Brian Lawler

Presentation on object conversions in complex type hierarchies - SFI_CSSS_2007_Lawler_Conversions_v7.6.29a_.ppt
Book review of "Computational Complexity: A Conceptual Perspective" by Oded Goldreich. To be published by Assoc. of Computing Machinery in Jan. 2010 - BL_ACM_2010-01_complexity.pdf

Principal Engineer, Center for Enterprise Modernization, MITRE
- Most of my work is devoted to enterprise modernization efforts in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Senior Analyst, Fidelity Investments
- This was in the privately funded venture capital business
Officer, United States Marine Corps
- Primarily operating in the 1st Marine Infantry Division

The courses on non-linear dynamics, modeling (including agent-based), computational complexity, finance, economics, pattern recognition, and markets
Really interested in SFI's work on complexity economics.

Hear about lots of interesting ideas and meet lots of interesting people
Acquire some new ways of thinking about problems (esp. related to my work)
Correct my appalling ignorance of complexity theory, complexity science, complexity economics, etc.

Under construction - don't know enough to say.
I work with very large, very complex, systems that include technical and non-technical participants. They span organizations, borders and time. Established engineering and management practices don't actually seem to guide them all that well and it is in our social interest that they function properly. I'm interested to learn, think and write about ideas that help us thrive amidst this chaos.

Very strong, expert-level, at UML and using the dominant UML tools (e.g. Rational Rose(tm)) for modeling technical and non-technical systems.
Basic skills at using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) including using ExpertChoice.
Current reading material includes Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach but mostly for the chapters on constraints.
Fairly good technical and business audience writer.
Decent programmer in C++, Java, XML, etc. and using a variety of info-worker tools (Project, Excel, MindMap, etc.)

Video games. Most genres. Pretty much anything that comes with a toolkit so I can create my own stuff - e.g. Unreal engine.
Puzzles. Mostly things that are metaphors for my work. I spend more time than I ought to on Sudoku and Bejeweled.

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