Misha Mahowald
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Misha Mahowald was a pioneering computational neuroscientist and engineer known for her groundbreaking work in neuromorphic engineering and analog VLSI models of neural systems.
All labels observed (1)
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| Misha Mahowald canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7160239 — 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: Misha Mahowald Context triple: [Carver A. Mead, notableStudent, Misha Mahowald]
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A.
Stephen Mihm
Stephen Mihm is an American historian and author known for his work on economic and financial history, including co-authoring books on global economic issues.
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B.
Kevin Bewersdorf
Kevin Bewersdorf is an American artist, musician, and actor associated with the early mumblecore film movement and known for his work in experimental cinema and internet art.
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C.
Nicholas Nayfack
Nicholas Nayfack was a mid-20th-century American film producer best known for his work on influential science fiction cinema.
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D.
John Luessenhop
John Luessenhop is an American film director and screenwriter best known for helming genre and action films, including the horror sequel "Texas Chainsaw 3D."
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E.
Jesse K. Dubois
Jesse K. Dubois was an Illinois politician and close ally of Abraham Lincoln who served as the state's auditor of public accounts in the mid-19th century.
- 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: Misha Mahowald Target entity description: Misha Mahowald was a pioneering computational neuroscientist and engineer known for her groundbreaking work in neuromorphic engineering and analog VLSI models of neural systems.
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A.
Stephen Mihm
Stephen Mihm is an American historian and author known for his work on economic and financial history, including co-authoring books on global economic issues.
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B.
Kevin Bewersdorf
Kevin Bewersdorf is an American artist, musician, and actor associated with the early mumblecore film movement and known for his work in experimental cinema and internet art.
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C.
Nicholas Nayfack
Nicholas Nayfack was a mid-20th-century American film producer best known for his work on influential science fiction cinema.
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D.
John Luessenhop
John Luessenhop is an American film director and screenwriter best known for helming genre and action films, including the horror sequel "Texas Chainsaw 3D."
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E.
Jesse K. Dubois
Jesse K. Dubois was an Illinois politician and close ally of Abraham Lincoln who served as the state's auditor of public accounts in the mid-19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computational neuroscientist
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engineer ⓘ neuromorphic engineer ⓘ scientific award ⓘ |
| almaMater | California Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1963-01-12 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| coAuthored | “Analog VLSI Implementation of Neural Systems” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Carver Mead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-12-24 ⓘ |
| developed |
analog VLSI circuits modeling the retina
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neuromorphic vision chips ⓘ silicon retina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Carver Mead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | California Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Mahowald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
analog VLSI
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computational neuroscience ⓘ neuromorphic engineering ⓘ |
| fullName | Misha Ann Mahowald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Misha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Misha Mahowald Prize for Neuromorphic Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | development of neuromorphic engineering as a field ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analog VLSI models of neural systems
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electronic models of the visual system ⓘ neuromorphic engineering ⓘ silicon retina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Misha Mahowald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
analog VLSI models of early vision
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silicon retina chip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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researcher ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Minneapolis
NERFINISHED
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Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
analog neural networks
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retina modeling ⓘ spike-based computation ⓘ visual system ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
California Institute of Technology
NERFINISHED
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ETH Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Misha Mahowald Description of subject: Misha Mahowald was a pioneering computational neuroscientist and engineer known for her groundbreaking work in neuromorphic engineering and analog VLSI models of neural systems.
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