David McDonald

David McDonald is a seasoned expert in artificial intelligence and natural language processing, currently serving as a Senior Researcher at Smart Information Flow Technologies since October 2010. David's extensive background includes roles as Senior Scientist at BBN Technologies, where work focused on parsing and speech-based cognitive systems; Software Architect at Zoesis Studios, developing advanced language generation systems; and Principal Technical Staff at Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, designing event-driven architectures for spoken dialog systems. David's experience also encompasses positions at Gensym Corporation, Brandeis University, and various independent consulting roles, contributing significantly to advancements in language processing and AI technologies. David holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earned between 1968 and 1980.