Jeffrey M. Bradshaw
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey M. Bradshaw is a Senior Research Scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), where he leads the research group developing the KAoS policy services framework.
, he edited the seminal volume Knowledge Acquisition as a Modeling Activity, and became well known for his role at The Boeing Company in working with John Boose and others to develop a suite of successful methodologies and tools for automated knowledge acquisition
(ETS, Aquinas, Axotl, Canard, DDUCKS, eQuality).
While at Boeing, he also led industry-wide efforts in aviation safety and training technologies, founding the emerging technologies group of the Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee (AICC)
. He also provided technical leadership for projects to improve long-term follow-up care delivery for bone-marrow transplantation at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
.
Bradshaw has helped pioneer the research areas of software agent
technology and multi-agent systems, and his first book on the topic, Software Agents, became a classic in the field and a best-seller for The MIT Press. Subsequent professional writings have explored a wide range of topics in human and machine intelligence and their interaction. He has held many leadership and service responsibilities in the international scientific community, and currently serves as a member of the Board on Global Science and Technology for the National Research Council
.
in France
and Belgium
from 1975–1977, and has since served in a variety of Church capacities. In 2009 he published a comprehensive commentary on the Book of Moses
, and in 2010, a book entitled Temple Themes in the Book of Moses. He previously wrote a weekly column for Meridian Magazine and currently maintains a blog and RSS feed entitled "Temple Themes in the Scriptures".
Bradshaw has served twice as a bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and currently serves as a counselor in the stake presidency of the Pensacola Florida Stake.
Professional Background
Though his earliest publications were focused on memory and language, Bradshaw’s research focus soon turned to a wide variety of topics relating human and machine intelligence. With Ken FordKenneth M. Ford
Ken Ford is founder and director of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition .Kenneth Ford is Founder and CEO of the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition — a not-for-profit research institute located in Pensacola, Florida...
, he edited the seminal volume Knowledge Acquisition as a Modeling Activity, and became well known for his role at The Boeing Company in working with John Boose and others to develop a suite of successful methodologies and tools for automated knowledge acquisition
Knowledge acquisition
Knowledge acquisition is a method of learning, first proposed by Aristotle in his seminal work "Organon". Aristotle proposed that the mind at birth is a blank slate, or tabula rasa...
(ETS, Aquinas, Axotl, Canard, DDUCKS, eQuality).
While at Boeing, he also led industry-wide efforts in aviation safety and training technologies, founding the emerging technologies group of the Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee (AICC)
AICC (CBT)
The Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee is an international association of technology-based training professionals. The AICC develops guidelines for aviation industry in the development, delivery, and evaluation of CBT, WBT, and related training technologies.AICC specifications...
. He also provided technical leadership for projects to improve long-term follow-up care delivery for bone-marrow transplantation at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is one of the world’s leading cancer research institutes...
.
Bradshaw has helped pioneer the research areas of software agent
Software agent
In computer science, a software agent is a piece of software that acts for a user or other program in a relationship of agency, which derives from the Latin agere : an agreement to act on one's behalf...
technology and multi-agent systems, and his first book on the topic, Software Agents, became a classic in the field and a best-seller for The MIT Press. Subsequent professional writings have explored a wide range of topics in human and machine intelligence and their interaction. He has held many leadership and service responsibilities in the international scientific community, and currently serves as a member of the Board on Global Science and Technology for the National Research Council
United States National Research Council
The National Research Council of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academies, carrying out most of the studies done in their names.The National Academies include:* National Academy of Sciences...
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Personal background
Bradshaw and his wife Kathleen are the parents of four children. He is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). He was a missionaryMissionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
from 1975–1977, and has since served in a variety of Church capacities. In 2009 he published a comprehensive commentary on the Book of Moses
Book of Moses
The Book of Moses is part of the scriptural canon of Mormonism dictated by founder Joseph Smith, Jr. It is an amalgamation of the "Vision of Moses," which Smith dictated in June 1830, the "Book of Enoch," dictated December 1830, and material deriving from Smith's revision of the Book of Genesis in...
, and in 2010, a book entitled Temple Themes in the Book of Moses. He previously wrote a weekly column for Meridian Magazine and currently maintains a blog and RSS feed entitled "Temple Themes in the Scriptures".
Bradshaw has served twice as a bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and currently serves as a counselor in the stake presidency of the Pensacola Florida Stake.
Related links
- Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Ph.D. (professional website)
- In God's Image and Likeness Online (website about his recent book)
- Temple Themes in the Scriptures blog