Dr. Holland is Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at University of Michigan. Known worldwide as the "father of genetic algorithms," he is a MacArthur Fellow, a Fellow of the World Economic Forum, and co-chairman of the Science Board of the Santa Fe Institute. His main research interests are complex adaptive systems (natural and artificial), computer-based models of cognitive processes, and the construction of models for computer-based thought experiments. For more information, see
http://cscs.umich.edu/jhhfest/proceedings.html
Dr. Duane F. Marble
Dr. Marble is Professor Emeritus of Geography and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University. In 1973, He established the first formal university research unit dealing with GIS, as well as the first formal graduate program in Geography providing a specialization in GIS. Dr. Marble's primary research interests are in Geographic Information Science and its applications to transportation geography, especially with respect to the development of complex measures of accessibility, and problems in college and university enrollment, financial aid and student life. For more information, see
http://www.geography.ohio-state.edu/faculty/marble/
