Sam Roweis died unexpectedly on January 12, 2010.


He was a truly wonderful person; a beloved son, husband and father; and a treasured friend and colleague.

This is a place for all of us who were lucky enough to know Sam to share our memories and to help celebrate his life.
If you would like to add an article to this blog please contact samblog@linden-sahani.net. Or you may leave a comment on any article. (Comments are moderated: please bear in mind that this is a place to remember Sam and to help celebrate his life.)

There is also an album of photographs for which contributions are welcome. Instructions on how to contribute appear next to album.


Tuesday 1 February 2011

from Steve Van Hooser

As an undergrad, I looked up to so many graduate students in the Computation and Neural Systems department and wanted to be just like them. They taught me a ton about the brain and math and how to do research. Every now and again I look on Google to see what my heros are up to...today I was curious about Sam and unfortunately Google brings me sad news. I remember his enthusiasm, his feedback on my homework, a lecture he gave on expectation-maximization with a demo he was really excited about...he always had a smile on his face. He is missed.

Steve Van Hooser