Andreas Sebastian Weigend (born 1961) is the author of the book Data for the People (Basic Books, 2017). He was a member of Germany's Digital Council under Merkel, Digitalrat.[1]

Andreas S. Weigend
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Freiburg i. Br.
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
Stanford University
SpouseZuoren Pan (m. 2022)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
InstitutionsStanford University, University of California at Berkeley, Tsinghua University, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, Fudan
Doctoral advisorDavid Rumelhart

Weigend studied physics and philosophy at the University of Bonn and received a PhD in physics from Stanford University in 1991. He was the Chief Scientist at Amazon.com.[2]

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  1. ^ Thomas Steinmann (2020-02-18). "Prominenter Abgang in Merkels Digitalrat". Capital.de.
  2. ^ "Amazon Empire". Frontline. PBS.

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