Loebner Finalists Biography and contact details

 

Contestant Name(s)

Biography

Contact details

Peter Neuendorffer

 

Peter is largely self taught as as a programmer. He also is a folk piano performer.

 petern@greenlinesoftware.com ,petern1234@netzero.net

 

Laurence Matishak

 

Laurence has been working at solving the Turing Test since 1964.  He is currently a Computer Consultant living in Canada and holds degrees in English Literature, Computer Technology, and Fine Art (Pending).

 

laurence_matishak@hotmail.com

lwm@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca

Kevin L Copple

 

Kevin Copple conducts chemicals trade between Oklahoma, U.S.A. and Tianjin, China.  His background includes being a chemical engineer for the nuclear and petroleum industries, as well as a few years work as an intellectual property attorney.   

 

 

kevin@copples.com
www.copples.com

Chris S Johnson

 

Chris works in the Department of Information Systems

Faculty of Information Technology

University of Technology, Sydney

chrisj@it.uts.edu.au

Richard Wallace

 

Dr. Richard S. Wallace is the Chairman and co-founder of the A.L.I.C.E. Artificial Intelligence Foundation, and the author of AIML, the Artificial Intelligence Markup Language.  The A.L.I.C.E. program won the Loebner Prize in 2000.  He lives in San Francisco.

 

 

rwallace@best.com

Web site: Www.AliceBot.Org

email: drwallace@alicebot.org

Luke Pellen

 

I work as a free-lance programmer, graphic & web designer. I have always been

interested in AI, and have programmed neural network chess playing software. My

interests include writing, directing and acting for amateur theatre, playing

piano & guitar, and sketching & painting.

 

 

lpellen@dove.net.au

Eugene Demchenko

 

 

Vladimir Veselov, Ph.D. - Founder of Mangoost, Inc.

Born in 1969 in St. Petersburg, Russia.  Graduated from Mozhaisky Military Space Engineering Institute, in St. Petersburg, Russia.  Specialist in artificial intelligence and automated control systems for space vehicles.

 

Eugene Demchenko - Senior Researcher, Mangoost, Inc.

Born in 1972 in Zhdanov, Ukraine. Graduated from St.Petersburg State Electrotechnical University in Microelectronics and solid state physics.. Specialist in Artificial Intelligence.

 

Vladimir_Veselov@mangoostdevelopment.com

Eugene_Demchenko@mangoostdevelopment.com

James O'Byrne

et al

James O'Byrne:

I am a Computer Specailist, working for BCE - Bell Nexxia, supporting an array of Unix Internet Applications.  I am an avid C programmer, both in my professional position and as a hobbyist.

 

Amir Louati:

I am a student of computational chemistry at Carleton University and have a great interest in AI research with which I've been engaged at the hobbyist level for the last four years.

 

Stephen Meszlenyi:

As a mathematician and a physicist, I've had the opportunity to import my scientific training to enhance our team's AI research as well as augment the programming environment with a structured yet informal architectural approach. I am currently pursuing a degree in philosophy, with attention to AI, and I am also working towards a graduate degree in mathematics.

 

smeszlen@home.com