Professor, Computer Chess
Dr. Zvonko Vranesic is Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto. He was co-developer of a computer chess program, Chute, which competed in Computer Chess Championships. Details of his career at the University of Toronto are given at his academic web page.
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