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Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Pages 193-200
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He served as a member of the International Scientific Advisory Group of National Information and Communication Technology Australia and the Global Innovation and Technology Advisory Council of John Deere & Co. His research interests are in computer vision, artificial intelligence, robotics, and artificial life.
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in statistics and animal genetics from Iowa State University. Steven Ceulemans, National Academies Christine Mirzayan science and technology policy graduate fellow and consultant, is vice president of innovation and technology for the Birmingham Business Alliance, where he supports the growth of the Alabama knowledge economy through technology-based economic development in the Birmingham region.
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A leader in the development of statistical methods for the analysis of multivariate categorical data, he also has worked on the development of statistical methods for large-scale sample surveys and censuses, such as those carried out by the federal government, and on the interrelationships between sample surveys and randomized experiments. His current research includes technical and policy aspects of privacy and confidentiality and methods for the analysis of network data.
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His research focuses on issues concerning technological innovation and public policy, in particular on the structure and role of venture capital and private equity organizations and on innovation policies and how they impact firm strategies. He codirects the National Bureau of Economic Research's Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program.
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Dr. Mowery has written on industrial leadership, the global computer software industry, competitiveness strategy for the global chemicals industry, and collaborative R&D, among other topics.
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Prior to that, she led economic and statistical programs at the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Federal Reserve Board. She was a member of the international advisory board for VINNOVA, Sweden's innovation agency, and led expert panels in 2012 and 2014 that evaluated the Swedish Research Council's Linnaeus Grants, which provide direct government
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Battelle is the world's largest nonprofit R&D organization, with a history of scientific discoveries in the fields of energy, security, and health and life science that is manifest in such everyday products as copiers, bar codes, cruise controls, and green airplane deicers.
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Ward oversaw a major overhaul of the university's information technology infrastructure, as well as the development of a cluster-hiring program called the Madison Initiative Investment Plan. He created the university's Technology Transfer Council, which was instrumental in the growth of University Research Park.
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