Benjamin Kuipers

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Benjamin Kuipers is an Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, where he was previously Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. Before that, he was an endowed Professor in Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, where he served as…

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Why don't I take military funding? (2004)

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Mostly it's a testimony that it's possible to have a successful career in computer science without taking military funding. My position has its roots in the Vietnam War, when I was a conscientious objector, did alternative service instead of submitting to the draft, and joined the Society of Friends (Quakers). During…