Christopher K. Riesbeck
Christopher K. Riesbeck’s work connects memory, language, and education. His research asks how earlier cases can help an intelligent system understand and respond to new situations. Riesbeck earned his Stanford computer science doctorate in 1974. His dissertation concerned natural language understanding. His research includes case-based reasoning and memory-based language understanding. These are the concrete AI themes of his career.
- Now at
- Northwestern University
- Works
- 114
- Citations
- 3,044
- h-index
- 18
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1974
A doctorate on understanding language
Riesbeck earned his Stanford computer science doctorate in 1974. His dissertation concerned natural language understanding.
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1993
Research recognition
AAAI elected Christopher K. Riesbeck as a Fellow in 1993.
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As of October 2026
Memory and reasoning
His research includes case-based reasoning and memory-based language understanding. These are the concrete AI themes of his career.
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As of October 2026
Systems for education
His research also includes authorable intelligent systems for education. He also worked with the Center for Computer Science and Learning Sciences.
Sources and credits
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