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'''Walter Ravenek''',<br/>
a Dutch chemist, computer scientist, software developer and computer chess programmer. He studied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry chemistry] at the [[Delft University of Technology]] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Amsterdam University of Amsterdam], and received his Ph.D. in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical_chemistry theoretical chemistry] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radboud_University_Nijmegen Radboud University Nijmegen]. He was then working as postdoc and lecturer in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheminformatics chemical informatics] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam].
Since 1999 Walter works as a software developer, since 2008 as a programmer at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huygens_Institute_for_the_History_of_the_Netherlands Huygens ING].
Walter Ravenek started in the early 90s in developing his chess program [[Arthur]], which played strong tournaments through the 90s. More recently he developed his new program [[Eowyn]].
=Photos=
[[FILE:EowynCTDIpc2008.jpg|none|border|text-bottom]]
[[ICT 2008]] round 1, [[Walter Ravenek]] and [[Richard Pijl]] in [[Eowyn]] vs. [[Crashtest Dummy]] <ref>[https://www.csvn.nl/index.php/nieuws/18-vereniging/292-ronde-1 ICT8 Ronde 1], Photo Gallery no longer available</ref>
=Selected Publication=
<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/84254315_Walter_Ravenek Walter Ravenek's research works | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam (VU) and other places]</ref>
* [[Walter Ravenek]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evert_Jan_Baerends Evert Jan Baerends] ('''1984'''). ''[https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.447722 The calculation of interaction energies using the pseudopotential Hartree-Fock-Slater-LCAO method]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_Chemical_Physics The Journal of Chemical Physics], Vol. 81, No. 2 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartree%E2%80%93Fock_method Hartree–Fock method from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_combination_of_atomic_orbitals Linear combination of atomic orbitals - Wikipedia]</ref>
* [[Walter Ravenek]], [https://aip.scitation.org/author/Geurts%2C+Ferdie+M+M Ferdie M. M. Geurts] ('''1986'''). ''[https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.450455 Hartree–Fock–Slater-LCAO implementation of the moderately large-embedded-cluster approach to chemisorption. Calculations for hydrogen on lithium (100)]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_Chemical_Physics The Journal of Chemical Physics], Vol. 84, No. 3
* [[Walter Ravenek]] ('''1989'''). ''[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4613-0819-5_10 Vectorization of Large Quantum Chemical Programs: Methods and Illustrations]''. in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jozef_T._Devreese Jozef T. Devreese], [http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82094354/ Piet E. Van Camp] (eds.) ('''1989'''). ''[https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4613-0819-5 Scientific Computing on Supercomputers]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springer_Publishing Springer]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/DIrf0yWFh-c/hwz26K3gqHAJ Re: Computer Judgment] by [[Walter Ravenek]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 25, 1995 » [[Fortress]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/xkepvuKHYUc/vI9AK1G2KkwJ bounds in alpha-beta] by [[Walter Ravenek]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 05, 1996 » [[Fail-Soft]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/tcjwWnFhXt4/TIvpjCgSWA8J Re: Crafty V11.3] by [[Walter Ravenek]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 22, 1996 » [[Crafty]], [[Extensions#FractionalExtensions|Fractional Extensions]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/goedlD5LHeE/8nmKrON2R3gJ Re: forced mate] by [[Walter Ravenek]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], November 24, 1996
=External Links=
* [https://github.com/wravenek wravenek (Walter Ravenek) · GitHub]
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/person.php?id=13 Walter Ravenek's ICGA Tournaments]
=References=
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'''Walter Ravenek''',<br/>
a Dutch chemist, computer scientist, software developer and computer chess programmer. He studied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry chemistry] at the [[Delft University of Technology]] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Amsterdam University of Amsterdam], and received his Ph.D. in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical_chemistry theoretical chemistry] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radboud_University_Nijmegen Radboud University Nijmegen]. He was then working as postdoc and lecturer in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheminformatics chemical informatics] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrije_Universiteit Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam].
Since 1999 Walter works as a software developer, since 2008 as a programmer at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huygens_Institute_for_the_History_of_the_Netherlands Huygens ING].
Walter Ravenek started in the early 90s in developing his chess program [[Arthur]], which played strong tournaments through the 90s. More recently he developed his new program [[Eowyn]].
=Photos=
[[FILE:EowynCTDIpc2008.jpg|none|border|text-bottom]]
[[ICT 2008]] round 1, [[Walter Ravenek]] and [[Richard Pijl]] in [[Eowyn]] vs. [[Crashtest Dummy]] <ref>[https://www.csvn.nl/index.php/nieuws/18-vereniging/292-ronde-1 ICT8 Ronde 1], Photo Gallery no longer available</ref>
=Selected Publication=
<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/84254315_Walter_Ravenek Walter Ravenek's research works | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam (VU) and other places]</ref>
* [[Walter Ravenek]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evert_Jan_Baerends Evert Jan Baerends] ('''1984'''). ''[https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.447722 The calculation of interaction energies using the pseudopotential Hartree-Fock-Slater-LCAO method]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_Chemical_Physics The Journal of Chemical Physics], Vol. 81, No. 2 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartree%E2%80%93Fock_method Hartree–Fock method from Wikipedia]</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_combination_of_atomic_orbitals Linear combination of atomic orbitals - Wikipedia]</ref>
* [[Walter Ravenek]], [https://aip.scitation.org/author/Geurts%2C+Ferdie+M+M Ferdie M. M. Geurts] ('''1986'''). ''[https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.450455 Hartree–Fock–Slater-LCAO implementation of the moderately large-embedded-cluster approach to chemisorption. Calculations for hydrogen on lithium (100)]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_of_Chemical_Physics The Journal of Chemical Physics], Vol. 84, No. 3
* [[Walter Ravenek]] ('''1989'''). ''[https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4613-0819-5_10 Vectorization of Large Quantum Chemical Programs: Methods and Illustrations]''. in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jozef_T._Devreese Jozef T. Devreese], [http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82094354/ Piet E. Van Camp] (eds.) ('''1989'''). ''[https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4613-0819-5 Scientific Computing on Supercomputers]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springer_Publishing Springer]
=Forum Posts=
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/DIrf0yWFh-c/hwz26K3gqHAJ Re: Computer Judgment] by [[Walter Ravenek]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 25, 1995 » [[Fortress]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/xkepvuKHYUc/vI9AK1G2KkwJ bounds in alpha-beta] by [[Walter Ravenek]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], June 05, 1996 » [[Fail-Soft]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/tcjwWnFhXt4/TIvpjCgSWA8J Re: Crafty V11.3] by [[Walter Ravenek]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 22, 1996 » [[Crafty]], [[Extensions#FractionalExtensions|Fractional Extensions]]
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.chess.computer/goedlD5LHeE/8nmKrON2R3gJ Re: forced mate] by [[Walter Ravenek]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], November 24, 1996
=External Links=
* [https://github.com/wravenek wravenek (Walter Ravenek) · GitHub]
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/person.php?id=13 Walter Ravenek's ICGA Tournaments]
=References=
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