Work History for Alianna J. Maren, Ph.D.

 

Inventions and Innovations – Artificial Intelligence

 

Dr. Maren is currently developing Statistical Mechanics, Neural Networks, and Machine Learning, together with associated course material.

Dr. Maren’s most recent innovation, the CORTECON II, harnesses the power of statistical thermodynamics to identify large corpora subtle pattern shifts over time.

Dr. Maren founded Mourning Dove Press (MDP) in 2010, and currently serves as both its Board Chair and Chief Visionary. MDP works with authors and entrepreneurs, showing them how to reach their intended audience with maximal clarity in the shortest timeframe possible.

Dr. Maren has introduced new courses at leading universities, including artificial intelligence and deep learning within Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies, in the Master of Science in Data Sciences program (named MS in Predictive Analytics through Spring, 2018).

She previously introduced cloud computing (using Python and the Google AppEngine) at both George Mason University and Marymount University (2009 – 2010), and also knowledge discovery at Georgetown University (2002).

From 2001 to 2008, Dr. Maren served as Initiating Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of EagleForce Associates (later Viziant Corporation), where she developed advanced predictive analysis and knowledge discovery methods, with three new patents awarded in the areas of predictive analysis, evidence accrual for entity matching in large structured and unstructured data sets, and knowledge discovery applied to text mining in very large heterogeneous datasets.

From 1990 until 2000, as Senior Scientist with AAC (a hi-tech start-up), Dr. Maren brought in over $3.4M contract and grant funding as Principal Investigator or Co-PI on eleven Phase I & Phase II SBIR/STTR contracts, using neural networks and other advanced computational methods to solve problems in multisource data fusion for target tracking, figure-of-merit determination, system identification, precision logistics, human individual differences applied to pilot modeling, and clustering / classification. She received her first patent in 1999, Sensor Fusion Apparatus and Method, which was named Patent of the Week by the New York Times.

 

Work History – Reverse Chronological Order

• July, 2015 – Present: Faculty, Northwestern University, School of Professional Studies, Master of Science in Data Sciences program (named MS in Predictive Analytics through Spring, 2018), Evanston, IL; teaching artificial intelligence, deep learning, and text analytics.
• Aug., 2015 – May, 2015: Adjunct Faculty, Harper College, Dept. of Chemistry, Palatine, IL
• Aug., 2014 – May, 2015: Adjunct Faculty, Elgin Community College, Dept. of Mathematics, Elgin, IL
• Jan, 2014 – Present: Principal, Themasis Associates (in formation)
• Jan, 2012 – Present: Independent research; CORTECON II for temporal processing in an AI computational engine, using the cluster variation method (statistical thermodynamics) in conjunction with unsupervised neural networks for data representation; crucial equations and breakthroughs made July, 2014, see associated paper: The Cluster Variation Method: A Primer for Neuroscientists (September, 2016)
• July, 2011 – Dec., 2013: Independent marketing; Unveiling: The Inner Journey
• Jan., 2010 – July, 2011: Author’s Sabbatical; completed and published Unveiling: The Inner Journey (Mourning Dove Press, July, 2011)
• July, 2010 – Present: Principal, Mourning Dove Press
• Aug., 2009 – Dec., 2010: Adjunct Faculty, George Mason University, Dept. of Applied IT (Fairfax, VA): Taught cloud computing (program management emphasis) and senior-level Capstone courses (both entrepreneurial and regular)
• May, 2009 – Dec., 2009: Adjunct Faculty, Marymount University, IT Department (Arlington, VA): Taught cloud computing (including Python and the Google AppEngine) and business methods
• July, 2008 – April, 2008: Initial formulation work for Themasis Associates
• August, 2002 – May, 2003: Adjunct Associate Professor, Georgetown University: Taught Knowledge Discovery and C++
• Dec., 2001 – June, 2008: Chief Scientist and Principal, EagleForce Associates, Inc. (later renamed EFA, then Viziant Corporation), McLean, VA. Three awarded patents on predictive analysis, evidence accrual, and knowledge discovery, knowledge discovery engine with multiple representation levels, artificial intelligence (machine learning) feedback and control loops, neural network and Bayesian classification
• April, 2001 – November, 2001: Senior Proposal Specialist, WR Systems, Ltd., Fairfax, VA.
• April, 2000 – March, 2001: Principal, EagleForce Technology (pre-formation), TN and New York
• July, 1999 – March, 2000: Technology Manager, XonTech, Inc., Huntsville, AL
• 1993 – 1999: Senior Scientist, Accurate Automation Corporation, Chattanooga, TN , and part-time/consulting with AAC (1987 – 1992)
• 1992 – 1993: Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Radford University, Radford, VA
• 1987 – 1992: Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Tennessee Space Institute (Tullahoma, TN) and the Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)
• 1986: Scientist, PRL (Independent Research Lab), Princeton, NJ
• 1984 – 1985: Research Scientist, Honeywell Systems and Research Center, Image and Signal Processing Group, Minneapolis, MN
• 1979 – 1984: Instructor / Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Wisconsin at River Falls, River Falls, WI