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Oliver (Olly) Downs, PhD Currently: Chief Scientist, Mindset Media, LLC
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Olly
Downs is Chief Scientist at Mindset
Media, where he is responsible for the science, architecture and
development of a web-based predictive analytics platform enabling
ad-targeting to internet users based on attitude rather than behavior. Olly
specializes in applying abstract analytical ideas from mathematical, physical
and statistical science to problems in the real world; to date
this has resulted in 18 US patents pending in the fields of Bayesian Prediction,
Statistical Estimation, Outlier Detection, Real-Time GPS Data Processing and
Quantum Computing. Previously,
Olly was Principal Scientist at INRIX,
the first technology spin-out from Microsoft
Research. At INRIX, Olly delivered a world-first in the provision of
real-time traffic information using a nationwide network of GPS-enabled probe
vehicles (named 2007
Breakthrough Technology of the Year by the Washington Software Alliance),
and drove the design and architecture of INRIX’ dynamic Bayesian predictive
modeling platform for traffic conditions, revolutionizing the traffic
information industry worldwide. Olly’s
work has included pioneering web-facing applications of predictive analytics
and probabilistic reasoning for Pelago, Farecast and MSN in addition
to offline analytics; including financial mathematics, quantum computing
and Bayesian prediction, for L1 Partners, D-Wave Systems, Apollo Data
Technologies, Microsoft Research, Barnes & Noble, Knight Ridder, Ryder
and IGT. Olly
has also spent time in research roles at Microsoft Research and Bell Labs. Olly
holds PhD and MA degrees in Applied
& Computational Mathematics from Princeton
University, and BA, MA and MSci degrees in Experimental & Theoretical Physics
from the University of Cambridge, UK.
He has an Erdös Number of 3.
(Seattle Times, August 2007) Math whiz had
I-5's number. Full
Text (King5 News, August 2007) I-5 closure will
impact Southcenter, Eastside, Everett. Video (WMV) (Technology Review, January 2006) A new service from Kirkland, WA-based Inrix predicts traffic slowdowns by crunching road sensor data, weather, history, and local events. Full Text (Technology Review, July 2005) D-Wave Systems is building a 'quantum' computer to solve intractable real-world problems. The secret: cooling the chip to -269 C with liquid helium. Full Text Publications:
Recent Presentations ·
The Science of Prediction – How Next Generation Traffic
Services Will Impact Location-Based Applications (presented at Where 2.0,
June 2006): Online Slideshow
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