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==Mike Bostock==
Interactive Graphic Design for The New York Times and the author of D3.js, a popular open-source library for visualizing data using web standards.
Sorelle Friedler has been an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Haverford College since 2014 and was visiting at Haverford starting in 2012 (Haverford is just a few miles from Philadelphia). Her research interests include the design and analysis of algorithms, computational geometry, data mining and machine learning, and the application of such algorithms to interdisciplinary data. She is a [http://www.datasociety.net/updates/featured/announcements/2015/03/introducing-2015-2016-fellows-class/ 2015-2016 Fellow at the Data & Society Research Institute] for her work on preventing discrimination in machine learning. Learn more about her work on her [http://ww3.haverford.edu/computerscience/faculty/sorelle/index.php Haverford Computer Science page].
== Brett Anitra Gilbert ==
"I’ve been doing research in Johannesburg, South Africa, to understand what the city needs to do to better support technology entrepreneurs," [http://www.business.rutgers.edu/news/faculty-insights-professor-brett-gilbert-looks-how-tech-clusters-emerge-cities says Rutgers Business School professor Brett Gilbert]. "The city is actively in the process of trying to see a tech cluster emerge, so my research is intended to help them understand what needs to happen in order to see a tech community thrive in Johannesburg. It's research I’m doing concurrently in Newark, New Jersey, because the city would like to see a technology community emerge here. The research is really comparing the process these two cities are going through. Most research on clusters focuses on clusters that already exist and on regions that are somewhat well established so you don’t see a lot that helps people understand what a city or region would need to do if they want to see one of these technology clusters emerge."
Dr. Gilbert's dissertation, "[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1371727 The Implications of Geographic Cluster Locations for New Venture Performance]" was awarded a Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship in 2004, and selected as a finalist for the Entrepreneurship Division's 2005 Heizer Award for outstanding dissertations in entrepreneurship. In addition to examining emerging technology communities in developing market contexts, she is also focusing on understanding emerging "clean energy" technologies. She has taught a variety of entrepreneurship courses on creativity and innovation, and the startup and management of new ventures. At RBS, Dr. Gilbert teaches the Technology Ventures course for undergraduates and graduates, and the Ph.D. seminar in entrepreneurship. Learn more on [https://twitter.com/ProfGilbert Twitter] and on [http://www.business.rutgers.edu/faculty-research/directory/gilbert-brett her page at the Rutgers Business School website].
== Amelia Greenhall ==