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Yann Le Cun was born on July 8, 1960 in Paris, France and is credited as a software engineer, electrical engineer and artificial intelligence researcher. That puts Yann Le Cun at 66 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Pierre and Marie Curie University. Listed accolades include PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award (2015), Harold Pender Award (2018), Turing Award (2018) and 5 more.
My Take
Yann LeCun fascinates me because he is the patient kind of genius. Long before deep learning became fashionable, this Parisian was quietly refining convolutional neural networks while much of the field had moved on. His Turing Award and a wall of fellowships confirm what insiders knew for decades, yet what I respect is the stubborn conviction that kept him going when the idea was unpopular. He helped light the fire that the whole world is now warming itself by. I also appreciate that he stays clear-eyed and willing to argue against hype, which is exactly the temperament a foundational researcher should have.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yann Le Cun
- Name (Japanese)
- ヤン・ルカン
- Reading
- やん・るかん
- Born
- July 8, 1960 (age 66)
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- software engineer / electrical engineer / artificial intelligence researcher / professor / computer scientist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
2. Background
- University
- Pierre and Marie Curie University
Awards & achievements
- 2015 PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award
- 2018 Harold Pender Award
- 2018 Turing Award
- 2018 honorary doctor of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
- 2020 AAAI Fellow
- 2021 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award
- 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://yann.lecun.com
- Xhttps://x.com/ylecun
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yann%20LeCun
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3571662
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yann Le Cun born?
Yann Le Cun was born on July 8, 1960 and is 66 years old.
Where is Yann Le Cun from?
Yann Le Cun is from Paris, France.
What does Yann Le Cun do?
Yann Le Cun works as software engineer, electrical engineer, artificial intelligence researcher, professor, computer scientist.
Where did Yann Le Cun study?
Yann Le Cun attended Pierre and Marie Curie University.