Ernie Davis is professor of computer science at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University. He is one of the world's leading experts on commonsense reasoning for artificial intelligence. He is the author of four books, including the textbooks "Representations of Commonsense Knowledge, Linear Algebra and Probability for Computer Science Applications," and "Verses for the Information Age," a collection of light verse. With his late father Philip J. Davis, he edited "Mathematics, Substance and Surmise: Views on the Meaning and Ontology of Mathematics."