Data/Information/Knowledge Integration and Analysis; Semantic Web and Semantic Applications (knowledge discovery and intermediation, multi-ontology and complex relations, search/directory/personalization/analytics, business intelligence, etc.), Management of Rich Media Content and Information Sources, Digital Libraries, Pan-Web and Enterprise Information Interoperability (incl. federated information systems, multi-agent and information brokering architectures, ontology and metadata management), Web and Business Processes (Semantic Web Services/Processes, Workflow Management, Autonomic/Adaptable/Dynamic Web/Business Processes, Semantic Social Networks, eCommerce/eService/eScience). Significant collaborations and applications in Bioinformatics/Life Science, Health Care, GIS, Financial, and National Security domains.
| Ph.D. | 1985 | Ohio State University | Computer & Information Science | ||||
| M.S. | 1983 | Ohio State University | Computer & Information Science | ||||
| B.E. | 1981 | Birla Institute of Tech. & Science | Electrical & Electronics Engineering | ||||
| (Hons) | Pilani, India |
| Jan 2007 – | LexisNexis Professor, Computer Science & Engineering. Director, |
| 1994 – Dec 2006 | Director, Large Scale Distributed Information Systems (LSDIS) Lab, |
| 1998 – Dec 2006 | Professor, Department of Computer Science, |
| 1994 – 1998 | Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, |
| May 93 – June 93 | Visiting Faculty, Institute of Information Systems, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), |
| 1983 – 1984 | Graduate Research Associate, Computer & Information Science Dept., |
| 1981 – 1983 | Graduate Teaching Associate, Computer & Information Science Dept., |
| Aug 2002 – May 2006 | Co-founder/CTO (part time) Semagix, Inc. |
| June 2001 – Aug 2002 | Co-founder/CTO/Exec.VP/, Voquette, Inc. [Merger led to Semagix] |
| Aug 1999 – May 2001 | Founder, Chairman and CEO, Taalee, Inc. [Acquired by Voquette] |
| 1997 – present | Founder and President, Infocosm Inc., S-Corporation, Georgia |
| 1989 – 1994 | Member of Technical Staff, Systems Principles & Research, Morristown, NJ, and Computer Systems Integration, Bell Communications Research, Bell Communications Research (Bellcore) Inc., Piscataway, NJ |
| 1987 – 1989 | Staff Research Scientist, UNISYS West Coast Research Center (formerly SDC), Santa Monica, CA |
| 1985 – 1987 | Principal Research Scientist, Computer SciencesCenter, Honeywell, Minneapolis, MN |
Bulletins or Reports: Over 50 written, some proprietary. Preface to most issues of IJSWIS.
Edited over 30 Database Research Center Reports for ACM SIGMOD Record as
Associate Editor since 1988. Edited several reports on workflow and process
management for SIGGROUP
Bulletin.
Creative and Economic Contributions other than Formal Publications (since 1994)
Interviews and Profiles
Interviews and Biographical Profiles
Technology Licensing, Commercialization, and Deployed Systems
Recent software systems developed under
supervision as PI of projects (with co-PIs where applicable) that are
commercialized, used for R&D by other institutions, or used for
operational/regular work: