Sam was a prominent contributor to the field of machine learning and given his young age he held so much promise. He will be missed.<p><a href="http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2010/01/13/nyu-computer-science-professor-sam-roweis-jumps-to-death-in-washington-square-village/" rel="nofollow">http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2010/01/13/nyu-computer-scienc...</a>