Episode 103: Computational Economics, Statistical Arbitrage, and Adaptable Data Consolidation with Eric Daimler

Dr. Eric Daimler is an authority in Artificial Intelligence with over 20 years of experience in the field as an entrepreneur, executive, investor, technologist, and policy advisor. Eric has co-founded six technology companies that have done pioneering work in areas ranging from software systems to statistical arbitrage. As a Presidential Innovation Fellow during the Obama Administration, Eric helped drive the agenda for U.S. leadership in research, commercialization, and public adoption of AI. He has also served as the Assistant Dean and an Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science. He specializes in public policy and economics, helped launch Carnegie Mellon’s Silicon Valley Campus, and founded its Entrepreneurial Management program. His academic research focuses on the intersection of Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics, and Network Science. As a frequent keynote speaker, Eric has presented at venues including the engineering schools of MIT, Stanford, and Harvard. He studied at Stanford University, the University of Washington-Seattle, and Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned his Ph.D. in its School of Computer Science.