ISD Lecture
From Data Collections to Knowledge Systems — Making Smarter Web Services
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Dave Marvit , Connected Information Innovation Center, Fujitsu Labs
The term "Web 2.0" is justly derided for its imprecision. In this talk Dave Marvit of Fujitsu labs will present a different perspective on the continuum from simple data collections to knowledge systems. With many examples he will try to elucidate the underlying principles that will help us create more useful and much smarter Web services.
Dave Marvit is Vice President at Fujitsu Labs of America in charge of the Connected Information Innovation Center. Dave has worked as a writer and producer with WGBH’s Nova Science Team, served as a Mellon Visiting Professor at Caltech, and been involved with many Silicon Valley Startups. This includes his role as a founder, VP of production, and lead creative at World Inc., and founder and VP Marketing at, Disappearing Inc. Dave was selected as one of Time Magazine’s 2001 Digital Dozen — one of the 12 most influential people in the digital world. He has over 30 patents granted and pending.