Dr Tim Barber - 2AI, Keynetics, ClickBank, Kount, Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Timothy P. Barber

Education:

1996. Princeton University, PhD, Mathematics.
1991. University of Virginia, BA, Philosophy/Physics.

Expertise:

Machine learning - automated reasoning, strategy abstraction, graph algorithms.
Financial networks - credit card industry, online fraud detection, cryptography.
Social networks - virtual ecosystems, microeconomy management.

Roles:

2010-2012. Director of Machine Cognition at 2AI Labs. At 2AI I diagnose the algorithms that underlie the uniquely human capacity for abstract reasoning.
2012-2012. Director at O2A LLC. A performance optics company, and maker of O2Amp eyewear. Recently featured on The Discovery Channel. [See video, ffwd to 3:50.]
1998-2011. Founder of Keynetics. At Keynetics I created and deployed technology for thwarting human mischief in the anonymous realm of electronic commerce.
2006-2009. Creator of Kount. Chief Scientist.
1998-2007. Creator of ClickBank. Chief Scientist.
1992-1997. Scientist at IDA-CCR. The NSA task force noted in the film "A Beautiful Mind".
1990-1991. Scientist at NSA.

Photos:

Profiles:

2AI Labs profile.
Keynetics profile.
Kount Inc profile.
ClickBank profile.
Personal profile. (this page)
Wikipedia profile.
Linkedin profile.
Facebook profile.
Google profile.
Twitter profile.
YouTube profile.

Interests:

Scuba, sushi, hiking, biking, tennis, acoustic guitar, target shooting, subconscious paradoxes, emotional heuristics, automated reasoning, strategy abstraction, philosophy of mind, strong AI, machine ethics, vikings, volcanoes, castles, evil lairs, architecture, cosmology, extinct civilizations, reef preservation.

Architectural Projects:

Boise Castle - ID. map article1 article2
Sprat Bay - USVI. bay beach surf jungle critters
Sandy Bay - USVI. bay beach surf

Conservation Projects: (motivation: v1 v2)

Artificial seamount project. r1 r2 r3
Pacific gyre remediation project.

Issued Patents:

10/23/2012 Method And System For Creation And Verification Of Anonymous Digital Credentials

04/03/2012 Proxy piercing for identifying address of and marketing to a user device involved in an online transaction

03/27/2012 Collecting information regarding consumer click-through traffic

03/20/2012 Establishing unique sessions for DNS subscribers

09/20/2011 Method for secure, closed-loop money transfer via electronic mail

06/07/2011 Establishing unique sessions for DNS subscribers

05/03/2011 Online machine data collection and archiving process

07/09/2009 Method and System for Creation and Validation of Anonymous Digital Credentials

06/23/2009 Method for billing for services delivered over a computer network

02/12/2009 System and method for establishing unique sessions for DNS subscribers

11/27/2008 System and Method for Centrally Collecting Real-Time Information Regarding Consumer Click-Through Traffic

02/12/2008 Online machine data collection and archiving process

02/19/2002 Architecture for access over a network to pay-per-view information

09/11/2001 Method and architecture for multi-level commissioned advertising on a computer network

12/05/2000 Bandwidth-preserving method of charging for pay-per-access information on a network

07/27/1999 Method of charging for pay-per-access information over a network

04/28/1998 Method and apparatus for efficient threshold inference

Favorite Destinations:

Boise, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Manhattan, Chicago, London, Catalina, Bermuda, Virgin Islands, Maui, Hawai'i, Banff, Yellowstone, Redwoods.

Future Destinations:

Saba, The Blue Hole, Kauai, Machu Picchu, Tokyo, Iceland, New Zealand, Bora Bora, Moorea, Thailand, Mars, Christmas Island (v1,v2,v3), Kingman Reef.

Favorite Recording Artists:

Deadmau5, Daft Punk, Lmfao, Colette, Maroon 5, Cake, The Lonely Island, Bo Burnham, Flight of the Conchords, Jonathan Coulton, Richard Cheese, MC Hawking, They Might Be Giants, Weird Al Yankovic, Dan Band, Tenacious D, Spinal Tap, 38 Special, Foreigner, Boston, Journey, Def Leppard, Rick Springfield, Bon Jovi, Huey Lewis, Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Men At Work, Supertramp, Michael Jackson, Meatloaf, Queen, The Bee Gees, AᗺᗷA, Earth Wind & Fire, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Mike Post, Dave Brubeck.

Favorite Films:

Life of Pi (2012), End of Watch (2012), Spider-Man (2012), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Thor (2011), Adjustment Bureau (2011), The Thing (2011), The Town (2010), Up (2009), Moon (2009), Zombieland (2009), Avatar (2009), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Star Trek (2009), WALL·E (2008), Iron Man (2008), The Dark Knight (2008), I Am Legend (2007), Ratatouille (2007), Superbad (2007), Casino Royale (2006), Borat (2006), Talladega Nights (2006), Batman Begins (2005), Wedding Crashers (2005), Mean Girls (2004), I Robot (2004), 50 First Dates (2004), Lost In Translation (2003), Finding Nemo (2003), Old School (2003), Kangaroo Jack (2003), 28 Days Later (2002), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Minority Report (2002), Lord of the Rings (2001-3), Winged Migration (2001), Joe Dirt (2001), Best in Show (2000), Gladiator (2000), Castaway (2000), Unbreakable (2000), The Beach (2000), Sixth Sense (1999), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Office Space (1999), The Wedding Singer (1998), The Truman Show (1998), Something About Mary (1998), Wild Things (1998), The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997), Cube (1997), Jurassic Park II (1997), The Game (1997), Mouse Hunt (1997), The English Patient (1996), Cable Guy (1996), Kingpin (1996), Tommy Boy (1995), The Usual Suspects (1995), Forrest Gump (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994), Clerks (1994), Legends of the Fall (1994), Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), True Romance (1993), Falling Down (1993), Homeward Bound (1993), Groundhog Day (1993), My Cousin Vinny (1992), Tremors (1990), The Gods Must be Crazy II (1989), Weekend at Bernies (1989), Abyss (1989), Christmas Vacation (1989), When Harry Met Sally (1989), Heathers (1988), Diehard (1988), The Naked Gun (1988), Coming To America (1988), The Princess Bride (1987), Predator (1987), Back to the Future (1985), Terminator (1984), Ghostbusters (1984), This is Spinal Tap (1984), Trading Places (1983), War Games (1983), Wrath of Khan (1982), Stripes (1981), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Gods Must be Crazy (1980), Caddyshack (1980), Flash Gordon (1980), Airplane (1980), Life of Brian (1979), The Jerk (1979), Alien (1979), Star Wars (1977), The Car (1977), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Saturday Night Fever (1977), Jaws (1975), Young Frankenstein (1974), Blazing Saddles (1974), Westworld (1973), Planet of the Apes (1968), The Good the Bad and the Ugly (1966).
Favorite Series:

Archer ♬ (2010+), Tosh.0 (2009+), River Monsters (2009+), Fallon (2009+), Man vs Wild (2006+), 30 Rock ♬ (2006+), Dirty Jobs (2005+), Robot Chicken ♬ ♬ (2005+), Survivorman (2004+), Lost ♬ (2004-2010), Mythbusters ♬ (2003+), Arrested Development ♬ (2003-2006), How It's Made ♬ (2001+), Curb Your Enthusiasm ♬ (2000+), South Park ♬ (1997+), The X-Files ♬ (1993-2002), Seinfeld ♬ (1990-1998), Jeopardy ♬ (1984+), Cheers ♬ (1982-1993), Cosmos ♬ (1980), The Muppet Show ♬ ♬ ♬ (1976-1981), SNL (1975+), Fawlty Towers ♬ (1975-1979), M*A*S*H (1972-1983), Carson ♬ (1962-1992).

Favorite Attenborough Documentaries:

Frozen Planet (2011), Life in Cold Blood (2008), Planet Earth (2006), Life in the Undergrowth (2005), Life of Mammals (2002), Blue Planet (2001), Living Planet (1984), Life of Birds (1998), Private Life of Plants (1995).

Favorite Games:

Portal II (2011), Portal (2007), Counter-Strike (2000), Half-Life (1998), Quake (1996), Doom (1993), The Lost Vikings (1992), Bubsy (1993), Dig-Dug (1985), Ladder (1983), Joust (1982), Ms Pac-Man (1982), Ultima (1981), Vanguard (1981), Zork (1980), Adventure (1979), Combat (1977).