Uri Wilensky
Uri Wilensky | |
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Wilensky in 2025 | |
| Born | June 18, 1955 |
| Education | Brandeis University (BA & MA) Harvard University (MA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Known for | NetLogo |
| Awards | ISDDE Prize for Excellence in Educational Design (2016) Yidan Prize for Educational Research (2025) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science Learning sciences Complex Systems Agent-based modeling Constructionist learning |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
| Doctoral advisors | Seymour Papert |
Uri Wilensky is an American computer scientist and creator of the agent-based modeling platform NetLogo. He is the Lorraine H. Morton Professor of Learning Sciences, Computer Science and Complex Systems at Northwestern University where he directs the Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling. He also co-founded the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO), and co-founded and co-directs the joint Computer Science + Learning Sciences PhD program.