Brian holds a PhD in Mongolian Studies from Indiana University. His pursuit of Mongolian Studies stems from a two-year tenure in Mongolia with the Peace Corps, 1991-93. His dissertation concerns a specific text, a manual of Mongolian Buddhist astral science, which he transcribes, translates, and analyses in terms of the art and science to the making of an almanac and the function almanacs serve in Mongolian Buddhist tradition. Currently he is working on a book project concerning a Mongolian verse treatise on salvation in Sa skya pa tradition.
Professor of the Graduate School, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Kurt Keutzer received his PhD in Computer Science with a minor in Tibetan Studies from Indiana University in 1984. Over his career his research has focused on developing novel efficient algorithms for key computational problems in computer science, most recently machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. In the process he has published over 300 refereed articles, co-authored six books, and won several Best Paper awards. Kurt has continued his interest and research in Tibetan studies over the last 40 years and has occasionally published on his discoveries. More impactfully, he merged...