Curriculum Vitae
CURRICULUM VITAE
Matthew O. Iklé
Professor of Mathematics
Adams State College
Alamosa, CO 81102
Telephone: (719) 588-4487
Electronic mail: moikle@adams.edu
Web site: http://faculty.adams.edu/~moikle
OBJECTIVE:Research position in applied mathematics or computer science
AREAS OF RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION
Artificial Intelligence: probabilistic logic, machine learning, evolutionary programming,
cognitive science, integrative general intelligence architectures, bioinformatics
Mathematical Modeling
Nonlinear and Complex Dynamics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Experience
Novamente, LLC: Artificial Intelligence Scientist (consultant), 2006-present
•Developed Economic Attention Networks model for the OpenCog AI system
•Created Indefinite Probabilities foundation for Probabilistic Logic Networks
•Developed techniques and tools for measuring weight-of-evidence.
•Developed and tested statistical and pattern recognition techniques
for the Kuvera market prediction product.
Xippee Inc.: Director of Research and Development, 2008
•Developed new algorithms for the Xippee search tool
Syschem Inc.: Mathematical Consultant, 2006
•Conducted mathematical and statistical research related to Syschem's chemical retro-synthesis software
Webmind, Inc.: Team Leader and Software Engineer: Cognitive Dynamics Group,
2000-2001
•Managed the Cognitive Dynamics Group
•Conducted AI research in an R&D environment
•Investigated and characterized the mathematical dynamics of a massively distributed AI system
•Integrated system modules into the full AI system
•Performed simulations and created mathematical models of system features
•Analyzed and architected core scheduling systems
•Investigated the evolution of Webmind's state space
•Developed and compared pattern similarity measures
•Prepared technical presentations for fund-raising, partnerships, and major client prospects
Intel Corporation:Process Engineering Technician, 1983-1985
First City Investment Brokers:Contract Programmer, 1983
Teaching Experience
Adams State College: Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2008-present
Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2002-2008
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 1996-2002
University of Texas at El Paso: Lecturer of Mathematics, 1994-1996
University of Nevada at Las Vegas: Visiting Professor of Mathematics, 1993-1994
United Nations: Mathematics Tutor for Namibian student, 1987
EDUCATION
Ph.D.: University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1993, Mathematics
Ph.D. Dissertation: Exact Solutions to a Discrete Velocity Model for
Coagulation-Fragmentation
Advisor: Prof. Marshall Slemrod
Minor: Physics
M.A.:University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989, Mathematics
B.A.:Reed College, 1982, Mathematics
Senior Thesis: Collisions and Collapse: Qualitative Results for the n-Body
Problem
Semester at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Münich, Germany, 1981
Semester at German Language Summer School of New Mexico, Taos Ski
Valley, NM 1980
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
Worked in a large-scale, object-oriented software system environment
Developed and implemented advanced algorithms and data structures for conventional,
distributed and parallel architectures
Programmed in a variety of languages including Java, Ruby, C, C++, Python, Perl,
HTML, XML; currently learning CUDA
Created mathematical models and simulations using computer algebra systems including
Mathematica, Maple, and Matlab
Proficient using typesetting software (LaTeX) and numerical packages
Proficient using a variety of operating systems including MacOS, Unix, Linux and
Windows
PUBLICATIONS
Books
B. Goertzel, M. Iklé, I. Goertzel, A. Heljakka, Probabilistic Logic Networks, Springer
2008.
Refereed Articles
B. Goertzel, J. Pitt, M. Iklé, C. Pennachin, L. Rui, “Glocal memory: a critical design
principle for artificial brains and minds,” Neurocomputing, Article in Press, doi:10.1016/j.neucom.2009.10.033
G. Bachman, B. Goertzel, M. Iklé, “A convergence theorem for the simple GA with
population size tending to infinity”, IEEE Conference on Evolutionary Computation,
1995.
H. Cornille, M. Iklé, “Positive Similarity Solutions for a Discrete Velocity Coagulation-
Fragmentation Model”, Letters in Mathematical Physics, Vol. 34, No. 1 (1995)
B. Goertzel, M. Ananda, M. Iklé, “On the Dynamics of Genetic Algorithms (and Other
Evolving Systems)”, Complex Systems: Mechanisms of Adaptation, Ed. Stonier and
Lin, Amsterdam: IOS Press (1994) and Complexity International, Vol.2 (1995)
M. Iklé, “Exact (1+1)-dimensional Solutions for a Discrete Velocity Model for
Coagulation-Fragmentation”, M3AS: Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, Vol.4, No. 6 (1994)
Refereed Conference Proceedings
M. Iklé, “Probabilistic Logic Networks in a Nutshell,” Proceedings of Scalable
Uncertainty Management 2011, Dayton, OH: Springer, 2011.
M. Iklé, “Nonlinear-Dynamical Attention Allocation via Information Geometry,”
Proceedings of 2011 AGI Conference, Mountain View, CA: Springer, 2011
B. Goertzel, M. Iklé, “Three Hypotheses About the Geometry of Mind,” Proceedings of
2011 AGI Conference, Mountain View, CA: Springer, 2011.
M. Iklé, B. Goertzel, “Probabilistic Logic for General Intelligence,” in preparation.
M. Iklé, B. Goertzel, “Grounding Possible Worlds Semantics in Experiential Semantics,”
Proceedings of 2010 AGI conference, Lugano, Switzerland: Atlantis Press, 2010.
M. Ikle’, J. Pitt, B. Goertzel, G. Sellman, “Economic Attention Networks: Associative
Memory and Resource Allocation for General Intelligence,” Proceedings of 2009
AGI conference, Arlington, VA: Atlantis Press, 2009.
M. Iklé, B. Goertzel, “Probabilistic Quantifier Logic for General Intelligence: An
Indefinite Probabilities Approach,” Proceedings of 2008 AGI conference, Memphis,
TN: IOS Press, 2008.
B. Goertzel, M. Iklé, “Assessing the Weight of Evidence Implicit in an Indefinite
Probability”, 2nd International Symposium on Intelligence Computation and
Applications, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 2008.
B. Goertzel, A. Heljakka,W. Silva, C. Pennachin, A. Senna, I. Goertzel, T. Keinonen, M.
Iklé S. Padmanex “Probabilistic Logic Based Reinforcement Learning of Simple
Embodied Behaviors in a 3D Simulation World”, 2nd International Symposium on
Intelligence Computation and Applications, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan
2008.
M. Iklé, B. Goertzel, I. Goertzel, “Indefinite Probabilities for General Intelligence”,
Proceedings of 2006 AGIRI conference, Bethesda, MD: IOS Press, 2007.
Book Chapters
B. Goertzel, P. Wang, Foundations of Artificial General Intelligence, in preparation.
B. Goertzel, C. Pennachin, N. Geisweiler, Building Better Minds, pp. 237-246, in
preparation
B. Goertzel, C. Pennachin, M. Iklé, and Takuo Henmi, Chapter 30 of Novamente: Design
for an Artificial General Intelligence
B. Goertzel, C. Pennachin, and M. Iklé, Chapter 31 of Novamente: Design for an
Artificial General Intelligence
B. Goertzel, P. Wang, C. Pennachin, S. Bugaj, C. Hartley, J. Pressing, A. Kolonin, L. de
Souza Coelho, M. Iklé, L, Trigg, K. Verspoor, Digital Intuition: A Conceptual
Overview of the Webmind AI Engine
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Invited Lectures and Roles
Discussant for Research Trends in Probabilistic Logic Networks, Scalable Uncertainty
Management 2011, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, Oct 10-12, 2011
Managing Uncertainty with Indefinite Probabilities, Guest Lecturer: First International
Summer School in Artificial General Intelligence, Artificial Brain Laboratory,
Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, June 22 – July 3, 2009
Google Summer of Code Mentor for Opencog, Summer 2009
Moderator: San Luis Valley Renewable Energy Symposium, Dec. 2, 2006
Indefinite Probabilities and Their Role in General Intelligence, AGIRI Workshop 2006,
Theme: Transitioning from Narrow AI to Artificial General Intelligence, Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, May 20-21, 2006
Facilitator: Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) workshop, Taos,
NM, May 2003
Monte-Carlo and Quasi-Monte-Carlo Methods for Differential Equations, Monte-Carlo
and Quasi-Monte-Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, June 23-25, 1994
Additional Presentations
Quantum Cryptography: A Living Demonstration (with chocolate.), Adams State
College, April 9, 2009
Economic Attention Networks: Associative Memory and Resource Allocation for General
Intelligence, 2009 AGI conference, Arlington, VA, March 6-9, 2009
Indefinite Probabilities with Fuzzy Quantifiers, 2008 AGI conference, University of
Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology, March 1-3, 2008
Generalized Precision and Recall: A Probabilistic Logic Networks Approach, Los
Alamos National Laboratories, September 2005
Fog Banks for Dummies: An Introduction to the Broadwell Model, Adams State College,
April 2003
Exact Solutions for a Discrete Velocity Model for Coagulation-Fragmentation, 99th Joint
AMS-MAA Meeting, San Antonio, 1993
Some Results for a Discrete Velocity Coagulation-Fragmentation Model, 100th Joint
AMS-MAA Meeting, Cincinnati, 1994
Selected Courses Taught
Database Systems
Managing Uncertainty with Indefinite Probabilities
Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Analysis I and II
Differential Equations
Numerical Analysis
Probability and Statistics
Linear Algebra
Engineering Dynamics
Ongoing Projects in Computer Science: Facial Recognition
WWW Design and Programming
Multivariable Calculus
Courses and Workshops Attended
WebWork shortcourse at MAA MathFest, Boulder, CO, August 2003
MAA PREP Workshop: Presenting Mathematical Masterpieces, Boulder, CO, August
2003
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) workshop, Taos, NM, May
2002
Ecomachines and Spatial Modeling in Ecology and Biology, Santa Fe Institute, January
13-16, 1996
Nonlinear Wave Phenomena, Institute for Advanced Studies/Park City Mathematics
Institute, July 9-29, 1995
NSF Shortcourse on Computer Parallelization and Vectorization, Argonne National
Laboratory, Summer 1993
Regional Institutes in Dynamical Systems, Boston University, 1992 and 1993
Grants Obtained:
Army High Performance Computing Research Center Infrastructure Grant, Adams State
College, 2010-11, $113,360.73
Installed, characterized, administered, developed programming for, and experimented with high-performance computing infrastructure including three personal supercomputers, advanced robotics, visualization and numerical hardware and software, and support equipment. Also updated course curricula to engage students in parallel computing optimization techniques throughout all stages of the computer science curriculum
Teaching Improvement Grant, Title V, Adams State College, 2002-04
Developed curriculum and programmed online homework, $ 2000
Intelligenesis Corp. (Webmind, Inc.), 1999-2000
Mathematically modeled, analyzed, and developed computer simulations of Webmind dynamics, $15,420
University of Nevada—Las Vegas, 1993-94
Mathematically modeled, analyzed, and developed computer simulations of
coagulation-fragmentation gas models
Professional Service
Program Committee, AGI-2011, Mountain View, CA
Program Committee, ICAI 2010, Beijing, China
Lead developer of an artificial-economics-based system for resource allocation
within OpenCog: The Open Cognition Project, 2008-2009
AGI-09 Planning Committee
AGI-08 Workshop Program Committee
U.S. Army eCYBERMISSION Virtual Judge, Spring 2005-
Team Member, Artificial General Intelligence Research Institute, April 2004-
Peer referee for numerous publishers
Broadwell Model definition in The Encyclopedia of Mathematics, 2000, Kluwer
Academic Publishers
Summer workshops on Secret Codes for the Youth Enrichment Academy (YEA),
Alamosa Public Schools, 2003 and 2004
Summer science workshop for the San Luis Valley Boys and Girls Club, 2003
Courses in Mathematics, Problem-Solving, and Secret Codes for the Summer School for
the Exceptionally Able, for talented middle-school and high-school students, 1996-
1999 and 2001-2002
Team leader for San Luis Valley Science Fair judges, 1996-1999 and 2001-present
Awards and Honors
Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin,
1993
Honorary Invitation to special conference of the German Summer School of New Mexico,
Taos Ski Valley, NM, 1990
Grade Winner, New Mexico Mathematics Contest, 1974
Languages
Fluent in German