FRED GLOVER is chief technology officer of OptTek Systems, Inc., and is in charge
of algorithmic design and strategic planning initiatives. He currently serves
as distinguished professor in systems science at the University of Colorado at
Boulder. He has authored or co-authored more than 350 published articles and 8
books in the fields of mathematical optimization, computer science, and artificial
intelligence, with particular emphasis on practical applications in industry and
government. Dr. Glover is the recipient of the distinguished von Neumann Theory
Prize, as well as of numerous other awards and honorary fellowships, including
those from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the NATO Division
of Scientific Affairs, the Institute of Management Science, the Operations Research
Society, the Decision Sciences Institute, the U.S. Defense Communications Agency,
the Energy Research Institute, the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of
Business, Alpha Iota Delta, and the Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science.
He also serves on advisory boards for numerous journals and professional organizations.