Carme Torras
Carme Torras Genís (born 4 July 1956) is a Spanish computer scientist who has contributed to research on robotics and artificial intelligence. A member of Academia Europaea since 2010, she writes technical works in English and fiction in Catalan.
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Carme Torras
- Name
- Carme Torras
- Born
- 4 July 1956
- Education
- University of Barcelona University of Massachusetts Polytechnic University of Catalonia
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- artificial intelligence researcher · writer · mathematician · computer scientist · university teacher
- Fields
- informatics · mathematics · robotics · artificial intelligence
- Honours
- Premi Ictineu · Ferran Canyameres Novel Prize · Narcís Monturiol Medal · Premio Nacional de Investigación Julio Rey Pastor · Manuel de Pedrolo Science Fiction Narrative Prize – City of Mataró · National Research Award- Catalonia
- Languages
- Catalan · English · Spanish
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Carme Torras Genís (born 4 July 1956) is a Spanish computer scientist who has contributed to research on robotics and artificial intelligence. A member of Academia Europaea since 2010, she writes technical works in English and fiction in Catalan.
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Carme Torras (born 1956) is an artificial intelligence researcher, computer scientist and mathematician, among other activities, of Spanish nationality. The artificial intelligence researcher was born in Barcelona.
Carme Torras worked for Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Spanish National Research Council and is a member of Academia Europaea, Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana and Catalan Society of Science Fiction and Fantasy. The artificial intelligence researcher held the positions of Academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Premio Nacional de Investigación Julio Rey Pastor. Activity centred on artificial intelligence, informatics and mathematics.
Languages used include Catalan, English and Spanish. Honours include Ferran Canyameres Novel Prize, Narcís Monturiol Medal and National Research Award- Catalonia, among others.
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The recorded working language is Catalan, English and Spanish. The field of work recorded is informatics, mathematics and robotics. Employment is recorded with Polytechnic University of Catalonia and Spanish National Research Council. Positions recorded include Academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Premio Nacional de Investigación Julio Rey Pastor. Distinctions recorded are Premi Ictineu, Ferran Canyameres Novel Prize, Narcís Monturiol Medal and Premio Nacional de Investigación Julio Rey Pastor.
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• Name — Carme Torras • Born — 4 July 1956 • Language — Catalan • Education — University of Barcelona University of Massachusetts Polytechnic University of Catalonia • Genre — Fiction • Subject — Robotics, Artificial intelligence
Biography
Biography
Torras studied mathematics at the University of Barcelona (master's 1978) and computer science at the University of Massachusetts (master's 1981). She also earned a Ph.D. in computer science from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1984. Since 1991, she has been a research professor at the Spanish National Research Council. On the literary front, in addition to her scientific works, Torras has written fiction. For her novel Pedres de toc she was awarded the Premio Primera Columna while her La mutació sentimental (2008), won the Premio Manuel de Pedrolo for science-fiction literature. In 2012, she published Miracles perversos.
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Awards
• 2000: Narcis Monturiol Medal for scientific accomplishments • 2007: Fellow of the European Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence • 2010: Member of the Academia Europaea • 2013: Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Barcelona
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- 1.BOE. BOE núm. 103: Martes 30 abril 1991.
- 2.ducros.cat. Torras, Carme.
- 3.Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial. Carme Torras Genís.
- 4.Academia Europaea. Carme Torras.
- 5.GoodReads website, Miracles perversos
- 6.Silvia Bastos. Torras i Genís, Carme. November 2018.
- 7.UPC, CIT. Researcher Carme Torras, National Research Awards 2020. CIT UPC. 2020-11-19.
- 8.Academia Europaea website, Carme Torras
- 9.ResearchGate website, Carme Torras
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