Jeffrey Locke Elman Obituary (1948 - 2018)

Born Jan 22, 1948, Jeffrey Locke Elman attended Palisades High School in Palisades, CA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Jeffrey Locke Elman.

Graduation Year	Class of 1965
Date of Birth	Jan 22, 1948
Date of Passing	Jun 28, 2018
About	Jeffrey Locke Elman, a distinguished cognitive scientist and professor at the University of California, San Diego, was born on January 22, 1948, and passed away on June 28, 2018. He was renowned for his pioneering work in neural networks and language processing, notably developing the Simple Recurrent Network, also known as the "Elman network." A Harvard graduate, Jeff significantly impacted cognitive science and artificial intelligence through his research and teaching. He is survived by his spouse, Raymond Eller, and his children and grandchildren. Jeff's legacy continues to influence the fields of cognitive science and computational linguistics.