Thomas Potok
Data and Artificial Intelligence Section Head at Oak Ridge National Laboratory - AI & Machine Learning Research Leader | Principal Investigator | 5x R&D 100 Award Winner | Co-Founder of VortexT Analytics
- Role
- Distinguished Scientist and Data and Artificial Intelligence Section Hea at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Location
- Oak Ridge, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Potok
I am an accomplished AI and machine learning research leader with over two decades of experience in advancing cutting-edge data analytics, artificial intelligence, and neuromorphic computing technologies. I currently lead a growing Data and AI Research Section at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where I have successfully started and scaled new research programs in machine learning, artificial intelligence, text analytics, and neuromorphic computing.As a Principal Investigator, I have been awarded over $37M+ in research funding from leading organizations including DOE, DARPA, DOD, DHS, Lockheed Martin, and Battelle. I have been honored with 5 prestigious R&D 100 Awards, co-inventing groundbreaking systems such as the Piranha text analysis system, DTHSTR text recommender system, MENNDL deep learning systems, SuperNeuro for large-scale neuromorphic simulation, and the MAQ framework for machine learning on Adiabatic Quantum Computers.I have also led three finalist teams for the ACM Gordon Bell Award, an internationally recognized achievement in high-performance computing.In addition to my research contributions, I co-founded VortexT Analytics LLC, a joint venture with Covenant Healthcare that commercialized Piranha and DTHSTR systems. The company was later acquired by Covenant Healthcare.With 150+ research papers published and 17 issued patents, I am passionate about driving innovation in AI and data science. I have also dedicated five years of pro-bono work to support law enforcement and non-profits in using technology to protect vulnerable children from predators.
Experience
Distinguished Scientist and Data and Artificial Intelligence Section Hea
Mar 2001 — Present · Oak Ridge, TN, US
Dr. Thomas E. Potok is the founder and head of the Data and Artificial Intelligence Section at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is currently a principle investigator on a number of data science projects involving big data analytics, machine learning, text analytics, and deep learning. Prior to this he worked for 14 years at IBM’s Software Solutions Laboratory in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, where he conducted research in software engineering productivity. He has a BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering all from North Carolina State University. He has published 140+ papers, a distinguished inventor 15 issued (approved) patents, three R&D 100 Awards and serves on a number of journal editorial boards, and conference organizing and program committees.
Education
North Carolina State University
BS, Computer Science
North Carolina State University
PhD, Computer Engineering
North Carolina State University
MS, Computer Engineering
Skills
- Data Mining
- Science
- Research
- Programming
- Artificial Intelligence
- Java
- Software Development
- Python
- Latex
- Fortran
- Machine Learning
- High Performance Computing
- R&D
- Data Analysis
- Algorithms
- Computer Science
- Parallel Computing
- Text Analytics
- Simulations
- Leadership
- Software Engineering
- Big Data
- C++
- Entrepreneurship
- R
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