Top 10 Artificial Intelligence Researchers to Watch

     Every two years, IEEE Intelligent Systems acknowledges and celebrates 10 young stars in the field of AI as "AI's 10 to Watch." These accomplished researchers have all completed their doctoral work in the past five years. Despite being relatively junior in their career, each one has made impressive research contributions and had an impact in the literature — and in some cases, in real-world applications as well.

Check this out: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/AI-s-10-to-Watch-2013