- Tim Finin
Tim Finin is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). He has over 30 years of experience in the applications of Artificial Intelligence to problems in information systems, intelligent interfaces and robotics and is currently working on the theory and applications of intelligent software agents, the semantic web, and mobile computing. He holds degrees from MIT and the University of Illinois.
- Mark Shuttleworth
Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African entrepreneur who was the second self-funded space tourist and first African national in space. He is now best known for his leadership of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. He currently lives in London and holds dual citizenship of South Africa and the United Kingdom
- Carole Goble
Carole Goble is a full professor in the the School of Computer Science in the University of Manchester , UK , where she has co-led the Information Management Group since 1997. She has worked closely with life scientists for many years and is the Director of the my Grid project, the largest UK e-Science pilot project, which has produced the widely-used Taverna open source software and is now part of the Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute UK .
- Ian Angell
Ian Angell is Professor of Information Systems at the London School of Economics. He holds a Phd in Algebraic Number Theory and previously held positions as Professor of Computer Science at Royal Holloway College and University College London. He has written numerous books on 3D Graphics, Knowledge Management and Information Systems.
- Geoff Walsham
Geoff Walsham (born 1946 in Manchester), is an English scholar in the Social Study of Information Systems and IT in developing countries. He is credited with starting off interpretive research in the field of Information Systems through his book "Interpreting Information Systems in Organizations" (Wiley, 1993). After studying Mathematics at the University of Oxford, he worked as an operational researcher at BP, and later gained an MA at Warwick University.
- Clive Finkelstein
Clive Finkelstein is acknowledged worldwide as the "Father" of Information Engineering (IE), having developed its concepts from 1976 - 1980 based on original work carried out by him to bridge from strategic business planning to information systems. He wrote the first publication on Information Engineering: a series of six InDepth articles by the same name published by US Computerworld in May - June 1981.
- Alan Smeaton
Professor Alan Smeaton is an author and academic at Dublin City University. Among his accomplishments are founding TRECVID, the Centre for Digital Video Processing, and being a winner of the University President's Research Award in Science and Engineering 2002. Currently (2007), Prof. Smeaton also serves on the editorial boards for the ACM Journal on Computers and Cultural Heritage and the journal Foundations and Trends in Information Retrieval.
- Alan M. Davis
Alan Mark Davis is Professor of information systems in the College of Business at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Davis earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1975. He has held academic positions at George Mason University, University of Tennessee, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Robert M. Hayes
Robert M. Hayes (b. 1926) is Professor Emeritus and former dean of the School of Library Service (1974-1989), now the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. He jointly taught mathematics and information science. Hayes was twice president of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, formerly known as the American Documentation Institute (1962-1963 and 1967-1968).
- Kevin Desouza
Kevin C. Desouza, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor at the Information School at the University of Washington and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington College of Engineering. He serves as the Director of the Institute for National Security Education and Research, …
- Charles Armstrong
Charles Scott Armstrong (born September 14 1971 in Portsmouth, UK) is an ethnographer and technologist. He developed the field of sociomimetics, the mirroring of social behaviour patterns in electronic information systems, as a technique to enhance their effectiveness. Armstrong graduated from St John's College, Cambridge in 1993 with a degree in Social and Political Sciences.
- Peter Oppenheimer
Peter Oppenheimer is Apple Inc.'s senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, Peter oversees the controller, treasury, investor relations, tax, information systems, internal audit, facilities, corporate development and human resources functions. He reports directly to Apple's CEO Steve Jobs and serves on the company's executive committee.
- Conan Albrecht
Dr. Conan C. Albrecht is an Assistant Professor and Rollins Fellow at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University . He researches computer-related fraud detection, collaborative computing, peer-to-peer architectures, and network programming. He is currently heading a project to create a central portal for fraud detection recipes, detectlets, and information.
- Jim Kusler
The newest member of the Sound Telecom management team, Jim Kusler joined Sound Telecom in January 2006 as Information Technology Manager. In this role, Mr. Kusler oversees and manages each of the company's technology platforms. From system administration to network management to maintaining call switching equipment and software, Mr. Kusler plays an integral role ensuring 24 x 7 continuity at Sound Telecom.
- Kieran Murphy
James Kieran Murphy is a business entrepreneur and founder of Nica-Sol. He has studied business and rural culture in Nicaragua while living there in 2004. He is a graduate of the Executive MBA program at the University of Denver and holds a Master of Science in Information Systems from the American University in Washington D.C. Nica-Sol S.A. is a new business venture proposal for Nicaragua focused on electricity generation to meet the needs of the un-served, …
- Richard Calder
Richard Calder (born 1943) is a senior official at the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Calder holds a Bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Connecticut and a Master's degree in information systems from George Washington University. He started his career with the CIA as a radio operator after serving in the United States Navy. It was in this role that he found himself trapped for several days inside the CIA's base in Benghazi, Libya, …
- Mustafa Zihni Tunca
Dr. Mustafa Zihni Tunca is an assistant professor at Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. He was born in Antalya, Turkey in 1972. Dr. Tunca holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Lancaster. He has published numerous papers on e-commerce with special reference to web quality. His detailed resume can be found on his website
- Scot Torkelson
- Claire Nitch
Claire Nitch (born 7 August 1971, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a squash player from South Africa. Nitch reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in 1997. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games, she won a Bronze Medal in the women's doubles (partnering Natalie Grainger). Nitch has won the South African national squash title six times. As a junior, she also won the national under-19 and under-21 titles.
- Bill Austin
Accomplished Systems Engineer with extensive experience in Security and Internet Architecture, Information Systems and Project Management. Proven successes in defining and developing complex systems and problem solving involving wireless and Internet technologies as well as the invention of integrated systems applications. Internet marketing expert with extensive experience in improving bottom line performance for medium sized manufacturing and distribution company marketing efforts. . . .
- Christian Bushell
Christian Bushell Database Manager Christian came to UAB in June 2004 after working as a systems administrator for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill for eight years. He graduated in May 2003 from Jefferson State Community College with two associate degrees in Information Systems - one in Computer Programming and another in Microcomputer applications. He graduated in December 2003 with a third associate degree in Information Systems - Web Technologies.
- Aharon Feuerstein
Mr. Aharon Feuerstein Mr. Feuerstein has over 30 years of business experience as a senior economist and entrepreneur, both in the banking sector and in the Hi-Tech industry. In the past 8 years, Mr. Feuerstein has been involved, via his consulting company, in raising funds for Hi- Tech companies, transitional management services, business consultation services and capital management.
- Ron Urwongse
I hail from the Lone Star State, have traveled to the ends of the earth, been on many an adventure, and I'm still finding my way back home. * I'm moving to Boston in the fall to attend MIT Sloan School of Management to pursue an MBA.
- Sean Mulvihill
13 years sales management experience. Solid, top line performer with vigilant eye for process improvements. Expert communicator able to drive sales traffic to and through the intersection of technology and money. “Dot-com entrepreneur Sean Mulvihill has a salesman’s rapid-patter energy, but a post-bust sense of humility.” - San Jose Business Journal. Also profiled by Entrepreneur.com, NBC TechNow!, The Industry Standard, Silicon Valley Biz Ink (cover story) and Smart Business Magazine.
- Keith Brophy
Keith Brophy is the President of Business Development for NuSoft Solutions and brings to bear extensive entreprenurial and software industry experience. Mr. Brophy started developing software solutions based on Internet technologies in the mid-1980s.
- Evans Owusu Nimako
Evans Owusu Nimako is Director of Information Technology for the Ghana Youth Leadership Alliance and its projects wings. Evans studied briefly in Ghana , where he excelled in art and technology. He attained a BS in Computer Engineering and Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems from the University at Buffalo . He currently works for the Private Industry Council of New York , where he is Director of Information Systems.
- David Kalvelage
David Kalvelage has been with MacKay & Company since 2002. His primary responsibilities include data analysis and reporting for single and multi-client projects, MacKay & Company's Aftermarket Index Reports, MacKay & Company's DataMac Tire report, and co-managing MacKay & Company's IT department. He received a BA in Political Science from Iowa State University.
- Lance Cottrell
Lance Cottrell founded Anonymizer in 1995 and is an internationally recognized expert in cryptography, online privacy, and Internet security addressing conferences such as the Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference, Organization Economic Cooperation and Development in Europe, and the MIT Forum. Lance is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and principal author on multiple Internet privacy and security technology patent applications.
- Thom Garrett
Thom Garrett - Executive Vice President of Leadership Development , Member of the Board . In addition to being the EVP of Leadership Development for Faith Cycle Ministry Thom Garrett has been involved in church leadership for many years. He and his family recently helped plant a multi-cultural church in the Northern Virginia area, Eternal Grace Bible Church.
- Ifan Chang
Ifan Chang Information Technology Strategist Ifan Chang possesses more than a decade of experience as a managing technology consultant, application developer, infrastructure specialist and multimedia producer. In recent years, Mr. Chang has led a full-service consulting team to help Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield revise and centralize the way insurance premium quotes are generated and delivered to their customers through web based technologies.
- Earle Hager
Earle Hager is a Business Development Manager with the Global Commercialization Group. Earle has extensive experience in developing relationships and growing businesses and has done so with multiple organizations in Texas in the areas of consulting, placement, training, and product sales. His expertise is in understanding the business issues and challenges faced by companies and the development of solutions which included the many players in the success of the project.
- John Gallaugher
Professor John Gallaugher is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at Boston College's Carroll School of Management. Professor Gallaugher's research focuses on the strategic use of information systems, electronic commerce, and global information systems. He has consulted to several organizations including Accenture, Alcoa, the Brattle Group, ING, Staples, State Street, and the U.S. Information Agency.
- Ric Hayman
GOALS: To blend my technical and management skills to help find, develop and implement information technology innovations that support the business strategy. To establish an IT architecture that makes it easier to integrate and aggregate information from different sources, to create flexible, composite applications to support competitive business processes. To establish an organisational structure that helps businesses operate their technology effectively, and helps them leverage . . .
- Michael Grossniklaus
Michael is a senior researcher at the Institute for Information Systems at ETH Zurich. He was born in Basel, Switzerland and graduated in Computer Science at ETH Zurich in 2001. In 2007, Michael completed his PhD entitled "An Object-Oriented Version Model for Context-Aware Data Management" under the supervision of Moira C. Norrie at ETH Zurich. In addition to research, Michael gained experience as a lecturer as well.
- Liana "Li" Evans
Liana "Li" Evans is the search marketing manager at Commerce360 that oversees all natural search optimization efforts for a variety of clients within the company�s portfolio. Since 1999 Liana has been active in the search marketing arena, becoming well versed in all avenues of search marketing, but having a particular focus on natural search and image search. She has also become well versed in areas of the retail industry that are regulated by the FTC.
- David Kohrell
David is the president of Technology As Promised, LLC and leads their eLearning portal www.tapuniversity.com. He is also a senior instructor with ESI - International and adjunct professor with Bellevue University. He is a frequent keynote speaker, trainer and seminar leader at regional and national conferences on a range of topics from conflict resolution to leadership development. He also has written and published best practice articles on project management and software development. . . .
- Melissa Elbert
I dream of peace, equality and financial freedom. I consider myself a modern hippie. I want to save the trees and the people, and I think anyone should be as important as anyone else. I think education should be more important than prison, and freedom should be universal.
- Chris Chalfant
Chris Chalfant Web Developer Chris Chalfant joined the Center in 2007. Among his duties are increasing functionality within existing courses and implementing FRB-Chicago’s enterprise Web Content Services for new and existing Center products. Prior to joining the Fed, Chris worked at AT&T as the team leader for a group responsible for developing web-based decision support systems. He has also worked for two software development companies, Cerner and McKesson HBOC.
- Claude Marais
- Fred Collopy
Fred Collopy studies the design process and uses these insights to design information tools for managers. For example, heâs developed a system to help forecasters logically choose the best forecasting method for a given situation and also a way to add qualitative data to the process. He is currently designing methods to convert financial data into images that help users visualize information.