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James Hendler

MEMBER SINCE: 2018

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James Hendler is the Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences at RPI and director of the RPI-IBM Artificial Intelligence Research Collaboration. He is a data scientist with specific interests in open government and scientific data, AI and machine learning, semantic data integration and the use of data in government. Hendler is a former Chief Scientist of the Information Systems Office at the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and was awarded a US Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Medal in 2002. In 2004, he became the first computer scientist to serve on the Board of Reviewing editors for Science. In 2010, Hendler was selected as an “Internet Web Expert” by the US government and helped in the development and launch of the US data.gov open data website. In 2013, he was appointed as the Open Data Advisor to New York State and in 2015 appointed a member of the US Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee. In 2016, became a member of the National Academies Board on Research Data and Information, in 2017 a member of the Director’s Advisory Committee of the National Security Directorate of PNNL and in 2021 became chair of the ACM’s global Technology Policy Council. Hendler is a Fellow of the AAAI, AAAS, ACM, BCS, IEEE and the US National Academy of Public Administration.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web and Cognitive Sciences
School of Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2007
Current
Director
Institute for Data Exploration and Applications
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2014
Current
Director
Rensselaer-IBM AI Reseaech Collaboration
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2018
Current
Director's Advisory Committee Member
Nat'l Security Directorate
Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
2017
2023
Board Member
Board on Research Data and Information
Nat'l Acad Science, Engineering and Medicine
2016
2022
Open Data Advisor, New York State (unpaid)
NYS Government
2013
2020
Member Advisory Committee
Homeland Security Science and Technology Adv. Comm
DHS
2015
2020
Internet Web Expert (unpaid)
Data.gov project
IPA to GSA, working w/OSTP
2012
2015
Professor
Computer Science
University of Maryland
1986
2007
Program Mgr/Chief Scientist (IPA)
Information Systems
Def Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
1999
2001
Founding Director
Future of Computing Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2022
Primary Policy Areas

Education, Government Operations/Innovation, Homeland Security, National Security

Primary Sector of Expertise

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Academic Administration, Data Analytics, Information Technology