Bio

			Daniel E. Atkins Daniel E. Atkins is a Professor in the School of Information and in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan (UM), Ann Arbor. He began his research career in the area of computer architecture and did pioneering work in high-speed computer arithmetic and parallel computer architecture. He has served as Dean of the College of Engineering and more recently as the founding Dean of the School of Information at UM. He is Director of the Alliance for Community Technology (ACT) an international partnership with philanthropy for research and development in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to further the mission of educational and other non-profit organizations. Dr. Atkins does research and teaching in the area of distributed knowledge systems. He has directed several large experimental digital library projects as well as projects to explore the design and application of “collaboratories” to scientific research. He has recently served as Chair of the National Science Foundation Advisory Panel on Cyberinfrastructure. The Panel issued a report in February 2003 recommending a major Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Program intended to revolutionize science and engineering research and education. He also serves regularly on panels of the National Academies exploring issues such as scholarship in the digital age, the future of scholarly communication, and the impact of information technology on the future of higher education. He is co-author of a recent book entitled Higher Education in the Digital Age: Technology Issues and Strategies for American Colleges and Universities. He serves as an international consultant to industry, foundations, educational institutions, and government. He is now developing a consortium to encourage the collective action of diverse stakeholders in the creation and use of cyberinfrastructure-enabled knowledge communities for learning and research.