--- title: "Steven Minton — author profile and papers · Reasoning" description: "Steven Minton, InferLink: 2 papers on Elamur Research (1985–1988), h-index 43 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who cites them in our library." canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/steven-minton/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/steven-minton/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Steven Minton # Steven Minton Steven Minton has 2 papers in our library, in 1985–1988, most of them on [Reasoning](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/). 2 papers in our library · 1985–1988 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5045363082) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-2905) · [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98506438) · [**h-index 43**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5045363082) · [203 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5045363082) · [8,248 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5045363082&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/steven-minton/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 19 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/steven-minton/cited-by/) · [7 more in our library without a page yet](#also) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #4206](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/43/#star-4206) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Steven+Minton) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Steven+Minton) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Steven+Minton) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Steven+Minton) ## Affiliations [🏢**InferLink** El Segundo · United States 2011–2026 · 20 papersEmployment · President*current*](https://ror.org/05jekg408) · [🎓**Carnegie Mellon University** Pittsburgh · United States 1981–2018 · 25 papersEducation 1981–1988 · Ph.D., Computer Science](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/carnegie-mellon-university/) · [🎓**University of Southern California** Los Angeles · United States 1996–2006 · 17 papersEmployment until 1999 · Research Associate Professor, Computer Science/Information Sci. Inst.](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-southern-california/) · [🔬**Ames Research Center** Mountain View · United States 1988–2002 · 17 papersEmployment 1988–1995](https://ror.org/02acart68) · [🎓**University of Pennsylvania** Philadelphia · United States 2009–2014 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-pennsylvania/) 🏛️**Fetch Technologies** El Segundo · [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) 2011Employment until 2011 · CTO, CEO, Chairman 🏛️**NASA Ames Research Center** Moffett Field · [United States](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/countries/united-states/) 1988–1995Employment 1988–1995 · PI, Artificial Intelligence Division [🎓**Yale University** New Haven · United States 1980Education until 1980 · BA](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/yale-university/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 1 more institution on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 3 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Computer Networks and Communications · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/computer-networks-and-communications/) 🧭 Topics 1 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Reasoning · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/reasoning/) ## Works by year ### 1980s [**1988** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/steven-minton/year/1988/) · [**1985** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/steven-minton/year/1985/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[Quantitative Results Concerning the Utility of Explanation-Based Learning](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/minton-1988-quantitative-results-concerning-utility-explanation/)** *(1988 · 374 citations)* Explanation-based learning (EBL) can derive search control knowledge for domain-independent problem solvers such as planners. 2. **[Selectively Generalizing Plans for Problem-Solving](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/minton-1985-selectively-generalizing-plans-problem-solving/)** *(1985 · 160 citations)* Systems that store generalized plans (macro-operators), as STRIPS did with Macrops, risk being overwhelmed by their own experience. ## All works 9 works of theirs in our library, the most cited first; 2 with a page here, the others link their original until we summarise them. 1. **[Quantitative Results Concerning the Utility of Explanation-Based Learning](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/minton-1988-quantitative-results-concerning-utility-explanation/) [Artificial Intelligence](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/artificial-intelligence/)**Steven Minton*1988 · 374 citations* 2. **[PRODIGY ↗](https://doi.org/10.1145/122344.122353) ACM SIGART Bulletin · no summary yet**Jaime Carbonell et al.*1991 · 232 citations* 3. **[Explanation-based learning: A problem solving perspective ↗](https://doi.org/10.1016/0004-3702(89)90047-7) Artificial Intelligence · no summary yet**Steven Minton et al.*1989 · 229 citations* 4. **[Selectively Generalizing Plans for Problem-Solving](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/minton-1985-selectively-generalizing-plans-problem-solving/) [International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/international-joint-conference-on-artificial-intelligence/)**Steven Minton*1985 · 160 citations* 5. **[PRODIGY4.0: The Manual and Tutorial ↗](https://doi.org/10.21236/ada253970) no summary yet**Jaime G. Carbonell et al.*1992 · 140 citations* 6. **[Acquiring Effective Search Control Rules: Explanation-Based Learning in the PRODIGY System ↗](https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-934613-41-5.50016-7) Elsevier eBooks · no summary yet**Steven Minton et al.*1987 · 56 citations* 7. **[Integrating Abstraction and Explanation-Based Learning in PRODIGY ↗](https://mlanthology.org/aaai/1991/knoblock1991aaai-integrating/) AAAI 1991 · no summary yet**Craig A. Knoblock, Steven Minton, Oren Etzioni*1991 · 43 citations* 8. **[Why EBL Produces Overly-Specific Knowledge: A Critique of the PRODIGY Approaches ↗](https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-55860-247-2.50023-1) Elsevier eBooks · no summary yet**Oren Etzioni, Steven Minton*1992 · 22 citations* 9. **[Planning and Learning in PRODIGY: Overview of an Integrated Architecture ↗](https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/3314.003.0016) The MIT Press eBooks · no summary yet**Jaime Carbonell et al.*1995 · 3 citations* ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Artificial Intelligence](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/artificial-intelligence/) ×2: [Artificial Intelligence 1988](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/artificial-intelligence/1988/) - Elsevier eBooks ×2 - [International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/international-joint-conference-on-artificial-intelligence/): [International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence 1985](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/international-joint-conference-on-artificial-intelligence/1985/) - AAAI 1991 - ACM SIGART Bulletin - The MIT Press eBooks ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 19 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [2 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/steven-minton/cited-by/). Updated 3 November 2026