Patents
12045739 Best outcome AIOps modeling with data confidence fabrics
12032696 Confidence-enabled data storage systems
12028343 Decentralized identities for access to multiple computing resource systems
12002062 Determining Projected Technology Information Effect
11870847 Decentralized Data Flow Valuation and Deployment
11860943 Outcome Driven Data Exploration for data sets, business questions, and pipelines
11847242 DCF Node Configuration for Device Data
11824883 Variable DCF Security Scores and Data Threat Portfolio Views
11797564 System and Method for Data Registration
11741211 Human Trust API in a Data Confidence Fabric
11687952 Leveraging Data in Data Marketplace Environment
11657164 Decentralized Policy Publishing & Query System
11645398 System and Method for Data Registration and Access
11599522 Hardware Trust Boundaries and Graphs in a Data Confidence Fabric
11593496 Decentralized data protection system for multi-cloud computing environment
11550834 Auto Assignment of Data Set Value via Semantic Matching
11544253 Automated Data Routing in a DCF
11537735 Trusted Enterprise Data Assets via Data Confidence Fabrics
11516243 Data Confidence Fabric Trust Brokers
11514140 Post-Purchase Data Usage and License Enforcement
11507540 Decentralized File System and Message Bus Architecture for Processing Training Sets in Multi-Cloud Computing
11481740 Distributed Ledger for Peer to Peer Cloud Data Set Valuation
11475073 Managing Data From Deployments
11468451 Leveraging Sensor Data Valuation
11456885 Data Set Valuation for Service Providers
11438359 Increasing Edge Data Confidence via Trusted Ethical Hacking
11416230 Smart Contract Mapping to Trusted Hardware in a Data Confidence Fabric
11397919 Electronic agreement data management architecture with blockchain distributed ledger
11392733 Multi-dimensional event model generation
11360703 Trusted Actuation via Data Fabric Metadata
11334925 Normalization and Secure Storage of Asset Valuation Information
11334557 Method and System for Deriving Metadata Characteristics of Derivative Assets
11310272 Method and System for Creating and Using Data Confidence Fabric Processing Paths
11308076 Dynamic Scoring in Data Confidence Fabrics
11265393 Method and System for Data License Agreements and Licensee Auditability
11294734 Method and System Optimizing the Use of Sub-Data Confidence Fabrics
11265393 Data Valuation and Sensor Data Management
11256881 Cultural Data Valuation via Language-Neutral Content Addressing
11210713 Feedback Chains for Value-Based Data Reputation Management
11205229 Content Storage Management Based On Multi-Dimensional Valuation Models
11205102 Tamperproof logging for automated processes
11169965 Metadata-based Data Valuation
11164115 Multicloud Capacity Planning and Data Placement Optimization
11144568 System and Method for Management of Data in Distributed Systems
11108891 Human Trust Overlays for Automated Data Confidence Fabrics
11106834 Digital Disappearing Ink
11109229 Security for Network Computing Environment Using Centralized Security System
11102009 Transacting Data Using Verifiable Claims
11044308 Dynamic Gateway Communication Protocol Control via SW-Defined Radio Implemented Devices
11042911 Creating High Value Data Assets from Undervalued Data
11038891 Decentralized Identity Management System
11038690 Policy-Driven Dynamic Consensus Selection
11037208 Calculating the Economic Value of Information
11032399 Dynamic Certification for Configuration Changes to SW-Defined Radio Implemented Devices
11025626 Decentralized identities for cross-enterprise authentication and/or authorization
11012426 Secure Data Pools
10977055 Method and System Creating and Using Sub-Data Confidence Fabrics
10956377 Decentralized Data Management via Geographic Location-based Consensus Protocol
10956363 Automated Data Management via Machine-Readable Data Definition Files
10924361 Decentralized Data Analytic Management
10922304 Distributed Data Protection Management in Multi-Cloud Computing Environment
10915961 Calculating Asset Value Using Multi-dimensional models
10855778 Distributed Ledger for Edge Server Management
10855758 Decentralized Computing Resource Manager Using Distributed Ledger
10838965 Data Valuation via Content Ingest
10838946 Data Quality Computation for Use in Data Valuation
10841240 Data Distribution Management in Mobile Network
10841237 Decentralized Data Management Across Highly Distributed Systems
10841079 Data Registration-Aware Storage Systems
10824740 Decentralized Policy Publishing and Querying System for Multi-cloud
10812326 Data Fabric Automated Configuration for IoT
10789224 Data Value Structures
10789179 DATA ROUTING IN INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM UTILIZING PERSISTENT MEMORY
10721266 Automated Security Incident Remediation Recommender
10721261 Data Governance with Automated Risk Valuation via Impact per Event Analytics
10719480 Embedded Data Valuation and Metadata Binding
10698879 Data Tracking and Movement for Extended Multicloud
10671483 Data Value via Data Protection Analytics
10671360 Resource-constrained Multicloud Faas Optimizer
10644936 Ad-hoc Computation System in Mobile Network
10587642 Automated Security Incident Ranking
10587413 Decentralized Identities for Cross-Enterprise Authentication
10586046 Automated Security Feed Analysis for Threat Assessment
10567234 Point of Origin Capture for Data Compliance Management
10530859 Distributed Ledger and Proof-of-work Storage Systems
10528522 Metadata Architecture for Data Valuation
10484341 Distributed Ledger for Multi-cloud Operational State
10462105 Encryption with viewer identity and content address-based identity protection
10452295 Data Routing in information processing utilizing persistent memory
10445339 Distributed Contextual Analytics
10419931 Security for Network Computing Environment
10394793 Method and System for Governed Replay
10382279 Dynamically Composed Compute Nodes Comprising Disaggregated Components
10341458 Application and Information Movement in a Cloud Environment
10324962 Unstructured Data Valuation
10325115 Governed Application Deployment on Trusted Infrastructure
10303690 Automated Identification and Classification of Critical Data Elements
10296501 Lineage-based Veracity for Data Repositories
10277525 Disaggregated Overlays via App Service Profiles
10210551 Data Relevance and Data Valuation
10185596 Cloudbook Registry for Cloud Service Providers
10181043 Cookie validation and scoring
10097572 Security for Network Computing based on Power Consumption
10091295 Converged Infrastructure with Distributed Compute Elements
10069749 Disaggregated Overlays via App Service Profiles
10025734 Managing I/O operations based on application awareness
10009360 Malware detection and data protection integration
10007733 High-performance network data capture and storage
9946685 Active Element Manager
9871851 Migrating Private Infrastructure Services to a Cloud
9870296 Evaluating System Performance
9852138 Content Fabrics
9811669 Privacy Audit Support in Provenance Aware Systems
9811573 Lineage Information Management in Data Analytics
9785645 Database Migration Management
9781163 Trust overlays for disaggregated infrastructures
9779117 Database partitioning scheme evaluation and comparison
9778931 Data Valuation Based on Development and Deployment Velocity
9766996 Learning-based data processing job performance modeling and prediction
9594546 Governed Application Deployment on Trusted Infrastructure
9727588 Indexed Storage
9721038 Collaborative Data Visualization
9710767 Data science project automated outcome prediction
9710332 Lineage for Complex Assets
9684866 Data analytics computing resource provisioning
9684712 Analyzing Tenant-Specific Data
9647844 Governed placement of data analytic results
9628420 Content, endpoint, and protocol man-in-the-middle user interface
9619550 Computing resource reprovisioning during data analytic lifecycle
9619429 Storage tiering in a cloud environment
9619162 Data protection strategy for a content unit
9594849 Hypothesis-centric data preparation in data analytics
9594546 Governed Application Deployment on Trusted Infrastructure
9569477 Scanning of Databases in Data Storage Systems
9519425 Techniques for Device User Interfaces
9491035 Cloud Services Directory Protocol
9460136 Managing Databases in Data Storage Systems
9456011 Dynamic Service Delivery for Management Structure
9449007 Controlling access to metadata
9424187 Policy-based multi-tier object storage
9407663 Man in the middle agent-assisted client filtering
9398073 Block access and object addressable storage
9390093 Managing Data Objects
9361269 Knowledge Management Across Distributed Entity Using Predictive Analysis
9361045 Virtual Storage Networks for Multiple Tenants with QoS
9356961 Privacy Scoring for Cloud Services
9317820 System and Method for Configuring a Cloud Computing Space
9292523 Managing Data Storage
9262217 Computation Resource Cyclic Utilization
9262188 Virtual Asset Management in Data Center
9262146 Supplying software via data storage system
9235971 Service Window Optimized Service Alert Engine
9235630 Hypothesis-based Dataset Discovery
9229646 Increasing data storage capacity in object-based systems
9170737 Processing data storage system configuration information
9152820 Cookie Anonymization and Rejection
9134916 Managing Content in a Distributed System
9098803 Hypothesis Aggregation
9098617 Analytics Lifecycle Automation
9075851 Content Retention
9031994 Database partitioning for data processing system
8996690 Time-based analysis of data streams
8984931 App-aware database management
8977814 Information lifecycle management for binding content
8972490 User Discovery in Socially Aware Storage Systems
8972361 Providing cloud system management services
8935474 Policy-based storage of object fragments on multiple tiers
8918586 Policy-based configuration of object fragments on multiple tiers
8909875 Versioning for new objects
8832224 Data tracking for provenance and chain of custody generation
8819234 Storage Appliance Services Endpoint
8819203 Application Services Appliance
8812423 Object qualifiers for multi-dimensional object model
8751622 Automated App Discovery
8725869 Classifying Situations for System Management
8725767 Multi-Dimensional Object Models
8706683 Knowledge Management Across Distributed Entity
8700678 Data Provenance in Computing Infrastructure
8700669 Techniques for Advanced Storage System Management
8645375 Var and Distributor Override of Ecosystem Management
8635707 Multi-dim obj model MOF file qualifiers
8601175 Service Portals for On-site Ecosystem Mining and Customization
8601131 Active Element Manager
8549048 Workflow database for scalable storage service
8539169 Managing Power Consumption of a Storage System
8533604 Techniques for User Interface Selection
8489559 Conversion of content
8478936 Spin-down of storage resources in an Object Addressable Storage System
8458289 Block access and object addressable storage
8438342 Application Provisioning for Object
8429242 Providing Content Block over Object
8346926 Granting access to object addressable storage
8326794 Active Element Management and Support
8302201 App-aware security and licensing
8296414 Automated Application Discovery
8255611 Split server object writes
8219724 App-aware rejection templates
8205049 Transmitting FS requests to multiple FS
8191084 Application Lifecycle Management
8161083 Active Element Management and User Communities
8151077 App-aware cache management
8150877 Active element management and e-commerce
8146155 Controlling access to content on an OAS
8095804 Storing Deleted Data in FS Snap
8095764 Dynamic Reconfiguration based on App-Aware Policy
8095542 Allowing access to content
8055861 Reflections and Deletion of Data
8082330 App-aware automated storage pool provisioning
8069269 Accessing content in a virtual pool
8055861 Reflections and Deletion of Data
8055555 Mediation Device for Scalable Storage Service
8046561 Selecting a Storage Zone
8010741 Configuration Tool for Migration
8010733 Client for Multi-Path OAS
8010543 Protecting an OAS File system
7979665 Processing Access Requests
7958101 Mounting a file system on an object addressable system
7930476 App-aware resource provisioning
7913051 Increasing the Capacity of a Zone
7904652 Application aware use of added devices
7904557 Granting access to a content unit
7895519 Tracking use of interface and online assistance
7818536 Storing Content on a System Comprised of Multiple Zones
7805583 Migrating Data in a Clustered Computer Environment
7805470 Managing the Storage of Content in a File System
7801920 Indirectly Identifying a Retention Period
7765191 Managing the Replication of Content
7752492 Responding to Failures in a Storage System with Object IDs
7734889 Distributing Information to Multiple Nodes
7734886 Controlling Access to Content
7707151 Method and apparatus for migrating data
7698516 Methods and apparatus for managing deletion of data
7636704 Methods and apparatus for scheduling an action on a computer
7634630 Storing authentication information in a content unit on an object addressable storage system
7634567 Configuring data storage for electronic mail application
7627710 Converting an object identifier to a block I/O address to identify a storage location on a server
7580961 Methods and apparatus for modifying a retention period for data in a storage system
7565494 Configuring a bounded cache prefetch policy in a computer system employing object
addressable storage
7565493 Configuring a cache replacement policy in a computer system employing object addressable storage
7552056 Scalable storage service registration application
7539838 Methods and apparatus for increasing the storage capacity of a storage system
7539813 Methods and apparatus for segregating a content addressable computer system
7529972 Methods and apparatus for reconfiguring a storage system
7529883 Methods and apparatus for parsing a content address to facilitate selection of a physical storage location in a data storage system
7526553 Configuring a cache in a computer system employing object addressable storage
7523231 Application aware storage
7502960 Method and apparatus for managing access to volumes of storage
7451225 Configuring a cache prefetch policy in a computer system employing object addressable storage
7444389 Methods and apparatus for generating a content address to indicate data units written to a storage system proximate in time
7430645 Methods and apparatus for extending a retention period for data in a storage system
7428621 Methods and apparatus for storing a reflection on a storage system
7428611 Methods and apparatus for forwarding access requests in a content addressable computer system
7415591 Method and apparatus for migrating data and automatically provisioning a target for the migration
7406682 Translator-compiler for converting legacy management software
7398273 Pushing attribute information to storage devices for network topology access
7392235 Methods and apparatus for retrieval of content units in a time-based directory structure
7376764 Method and apparatus for migrating data in a computer system
7376681 Methods and apparatus for accessing information in a hierarchical file system
7366836 Software system for providing storage system functionality
7350041 Methods and apparatus for managing the storage of content
7320059 Methods and apparatus for deleting content from a storage system
7281108 Method and apparatus for managing migration of data in a computer system
7281084 Method and apparatus for modifying a retention period
7263590 Method and apparatus for migrating data in a computer system
7263576 Methods and apparatus for facilitating access to content in a data storage system
7249251 Methods and apparatus for secure modification of a retention period for data in a storage system
7240151 Methods and apparatus for transferring data in a content addressable computer system
7240150 Methods and apparatus for processing access requests in a content addressable computer system
7162571 Methods and apparatus for parsing a content address to facilitate selection of a physical storage location in a data storage system
7159070 Methods and apparatus for caching a location index in a data storage system
7093088 Method and apparatus for undoing a data migration in a computer system
7080225 Method and apparatus for managing migration of data in a computer system
7080221 Method and apparatus for managing migration of data in a clustered computer system environment
7076690 Method and apparatus for managing access to volumes of storage
6754718 Pushing attribute information to storage devices for network topology access
6742059 Primary and secondary management commands for a peripheral connected to multiple agents
6711574 Retrieval of management information
6662241 Apparatus and method for controlling a peripheral device
6587959 System and method for addressing scheme for use on clusters
6233730 Revision compatibility between programs
5452444 Data processing system using high availability disk arrays for handling power failure conditions during operation of the system
5371743 On-line module replacement in a multiple module data processing system
5305326 High availability disk arrays
Lectures/Public Speaking
Measuring the Confidence in Your Data, Over the Edge Podcast, May 22, 2024
LFEdge CO2 Footprint Tracking at the Edge, LF Edge Webinar, March 1, 2023
Gossip about Gossip Podcast, Hedera, February 7, 2023
Next Generation Digital Solutions for Climate and Sustainability, Climate Week NYC, Sep 20, 2022
Real-time Carbon Footprint Tracking through a DCF, Dell Technologies World, May 2, 2022
Blockchain Solutions for Sustainable Energy and Climate, Nations Environment Programme, January 18, 2022
Interoperability in Blockchain and why it is important to the Storage Industry, SNIA SDC Conference, Sep 29, 2021
Facilitating Data Confidence with Trust Fabrics, Zededa Transform 2021, August 18, 2021
Can People Become Data Silos, Dell Technologies World, May 6 2021
IOTA, Dell, and Intel DCF Webinar, Feb 24, 2021
Data Confidence Fabrics, Data West Conference, December 16 2020
Project Alvarium: The Future of Big Data, All Things Open Conference, October 2020
The Power of Now, A Real-time Data Platform, DM Radio, October 15, 2020
It's Midnight, Do You Know Where Your Data's Been? VMworld 2020 Session OCTO2494, September 2020
Walgreen's GeekFest 2020, September 2020
Blockchain at Texas State Legislature, February 2018
Open Innovation Workshop on Value of Data, December 2017
Data Valuation on the Balance Sheet, Dell EMC World, May 2017
The Value of Data: Treating Data as a Capital Asset, Cairo AmCham, Egypt, November 2016
International Conference on Innovations in IT, Al Ain, UAE, November 2016
Evanta CIO Executive Summit, Skytop PA, October 2016
Introduction to Data Value, Business Information Systems, University of Leipzig, Germany
eMerge Americas 2016, Miami FL
Innovex Innovation Keynote, Tel Aviv February 2016
Gordon Engineering Leadership School, UC San Diego, January 2016
EnterConf Data Value Keynote, Belfast, Ireland, June 2015
IT@Cork Data Value Keynote, Cork Ireland February 2015
Powering the Cloud Conference, Frankfurt Germany 2014
Academic University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 11, 2013
Ingria Business Incubator Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 9, 2013
Northeastern University Distinguished Speaker Series, March 28, 2013
China Amchan/USITO Lecture, Innovation In Emerging Markets, Beijing, China, July 17, 2012
Panel Discussion on Russian Startup Innovation, St Petersburg World Economic Forum, June 23, 2012
Northeastern University Distinguished Speaker Series, March 30, 2012
Cairo Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, January 23, 2012
UMASS Computer Science Lecture, Dec 6 2011
Center for Innovation Management Studies, NC State, October 25, 2011
Babson College, Lecture to graduate students in a Corporate Entrepreneurship course. October 2011.
Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, June 1-3, 2011
Lectures at American University Cairo (AUC) and German University Cairo (GUC), April-May 2011
Commando Mentoring, Management Innovation Exchange, Dec 2020
Innovation Cubed Conference, Featured Speaker. December 8-10, 2010.
Reverse Innovation. Keynote Speech at Moscow SECR Conference. October 15, 2010.
Global Intrapreneurship. Lecture to Russian University Students (ITMO and SPb SU). October 2010.
Babson College. Lecture to graduate students in a Corporate Entrepreneurship course. October 2010.
MIT DataSpace. Member of the DataSpace proposal given to the NSF, February 2010.
Intrapreneurship. Lecture to University Students in St. Petersburg, Russia. January 2010.
eScience Conference 2009. Scientific Lineage and Object-based Storage Systems (with Dan Hushon). December 2009.
Harvard University IIC Colloquium. XAM, Digital Curation, and eScience. September 2009.
EMC Innovation Lecture Series. The XAM Standard and Its Role in Digital Curation (with Professor Stuart Madnick). June 2009.
The International Journal of Digital Curation. The eXtensible Access Method (XAM) Standard. December 2008.
Master's Thesis, University of New Hampshire. Comparing the XAM API with File System Programming. December 2006.
Awards/Honors
North Andover High School (Massachusetts) Athletic Hall of Fame.
Member of Mensa International.
Member of Liberty Church Executive Board of Directors, 2005-2012.
Selected as EMC Fellow, November 2012.
Selected as EMC Distinguished Engineer, October 2008. Had to wear a suit.
3rd Place Out of 410 entries in EMC's 2007 Global Innovation Contest
2nd Place Out of 984 entries in EMC's 2008 Global Innovation Contest
Final 30 Out of 1422 entries in EMC's 2009 Global Innovation Contest
Final 30 and Winner of Data Computing Division Award Out of 1500+ entries in EMC's 2010 Global Innovation Contest
Named as Director of EMC's Global Innovation Network, May 2011
2013 Top 10 Innovation Blogger (#10), Innovation Excellence
2012 Top 10 Innovation Blogger (#8), Innovation Excellence
2011 Top 40 Innovation Blogger (#25), Innovation Excellence
Winner, 2012 Greenplum Innovation Showcase Award, October 2012
3rd place 2017 Dell EMC Knowledge Sharing Competition
1st place 2018 Dell EMC Knowledge Sharing Competition
Finalist 2019 Dell EMC Knowledge Sharing Competition
2nd place 2020 Dell EMC Knowledge Sharing Competition
Writing/Related Articles
A field test of a federated learning/federated analytic blockchain network, Frontiers in Blockchain Aug 8, 2022
Run Untrustworthy Data Out of Town, Dell Technologies Blog
Advance Sustainability with Data Confidence at the Edge, Dell Technologies Blog
Gearing Up for a Massive Explosion in Data, Dell Technologies Perspectives
Project Alvarium and the Rise of Data Confidence, CIO.com
Project Alvarium: The Backbone of Trustworthy Data, CIO.com
Privacy and Data Confidence in Edge Clouds, Joint Intel White Paper
Taking the Pulse: Data Management, Dell Technologies Research and Insight
Open Trusted Edge Can Help Improve Data Sharing and Monetization, by Venture Beat
Building the First Data Confidence Fabric, Direct2DellEMC
Why IoT Development is Heading to Agile, Information Week
Data Monetization: The Further Away Your Data, the More Distant Your Profits, insideBigData.com
Entering the Age of Data Valuation, insideBigData.com
AI Safeguards Using Today's Technologies, CIO.com
Fueling Business Transformation, CIO.com
What's Your Data Worth, MIT Sloan Management Review
Data Value: Digital Transformation's Dirty Secret, Proven Professional Knowledge Sharing Competition
Data Monetization: Big Potential, Bigger Challenges, IT Trends & Analysis
Five Most Valued Attributes in an Entrepreneurs Toolbelt, DataFloq
Economic Value of Data In An Information Driven World, Reflections Blog
Future of the Data Economy, How to Measure the True Value of Your Data Assets, Information Age
EMC's Innovation Network Keeps Getting Smarter, Forbes
How Twitter Users Can Generate Better Ideas, MIT Sloan Management Review
Information Playground Blog: Building Software for the Information Storage Industry.
Innovation Excellence: Contributing Blogger
Vault.com Blog: Careers in High-Tech
CNBC Blog: Boomers and High-Tech
2010 World Innovation Forum: Blogger's Hub
2009 World Innovation Forum: Blogger's Hub
2009 World Business Forum: Blogger's Hub
"Innovate With Influence: Tales of a High-Tech Intrapreneur", published by Booklocker.com.
"Innovate With Global Influence: Tales of High-Tech Intrapreneurs", published by Booklocker.com.
