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Beloved professor of computer science dies
Jenni Izzo
Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: News
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Dr. Pragnesh Jay Modi, a Drexel University professor of computer science, died April 9.
Modi graduated with his Ph.D. from University of Southern California in 2003 and completed a postdoctoral research position at Carnegie Mellon University before he came to Drexel in September 2005.
As a noted rising star in the Artificial Intelligence community, he has received many awards in his field. Most recently, he was the recipient of "AI's Ten to Watch," a prestigious award from IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine.
"Jay was a valuable member of our department, a great friend, and a wonderful human being," Jeremy Johnson, computer science department head, said in an e-mail. "He will be dearly missed."
His work involved mostly research in Artificial Intelligence and Multi-agent Systems.
His hobbies included snowboarding, scuba diving, and running. He is survived by his parents, Gita and Jayanti Modi of Harrisburg, PA, as well as two brothers and a sister.
The cause of his death was not divulged to The Triangle at the time of publication.
Modi graduated with his Ph.D. from University of Southern California in 2003 and completed a postdoctoral research position at Carnegie Mellon University before he came to Drexel in September 2005.
As a noted rising star in the Artificial Intelligence community, he has received many awards in his field. Most recently, he was the recipient of "AI's Ten to Watch," a prestigious award from IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine.
"Jay was a valuable member of our department, a great friend, and a wonderful human being," Jeremy Johnson, computer science department head, said in an e-mail. "He will be dearly missed."
His work involved mostly research in Artificial Intelligence and Multi-agent Systems.
His hobbies included snowboarding, scuba diving, and running. He is survived by his parents, Gita and Jayanti Modi of Harrisburg, PA, as well as two brothers and a sister.
The cause of his death was not divulged to The Triangle at the time of publication.
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