Day 1 | June 13

Dr. Michael L. Brodie

Harvard University & M.I.T.

Dr. Michael L. Brodie has over 45 years of research and industry experience in data science, databases, artificial intelligence, and multidisciplinary problem-solving. He is a Visiting Scholar in DASlab, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University. From 2013 to 2019, he was a Research Scientist in the MIT Data Systems Group. He holds a PhD in databases and AI from the University of Toronto and a Doctor of Science (honoris causa) from the National University of Ireland. He has authored over two hundred articles and seven books on advanced technologies, often collaborating with Turing Laureate Michael Stonebraker. He has worked as computer science professor in Canada, USA, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, and Ireland.

For over 25 years, Dr. Brodie worked as Chief Scientist of Verizon, one of the world’s largest enterprises, where he was responsible for emerging technologies – architectures, methodologies, and strategies. Since 1980, he has served on Scientific Advisory Boards of national and international research organizations including US National Academy of Science. From 2013 to 2019, he chaired the Scientific Advisory Committee of Science Foundation Ireland Research Center for Data Analytics, Europe’s first and largest data science research institute.