Kurt Bollacker
Encyclopedia
Dr. Kurt Bollacker is a computer scientist with a research background in the areas of machine learning
, digital libraries, semantic network
s, and electro-cardiographic modeling. He received a Ph.D.
in Computer Engineering from The University Of Texas At Austin
. He was co-creator of the CiteSeer
research tool as a visiting researcher at the NEC Research Institute, the technical director of the Internet Archive
, and a biomedical research engineer at the Duke University
Medical Center. He is currently pursuing research on long term digital archiving as the Digital Research Director at the Long Now Foundation
. His previous position was Chief Scientist at Metaweb Technologies
until Feb, 2009, after which he has been spending time as a philanthropist. In January, 2011 he joined Infochimps as a consulting Data Scientist.
Machine learning
Machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, is a scientific discipline concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to evolve behaviors based on empirical data, such as from sensor data or databases...
, digital libraries, semantic network
Semantic network
A semantic network is a network which represents semantic relations among concepts. This is often used as a form of knowledge representation. It is a directed or undirected graph consisting of vertices, which represent concepts, and edges.- History :...
s, and electro-cardiographic modeling. He received a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in Computer Engineering from The University Of Texas At Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
. He was co-creator of the CiteSeer
CiteSeer
CiteSeer was a public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers. It is often considered to be the first automated citation indexing system and was considered a predecessor of academic search tools such as Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Search. It was replaced by...
research tool as a visiting researcher at the NEC Research Institute, the technical director of the Internet Archive
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
, and a biomedical research engineer at the Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
Medical Center. He is currently pursuing research on long term digital archiving as the Digital Research Director at the Long Now Foundation
Long Now Foundation
The Long Now Foundation, established in 1996, is a private organization that seeks to become the seed of a very long-term cultural institution. It aims to provide a counterpoint to what it views as today's "faster/cheaper" mindset and to promote "slower/better" thinking...
. His previous position was Chief Scientist at Metaweb Technologies
Metaweb
Metaweb Technologies, Inc. was a United States company based in San Francisco that developed Freebase, described as an "open, shared database of the world's knowledge". The company was founded by Danny Hillis in July, 2005, and operated in stealth mode until 2007. Metaweb was acquired by Google in...
until Feb, 2009, after which he has been spending time as a philanthropist. In January, 2011 he joined Infochimps as a consulting Data Scientist.