Raymond J. Mooney
Also known as Raymond Mooney
Raymond Mooney researches machine learning for language, including semantic parsing and connections between language and perception. Mooney received a computer science doctorate from Illinois in 1988. He completed his thesis in December 1987, before his faculty career at Texas. His research links natural language understanding with computer vision and robotics. Other areas include semantic parsing, language generation, information extraction, and learning to produce code or natural language software comments.
- Works
- 320
- Citations
- 30,503
- h-index
- 80
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1988
Doctoral degree
Mooney received a computer science doctorate from Illinois in 1988. He completed his thesis in December 1987, before his faculty career at Texas.
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2005
Research recognition
AAAI elected Raymond J. Mooney as a Fellow in 2005.
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2008–2011
Machine learning society leadership
Mooney served as president of the International Machine Learning Society from 2008 to 2011.
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2026
Retirement at Texas
Mooney retired and became emeritus in August 2026. A retirement gathering for Mooney took place in May 2026.
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As of October 2026
Language and perception
His research links natural language understanding with computer vision and robotics. Other areas include semantic parsing, language generation, information extraction, and learning to produce code or natural language software comments.
Sources and credits
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