Biography - A Short Wiki
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Jeff Dean is a software engineer and a computer scientist from America. Currently, he leads the Google AI sector.
Career Highlights
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Jeff Dean worked at DEC/Compaq’s Western Research Laboratory just before he became an associate in Google. Jeff Dean’s work entailed retrieval of data, profiling tools, and microprocessor architecture. His work was able to gain success after working together with Sanjay Ghemawat.
Family and Personal Life
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Jeff Dean and his wife Heidi Hopper formed the Hoper-Dean Foundation, where they started making benevolent funds back in 2011. The Hoper-Dean Foundation was in a position to donate $1 each to UC Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a way of helping them carry out scientific programs and promote the full range of studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
| Wife's/Spouse's Name | Heidi Hopper |
|---|---|
| Children/Kids | Two daughter |
| Boyfriend/Girlfriend (Dating) | NO |
| Civil Status | Married |
Nationality, Net Worth and Other Facts
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| Full/Real Name | Jeffrey Adgate ‘Jeff’ Dean |
|---|---|
| Gender (Biological) | Male |
| Age (as of today) | 54 years |
| Date of Birth | November 10, 1968 |
| Place of Birth | Hawaii |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.85 m, 6 feet 1 inch |
| Weight | 83 kg, 183 lbs |
| Net Worth / Wealth | $500 Million |
| Occupation | Computer Scientist |
Height, Weight, and Age
Jeff Dean's height is quite tall measuring 1.85 m. Jeff Dean weighs 83 kg. Being born on November 10, 1968, translates to an age of 54 years as of todays date (March 29, 2023).
Quotes
As a society I think we are going to be much better off by having machines that can work in conjunction with humans to do things more efficiently and even better in some cases. That will ‘enable humans to do things that they do better than machines.
Jeff Dean
I think one of the things about reinforcement learning is that it tends to require exploration. So using it in the context of physical systems is somewhat hard.
Jeff Dean
I think that is one of the main goals of pushing forward in machine learning: having computers provide the wisdom that a human companion would be able to provide in offering advice, looking up more information when necessary and those kinds of things.
Jeff Dean
In Google data centers, our energy usage throughout the year for all our computing needs is 100 percent renewable.
Jeff Dean
I spend a fair amount of time dealing with email, mostly deleting them or skimming them to get a sense of what is going on.
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