Dieter Fox
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Dieter Fox is a prominent computer scientist and roboticist known for his contributions to probabilistic robotics, perception, and machine learning in autonomous systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dieter Fox canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T871225 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dieter Fox Context triple: [Sebastian Thrun, coAuthor, Dieter Fox]
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Sebastian Baden
Sebastian Baden is a German art historian and curator who serves as director of the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, one of Europe’s leading contemporary art institutions.
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B.
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl is a German actor and former East German film star known internationally for his versatile performances in both European cinema and Hollywood films.
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Lukas Haas
Lukas Haas is an American actor known for his early breakthrough role in "Witness" (1985) and a diverse career spanning independent films and major Hollywood productions.
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D.
John Ferrell
John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
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Michael Klein
Michael Klein is the father of Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dieter Fox Target entity description: Dieter Fox is a prominent computer scientist and roboticist known for his contributions to probabilistic robotics, perception, and machine learning in autonomous systems.
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A.
Sebastian Baden
Sebastian Baden is a German art historian and curator who serves as director of the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, one of Europe’s leading contemporary art institutions.
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B.
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl is a German actor and former East German film star known internationally for his versatile performances in both European cinema and Hollywood films.
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C.
Lukas Haas
Lukas Haas is an American actor known for his early breakthrough role in "Witness" (1985) and a diverse career spanning independent films and major Hollywood productions.
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D.
John Ferrell
John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
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E.
Michael Klein
Michael Klein is the father of Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer scientist
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roboticist ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Washington ⓘ |
| basedIn | Seattle ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf |
book "Probabilistic Robotics"
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surface form:
Probabilistic Robotics
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| coAuthorWith |
Sebastian Thrun
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Wolfram Burgard ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
application of particle filters in robotics
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development of Monte Carlo localization for mobile robots ⓘ book "Probabilistic Robotics" ⓘ
surface form:
foundations of probabilistic robotics
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| field |
artificial intelligence
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computer science ⓘ machine learning ⓘ book "Probabilistic Robotics" ⓘ
surface form:
probabilistic robotics
robotics ⓘ |
| hasRole |
author
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educator ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| influencedField |
modern mobile robotics
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probabilistic approaches in robot perception ⓘ |
| knownFor |
3D perception for robots
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Bayesian state estimation in robotics ⓘ Monte Carlo localization ⓘ RGB-D perception in robotics ⓘ autonomous systems ⓘ deep learning for robotics ⓘ mobile robot navigation ⓘ particle filter methods in robotics ⓘ probabilistic robotics ⓘ robot learning ⓘ robot manipulation ⓘ robot perception ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
research on Monte Carlo localization
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research on particle filters for robot localization ⓘ research on probabilistic mapping and navigation ⓘ |
| position | professor ⓘ |
| researchArea |
SLAM
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deep learning for 3D data ⓘ human-robot interaction ⓘ multi-robot systems ⓘ perception for autonomous driving ⓘ probabilistic state estimation ⓘ robot learning from demonstration ⓘ sensor fusion ⓘ |
| workInstitution | University of Washington ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dieter Fox Description of subject: Dieter Fox is a prominent computer scientist and roboticist known for his contributions to probabilistic robotics, perception, and machine learning in autonomous systems.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Probabilistic Robotics