering Science. In 2000, Peter was offered a faculty position in Chalmers’ CAS group. He completed studies in complex adaptive systems the same year. Peter started Chalmers’ most popular international master’s degree program: complex adaptive systems, and developed a number of courses, including courses in autonomous systems and humanoid robotics which attracted students from around the world. He led the master’s program for several years and managed construction of hundreds of GP-based robots. During this time, he also started Chalmers’ Humanoid Project with among other accomplishments, Sweden’s first full-scale humanoid robots; ELVIS, ELVINA and PRISCILLA, which currently reside in Stockholm’s science and technology museum. Robots from the Humanoid Project have even participated in “World Cup” soccer matches for humanoid robots before 200,000 spectators in Japan. Several of the robots were developed to the level of commercial quality prototypes. Much of this earlier work focused on evolutionary robotic training methods for: problem solving, sound and image processing, perception and advanced non-linear low-level control. Robots have also learned to walk on two legs without having foreknowledge by simulating the behaviour. Intense media interest in the robots resulted in over 100 interviews and debates in newspapers and on television in Sweden and elsewhere. The robot ELVIS, for example was seen by the public in more than 15 countries. The popular science book; <i>“Humaoider, intelligenta robotar och A.I.,”</i> (Humanoids, intelligent robots and A.I.) published by Liber, was one result of this public interest. During his time at Chalmers, Peter started another 5 spin-off companies based on his research, produced 80 publications, led several international conferences in Gothenburg, was reviewer for several international journals, and a popular invited speaker. He has 3 patents approved in the USA and several patents pending, all related to genetic programming and evolutionary methods. In 2004, he worked for AstraZeneca on scientific method, scientific communication, and scientific reasoning. Since 2005 he has worked full-time on commercialisation of AI and robotics. Peter’s greatest experience is in commercialisation of AI software in Sweden with more than 10 successful start-ups. He lives with wife Carina and 5 children outside Gothenburg in Askim.
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In 1998, he co-authored a textbook on genetic programming.<ref>''Genetic Programming: An Introduction, Wolfgang Banzhaf, Peter Nordin, Robert E. Keller, and Frank D. Frandone, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. (1998). [http://www.bokrecension.se/Peter-Nordin Bokrecension.se] {{in lang|sv}}</ref>
==Career summary, research==
Peter Nordin created a search engine company in 1999, VILL AB<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010701080657/http://www.di.se/Scripts/Main/ReadMe.asp?ID=2000%5c08%5c24%5c3779 Archive.org], [https://web.archive.org/web/20010801210049/http://www.jag.vill.se/om_vill.asp Archive.org], [http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/it_telekom/allmant/article10749.ece?stjarna=1 Nyteknik.se] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608070150/http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/it_telekom/allmant/article10749.ece?stjarna=1 |date=June 8, 2011 }} {{in lang|sv}}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20020604072803/http://jag.vill.se/produkter.asp Archive.org], [http://www.internetbrus.com/kategorier/internetsokmotorer/exalead/page/2/ Internetbrus.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201095539/http://internetbrus.com/kategorier/internetsokmotorer/exalead/page/2/ |date=December 1, 2008 }} {{in lang|sv}}</ref> (with global search engine wannasee.com) as well as another AI-company, Tific AB<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tific.com/print.htm |title=TiFiC - Digital support |website=www.tific.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010201160100/http://www.tific.com/print.htm |archive-date=1 February 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>http://8SAIS/www.tific.com{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> for automated support, and received the year’s Sten Gustafsson prize for entrepreneuring, awarded by the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iva.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=168|title=IVA}}</ref> At the time, he was also the co-founder of Chalmer's Medialab<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medialab.chalmers.se/interactivecity/summary/summary.html |title=Archive.org |date=November 22, 2001 |access-date=December 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122155539/http://www.medialab.chalmers.se/interactivecity/summary/summary.html |archive-date=November 22, 2001 }}</ref> and was on the board of the Swedish AI Society.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sais.se/doc/yearly/04arsmote.pdf |title=SAIS.se |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> He was Chair of the second European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP 1999, now part of [[EvoStar]].
*Degree in computer science from [[Chalmers University of Technology]] in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] ([[1988]])
*Ph.D. in Computer Science from [[Dortunds University]] ([[1997]])
*Research positions at [[--]] and [[--]]
*Faculty position at [[Chalmers University of Technology]]
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Current research:
*software architecture for a complete cognitive system for robots
*evolutionary approach to robotic imagination
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Previous research:
*[[--]]
*[[--]]


== Robots and commercialization of AI ==
During 1998–2003, he was an associate professor at Chalmers’ [[complex adaptive system|Complex Adaptive Systems]] (CAS).{{Dead link|date=January 2018}}<ref>[http://www2.gu.se/GU-journalen/3-00/personal.html Göteborgs universitet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728070253/http://www2.gu.se/GU-journalen/3-00/personal.html |date=July 28, 2011 }} {{in lang|sv}}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20010628032955/http://www.frt.fy.chalmers.se/nordin/EvoComp.html Archive.org]</ref> For a short period he led an international master's degree program in CAS, which he co-founded.{{Dead link|date=January 2018}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fy.chalmers.se/~frtbm/cas/index.html |title=Chalmers.se |publisher=Fy.chalmers.se |access-date=December 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015135727/http://fy.chalmers.se/~frtbm/cas/index.html |archive-date=October 15, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> He led the master’s program and supervised construction of GP-based adaptive physical robots.{{Dead link|date=January 2018}}<ref>[http://bildarkiv.adm.chalmers.se/bild/action.lasso?-database=CTHBilder.fp3&-response=record_detail.htm&-layout=web&-op=cn&Personer=Peter%20Nordin&-op=eq&PublWeb=Ja&-maxRecords=1&-skipRecords=2&-search Chalmers.se] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812111851/http://bildarkiv.adm.chalmers.se/bild/action.lasso?-database=CTHBilder.fp3&-response=record_detail.htm&-layout=web&-op=cn&Personer=Peter%20Nordin&-op=eq&PublWeb=Ja&-maxRecords=1&-skipRecords=2&-search |date=August 12, 2011 }}, [http://www.chalmers.se/HyperText/ChalmersMagasin/nr2_2002/fotboll.pdf Chalmers.se], [http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14701&id=677794000 Facebook.com]</ref> During this time, he also started Chalmers’ Humanoid Project<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kreaprenor.se/main.asp?g=1&r=182|title=Kreaprenör}}</ref> resulted in Sweden’s first full-scale [[humanoid robot]]s; Elvis, Elvina, and Priscilla, which currently reside in Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology.<ref>[http://www.tekniskamuseet.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=20393 Tekniska museet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119141244/http://www.tekniskamuseet.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=20393 |date=November 19, 2008 }} {{in lang|sv}}</ref> Robots from the Humanoid Project participated in “RoboCup” soccer matches for humanoid robots<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1948718.stm BBC – Robots train for World Cup]([[RoboCup]]) in Japan in 2002. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206103241/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1948718.stm |date=February 6, 2007 }}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608062449/http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/it_telekom/allmant/article20182.ece?service=print Nyteknik.se]([[RoboCup]]) in Japan in 2002. {{in lang|sv}}</ref><ref>[http://www.robocup.org/games/02Fukuoka/3162.html Robocup.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820091320/http://www.robocup.org/games/02Fukuoka/3162.html |date=August 20, 2008 }}, [http://evonet.lri.fr/evoweb/news_events/news_features/article.php?id=228 Lri.fr] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208194859/http://evonet.lri.fr/evoweb/news_events/news_features/article.php?id=228 |date=February 8, 2008 }}</ref> He also founded the first European company for humanoid technology: the Estonian company European Humanoids OY.<ref>[http://www.europeanhumanoids.com/ Europeanhumanoids.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201191609/http://europeanhumanoids.com/ |date=February 1, 2011 }}</ref> Several of Nordin's students have created their own humanoid projects, such as Davide Faconti and the REEM-B robot<ref>{{cite web|last=Lombardi |first=Candace |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17912_3-9967781-72.html?tag=mncol;title |title=CNET.com |publisher=News.cnet.com |date=June 13, 2008 |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> and Almir Heralic with HR2.<ref>[http://www.etek.chalmers.se/~almir/ Chalmers.se] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607174912/http://www.etek.chalmers.se/~almir/ |date=June 7, 2007 }}</ref> Much of this earlier work focused on evolutionary robotic [[training]] methods for: [[problem solving]], sound and [[image processing]], [[perception]] and advanced [[non-linear]] low-level control. Robots have also learned to walk on two legs without having foreknowledge by simulating the behaviour.<ref>[http://humanoid.fy.chalmers.se/text/cuba.pdf An Evolutionary Architecture for a Humanoid Robot] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630112323/http://humanoid.fy.chalmers.se/text/cuba.pdf |date=June 30, 2007 }}</ref> The robot Elvis,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16322002.400-elvis-lives.html|title=Elvis lives|author=Duncan Graham-Rowe|work=New Scientist}}</ref> attracted some media interest internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/W.Langdon/elvis/|title=Elvis Hand-Eye Coordination}}</ref> The world's first flying "flapping" adaptive [[ornithopter]] robot<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2673-winged-robot-learns-to-fly.html |title=Newscientist.com |publisher=Newscientist.com |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> appeared in TV and other media. The popular science book; “''Humanoider: Självlärande robotar och artificiell intelligens''”,<ref>{{cite book
| title = Humanoider: Självlärande robotar och artificiell intelligens ("Humanoids: Autodidactic robots and artificial intelligence")
| author = Peter Nordin, Johanna Wilde
| year = 2003
| publisher = Liber AB
| isbn = 978-91-47-05191-5
}}</ref> was one result of this public interest.<ref>[http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/artikel_1670723.svd SVD.se] {{in lang|sv}}</ref>


During his time at Chalmers, he started another 10 spin-off companies based on his research.{{Dead link|date=January 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chalmers.se/HyperText/ChalmersMagasin/nr4_2004/artificiell.pdf |title=Chalmers.se |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> He had a number of patents,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/result.html?query_txt=nordin%20cgps|title=FPO IP Research & Communities}}</ref> all related to genetic programming and evolutionary methods. He was a co-founder of the Institute of Robotics in Scandinavia.{{Dead link|date=January 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irobis.com|title=背中の毛|access-date=June 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523094317/http://irobis.com/|archive-date=May 23, 2007|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> From 2013 Peter Nordin was an adjoint professor at Chalmers in Göteborg, Sweden.
==Corporate Spin-offs==
*[http://irobis.com Institute of Robotics in Scandinavia AB]
*[http://www.aitellu.com/Aitellu/en/ AiTellu AB]
*[http://www.tific.com/ Tific AB]
*Dacapo AB
*[http://www.aimlearning.com/ RML Inc.]


Nordin was seen in the public debate on treatment of gifted children and is an advisor for the [[Mensa International]] Process, both he and his wife were active members of [[Mensa International]].


He lived with wife Carina and 6 children outside Gothenburg in Askim.<ref>[https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/du-nya-skona-robotvarld/ DN.se] [http://www.naturvetareforbundet.se/www/sn/Natur_CMS.nsf/va_LookupByWebTitle/B2A645C90A23A517C1257004003779F6 Naturvetarefobundet.se] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916204030/http://www.naturvetareforbundet.se/www/sn/Natur_CMS.nsf/va_LookupByWebTitle/B2A645C90A23A517C1257004003779F6|date=September 16, 2008}} {{in lang|sv}}</ref>
==Publications==


==Career summary, research==
Books:
Peter Nordin had a PhD in Computer Science at [[Technical University of Dortmund|University of Dortmund]] (1997) and a degree in computer science and engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in [[Gothenburg]], Sweden (1988). His later research included commercial evolutionary robotics software<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fmv.se/WmTemplates/Page.aspx?id=1442 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216065654/http://www.fmv.se/WmTemplates/Page.aspx?id=1442 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 16, 2006 |title=TAIS |publisher=Fmv.se |access-date=December 16, 2011 }}</ref> and software for a complete cognitive system for robots.<ref>[http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/05/16/robobusiness-robots-with-imagination/ RoboBusiness: Robots that Dream of Being Better] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070619021836/http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/05/16/robobusiness-robots-with-imagination/ |date=June 19, 2007 }}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20011222194705/http://www.cs.reading.ac.uk/cs/research/ectelnet/euroect1.html Archibe.org], [http://www.ce.unipr.it/people/cagnoni/evoiasp99.html Università degli Studi di Parma] {{in lang|it}}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20011214074001/http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~rmp/eebic/eurogp2000/ Archive.org]</ref> His earlier research included ''Evolutionary software architecture for robotics'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fy.chalmers.se/~wolff/publ.html |title=Chalmers.se |publisher=Fy.chalmers.se |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> the invention of evolutionary induction of mathematical proofs<ref>[http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1821851 Institut de l’Information Scientifique et Technique] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> and of binary machine language,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwi.nl/~bill/seminars/seminars1999.html |title=Archive.org |date=December 15, 2001 |access-date=December 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011215074947/http://www.cwi.nl/~bill/seminars/seminars1999.html |archive-date=December 15, 2001 }}</ref> speech and vision recognition,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/n/Nordin:Peter.html |title=Universität Trier |publisher=Informatik.uni-trier.de |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> and [[linear genetic programming]] for internet search.<ref>[http://www.ne.se/jsp/search/show_section.jsp?i_art_id=NT4374&i_word=peter%20nordin&i_h_text=1&i_rphr=peter%20nordin Nationalencyklopedin]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|sv}}, [https://scholar.google.se/scholar?q=peter+nordin&hl=sv&lr= Google.se] {{in lang|sv}}, [https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-540-46239-2_17 Springerlink.com]</ref> He researched analysis of genetic programming through complexity theory.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Pennsylvania State University |year = 1995|pages = 310–317|citeseerx = 10.1.1.57.2133}}</ref>


Peter Nordin was the inventor of the ALLAN-method<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=2001065395 |title=WIPO.int |publisher=WIPO.int |access-date=December 16, 2011}}</ref> for [[Artificial General Intelligence]] based on complexity measures i.e. [[Speed Prior]] using random strings as reinforcement to create a [[Marcus Hutter#Universal artificial intelligence (AIXI)|Universal Artificial Intelligence]].


==Notes==
Book chapters:
{{reflist|2}}


Papers:


Conference presentations:


==Other Contributions==

*Program Cochair of EuroGP99, Second European Workshop on Genetic Programming
*Editorial board of the Journal of Genetic Programming and Evolvable Hardware


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070619021836/http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/05/16/robobusiness-robots-with-imagination/ RoboBusiness: Robots that Dream of Being Better]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080217080939/http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/02/07/sweden-the-land-of-robots/ Sweden: The Land of Robots]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070523094317/http://irobis.com/ Institute of Robotics in Scandinavia AB (iRobis)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070630111131/http://humanoid.fy.chalmers.se/ The Humanoid Project]
* [http://robosingularity.wordpress.com/2007/09/04/humanoid-robot-hr-2/ HR-2]


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For the Swedish musician Peter Nordin, see Meshuggah.

Peter Nordin
Born(1965-08-09)August 9, 1965
Helsingborg, Sweden
DiedOctober 12, 2020(2020-10-12) (aged 55)
Nationality Swedish
Alma materUniversity of Dortmund
Chalmers University of Technology
Göteborg University
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary robotics
Artificial intelligence
Text Mining
Complex Systems
InstitutionsiRobis

Peter Nordin (August 9, 1965 – October 12, 2020)[1] was a Swedish computer scientist, entrepreneur and author who has contributed to artificial intelligence, automatic programming, machine learning, and evolutionary robotics.

Studies and early career

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Peter Nordin was born in 1965 in Helsingborg but moved to Gothenburg in 1967, where he was raised. He began studies at Chalmers University of Technology in 1984 and completed the M.S. in computer science and engineering in 1988 and studied economics. He then worked as a knowledge engineer for artificial intelligence (AI) company, Infologics AB, focusing on research and development of knowledge-based systems and complex system configuration.[2]

Nordin began his research while at Infologics AB, Sweden. His work led to several European research projects (ESPRIT)[3] including projects in machine learning (autonomous vehicles) and methodologies for AI system development.[4] He began his research in Genetic Programming (GP) in 1992.[5] In 1993, he started Dacapo AB,[6] a research and development company.[7] He invented a method for automatic induction of binary machine code using genetic programming[8] and researched how to produce machine code with genetic programming. In 1997 he co-founded the American company RML Technologies, Inc. with commercial GP software.[9] Nordin spent a large portion of 1995 and 1996 at the University of Dortmund, where he completed his doctoral studies.[10] At Dortmund University he initiated research in evolutionary robotics.[11] and demonstrated that GP can be used for real-time, on-line training and control[citation needed] of robotic systems.[12]

In 1998, he co-authored a textbook on genetic programming.[13] Peter Nordin created a search engine company in 1999, VILL AB[14] (with global search engine wannasee.com) as well as another AI-company, Tific AB[15][16] for automated support, and received the year’s Sten Gustafsson prize for entrepreneuring, awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.[17] At the time, he was also the co-founder of Chalmer's Medialab[18] and was on the board of the Swedish AI Society.[19] He was Chair of the second European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP 1999, now part of EvoStar.

Robots and commercialization of AI

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During 1998–2003, he was an associate professor at Chalmers’ Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS).[dead link‍][20] For a short period he led an international master's degree program in CAS, which he co-founded.[dead link‍][21] He led the master’s program and supervised construction of GP-based adaptive physical robots.[dead link‍][22] During this time, he also started Chalmers’ Humanoid Project[23] resulted in Sweden’s first full-scale humanoid robots; Elvis, Elvina, and Priscilla, which currently reside in Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology.[24] Robots from the Humanoid Project participated in “RoboCup” soccer matches for humanoid robots[25][26] He also founded the first European company for humanoid technology: the Estonian company European Humanoids OY.[27] Several of Nordin's students have created their own humanoid projects, such as Davide Faconti and the REEM-B robot[28] and Almir Heralic with HR2.[29] Much of this earlier work focused on evolutionary robotic training methods for: problem solving, sound and image processing, perception and advanced non-linear low-level control. Robots have also learned to walk on two legs without having foreknowledge by simulating the behaviour.[30] The robot Elvis,[31] attracted some media interest internationally.[32] The world's first flying "flapping" adaptive ornithopter robot[33] appeared in TV and other media. The popular science book; “Humanoider: Självlärande robotar och artificiell intelligens”,[34] was one result of this public interest.[35]

During his time at Chalmers, he started another 10 spin-off companies based on his research.[dead link‍][36] He had a number of patents,[37] all related to genetic programming and evolutionary methods. He was a co-founder of the Institute of Robotics in Scandinavia.[dead link‍][38] From 2013 Peter Nordin was an adjoint professor at Chalmers in Göteborg, Sweden.

Nordin was seen in the public debate on treatment of gifted children and is an advisor for the Mensa International Process, both he and his wife were active members of Mensa International.

He lived with wife Carina and 6 children outside Gothenburg in Askim.[39]

Career summary, research

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Peter Nordin had a PhD in Computer Science at University of Dortmund (1997) and a degree in computer science and engineering from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden (1988). His later research included commercial evolutionary robotics software[40] and software for a complete cognitive system for robots.[41] His earlier research included Evolutionary software architecture for robotics,[42] the invention of evolutionary induction of mathematical proofs[43] and of binary machine language,[44] speech and vision recognition,[45] and linear genetic programming for internet search.[46] He researched analysis of genetic programming through complexity theory.[47]

Peter Nordin was the inventor of the ALLAN-method[48] for Artificial General Intelligence based on complexity measures i.e. Speed Prior using random strings as reinforcement to create a Universal Artificial Intelligence.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Peter Nordin". Minnessidor (in Swedish). Fonus. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Ohsuga, Setsuo; Kangassalo, Hannu (1992). Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases III. IOS Press. ISBN 9789051990737.
  3. ^ "IEEE.org" (PDF). IEEE. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  4. ^ Lri.fr Archived November 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  5. ^ Flickr.com, Google.se (in Swedish)
  6. ^ Short profile of Peter from Hindawi Publishing Corporation Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Genetic-programming.org". Genetic-programming.org. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  8. ^ "Evolutionary Program Induction of Binary Machine Code and its Applications".
  9. ^ "Home". rmltech.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "Delft University of Technology". Ph.tn.tudelft.nl. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  11. ^ Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Google.se (in Swedish), Lri.fr Archived January 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  12. ^ "Evolving real-time behavioral modules for a robot with GP (1996)". 1996: 675–680. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.53.5871. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ Genetic Programming: An Introduction, Wolfgang Banzhaf, Peter Nordin, Robert E. Keller, and Frank D. Frandone, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. (1998). Bokrecension.se (in Swedish)
  14. ^ Archive.org, Archive.org, Nyteknik.se Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish), Archive.org, Internetbrus.com Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  15. ^ "TiFiC - Digital support". www.tific.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2001. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  16. ^ http://8SAIS/www.tific.com[permanent dead link‍]
  17. ^ "IVA".
  18. ^ "Archive.org". November 22, 2001. Archived from the original on November 22, 2001. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  19. ^ "SAIS.se" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  20. ^ Göteborgs universitet Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish), Archive.org
  21. ^ "Chalmers.se". Fy.chalmers.se. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  22. ^ Chalmers.se Archived August 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Chalmers.se, Facebook.com
  23. ^ "Kreaprenör".
  24. ^ Tekniska museet Archived November 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  25. ^ BBC – Robots train for World Cup(RoboCup) in Japan in 2002. Archived February 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Nyteknik.se(RoboCup) in Japan in 2002. (in Swedish)
  26. ^ Robocup.org Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Lri.fr Archived February 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ Europeanhumanoids.com Archived February 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  28. ^ Lombardi, Candace (June 13, 2008). "CNET.com". News.cnet.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  29. ^ Chalmers.se Archived June 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  30. ^ An Evolutionary Architecture for a Humanoid Robot Archived June 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  31. ^ Duncan Graham-Rowe. "Elvis lives". New Scientist.
  32. ^ "Elvis Hand-Eye Coordination".
  33. ^ "Newscientist.com". Newscientist.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  34. ^ Peter Nordin, Johanna Wilde (2003). Humanoider: Självlärande robotar och artificiell intelligens ("Humanoids: Autodidactic robots and artificial intelligence"). Liber AB. ISBN 978-91-47-05191-5.
  35. ^ SVD.se (in Swedish)
  36. ^ "Chalmers.se" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  37. ^ "FPO IP Research & Communities".
  38. ^ "背中の毛". Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
  39. ^ DN.se Naturvetarefobundet.se Archived September 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  40. ^ "TAIS". Fmv.se. Archived from the original on February 16, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  41. ^ RoboBusiness: Robots that Dream of Being Better Archived June 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Archibe.org, Università degli Studi di Parma (in Italian), Archive.org
  42. ^ "Chalmers.se". Fy.chalmers.se. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  43. ^ Institut de l’Information Scientifique et Technique (in French)
  44. ^ "Archive.org". December 15, 2001. Archived from the original on December 15, 2001. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  45. ^ "Universität Trier". Informatik.uni-trier.de. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  46. ^ Nationalencyklopedin[permanent dead link‍] (in Swedish), Google.se (in Swedish), Springerlink.com
  47. ^ "Pennsylvania State University". 1995: 310–317. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.57.2133. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  48. ^ "WIPO.int". WIPO.int. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
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