About me
Department group manager, information and knowledge management, and co-leader, IBM Institute for Search and Text Analysis
Research lab: Watson Research Center (Hawthorne)
Arthur C. Ciccolo is a Department Group Manager in the Research Division of IBM and co-leader of the IBM Institute for Search and Text Analysis. He currently has responsibility for the Information and Knowledge Management Department as well as the Research Division’s world-wide strategy in the area of Unstructured Information Management. This includes the work of several hundred researchers in the area of natural language processing (NLP), advanced search and information retrieval, text analysis, machine translation, automated document generation, and the application of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and User Centric Design(UCD) to a wide range of applications.
Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Arthur served in a number of senior technical management positions, including Research Division Assignee, IBM Corporate Strategy Group, Armonk, NY, where he contributed technical expertise in the development of business strategy and plans. Prior to these assignments, he held numerous senior technical management positions within IBM Research, including the management of technical groups working in the areas of Operations Research, Manufacturing Systems, Electro-optics, and Robotics. Combining skills from many of these areas, he formed and served as the CEO of an internal company which developed an advanced Rapid Prototyping System for producing 3D physical models directly from CAD or imaging systems.
Before joining IBM Research, Arthur held senior technical management positions at MIT's Instrumentation Laboratory, where he was responsible for the development of advanced real-time control systems for ICBM’s, aircraft, spacecraft, and satellites, and the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, where he headed the Air Force Programs Computer Science Division. In addition, he led the Lab’s efforts in diversification, establishing significant businesses in manufacturing automation and manufacturing systems.
Last updated 8 Jun 2006