Biographical Data
Jeff Jonas is chief scientist of the Entity Analytic Solutions
group and an IBM Distinguished Engineer. In these capacities, he
is responsible for shaping the overall technical strategy of next
generation identity analytics and the use of this new capability
in the overall IBM technology strategy.
The IBM Entity Analytic Solutions group was formed based on technologies
developed by Mr. Jonas as the founder and chief scientist of Systems
Research & Development (SRD). SRD was acquired by IBM in January
2005.
Today, Mr. Jonas applies his real world and hands on experience
in software design and development to drive technology innovations
while delivering higher levels of privacy and civil liberties protections.
By way of example, the most recent breakthrough developed by Mr.
Jonas involves an innovative technique enabling advanced data correlation
while only using irreversible cryptographic hashes. This new capability
makes it possible for organizations to discover records of common
interest (e.g., identities) without the transfer of any privacy
invading content. This privacy-enhancing technology known as anonymous
entity resolution delivers extraordinary new levels of privacy protection
while enabling technology to contribute to critical societal interests
like clinical health care research, aviation safety, homeland security,
fraud detection and identity theft.
Jeff Jonas’s innovations have received coverage in such publications
as The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fortune, and Computerworld
and have been featured on ABC Primetime with Peter Jennings, The
Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel and MSNBC. Known for his
dynamic presentational style, he is a popular speaker on technology,
security and privacy and has spoken at events such as the Federal
Convention on Emerging Technologies Forum on Homeland Security,
National Security Agency’s INFOSEC Seminar Series, American
Society for Industrial Security, Black Hat, PC Forum, Wharton Technology
Conference, National Retail Federation Annual Fraud Conference and
Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference.
Mr. Jonas is a member of the Markle Foundation Task Force on National
Security in the Information Age and actively contributes his insights
on privacy, technology and homeland security to leading national
think tanks, privacy advocacy groups, and policy research organizations,
including the Center for Democracy and Technology, Heritage Foundation
and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Highlands Forum. Most
recently Mr. Jonas has been named a senior associate to the Center
for Strategic and International Studies.
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