Ian Clarke's musings on technology, politics, and life
About Ian
Ian Clarke is a Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur, with a track record of both technical and business innovation, and an outspoken thinker and activist on issues relating to freedom of speech, intellectual property law, and technology. Ian is best known as the founder and coordinator of the Freenet Project; designed to allow true freedom of communication, Freenet was the first decentralized anonymous peer-to-peer network, and a precursor of the “distributed hashtable” data structure. Ian has also founded a number of innovative and diverse commercial ventures, including Revver, the first online video website to share revenue with video creators, and Thoof, a collaboratively generated personalized news website.
Ian’s current focus is SenseArray, a company he co-founded with his brother Andrew Clarke. SenseArray is a powerful and flexible decision engine which can accurately predict future events based on past data. SenseArray is used by online dating companies to match people to each-other, by advertising companies to select what ad to show a particular individual, and a myriad of other diverse applications.
Ian grew up in County Meath, Ireland, attended university in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has lived in Austin, Texas since 2007 with his wife, and two cats. He has also lived and worked in London, England, and Los Angeles, California.
In his spare time Ian enjoys walking, swimming, and building, flying, and occasionally crashing radio controlled helicopters.
About Ian
Ian Clarke is a Computer Scientist and Entrepreneur, with a track record of both technical and business innovation, and an outspoken thinker and activist on issues relating to freedom of speech, intellectual property law, and technology. Ian is best known as the founder and coordinator of the Freenet Project; designed to allow true freedom of communication, Freenet was the first decentralized anonymous peer-to-peer network, and a precursor of the “distributed hashtable” data structure. Ian has also founded a number of innovative and diverse commercial ventures, including Revver, the first online video website to share revenue with video creators, and Thoof, a collaboratively generated personalized news website.
Ian’s current focus is SenseArray, a company he co-founded with his brother Andrew Clarke. SenseArray is a powerful and flexible decision engine which can accurately predict future events based on past data. SenseArray is used by online dating companies to match people to each-other, by advertising companies to select what ad to show a particular individual, and a myriad of other diverse applications.
Ian grew up in County Meath, Ireland, attended university in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has lived in Austin, Texas since 2007 with his wife, and two cats. He has also lived and worked in London, England, and Los Angeles, California.
In his spare time Ian enjoys walking, swimming, and building, flying, and occasionally crashing radio controlled helicopters.
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LinkedIn page: http://www.linkedin.com/in/iancjclarke
Wikipedia profile: Ian Clarke (computer scientist)