[UCI-Calit2] IoT Speaker 9/24/15: Walter O'Brien (hacker name "Scorpion")

Shelly Nazarenus snaz at calit2.uci.edu
Mon Sep 14 12:23:11 PDT 2015


Presentation: Intelligence on Demand

Speaker: Walter O'Brien, a.k.a. "Scorpion"

Date: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Location: Calit2 Building Auditorium, UC Irvine

Description:   Walter O'Brien (hacker name: "Scorpion") was diagnosed as a child prodigy with an IQ of 197 and at 13 years old started his company ScorpionComputerServices.com. Scorpion has mitigated risk for seven years on $1.9 trillion of investments and has invented and applied Artificial Intelligence engines to protect United States war fighters in Afghanistan. Scorpion is now a think tank for hire that provides intelligence on demand as a concierge service for funded challenges through ConciergeUp.com. Since 1988, Scorpion's team of world class experts partner with clients on a global basis, across industries, to add real measurable value in mission-critical initiatives from planning, to execution, to running the business. Scorpion's senior management has a collective knowledge of more than 413 technologies, 210 years in IT, and 1,360 projects. Scorpion has created more than 177 unique technology inventions including ScenGen and WinLocX, and is one of the world's leading experts in the application of computer science and artificial intelligence to solve complex industry challenges.
Scorpion was born and raised in Ireland, and at age 16 ranked first in national high speed computer problem solving competitions. At 18 he competed in the World Olympics in Informatics and has ranked as high as the sixth fastest programmer in the world. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence with honors from Sussex University in the United Kingdom. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has certified Scorpion as being of National Interest to the United States economy and granted him an Extraordinary Ability EB 1-1 Visa (also granted to Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill). Scorpion is a frequent public speaker for IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and teaches as a mentor with the Founder Institute, the world's largest idea-stage incubator, which has helped launch more than 1,129 companies in 33 countries. Scorpion has worked with the world's largest mutual fund company, Fujitsu, Microsoft-Trados, Oracle Corporation, Baltimore Technologies, and Critical Path. Walter currently serves as chairman or board member for Indi.com, Strike Force Solutions, Talentorum Alliance, Lawloop, Pantheon Energy and previously has served on the boards of companies, including American Environmental Energy, Starglobe and Toin Corp. In addition, Scorpion is frequently called on by news media, the government and the federal court system for his technology expertise.

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