Armand Prieditis

Mr. Prieditis specializes in software patents. His research and publication experience enables him to translate complex inventions into solid, technically sound patents. His background in running a technology business gives him unique insight that is critically important in understanding market potential when drafting patents.

Education
•   Ph.D., Computer Science, Rutgers University
•   M.S., Computer Science, Rutgers University
•   B.A., Computer Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Technology expertise
Mr. Prieditis’s technical background in computer software includes software engineering, compilers, artificial intelligence, simulation, databases, machine learning, machine discovery, data mining, optimization, search, recommendation systems, personalization, user interfaces, and visual design of information systems. He has prosecuted and applied for patents for numerous companies, including PARC (Palo Alto Research Center Inc.), Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Google Inc., Apple Inc. and Synopsys Inc..

Publications and patents
Mr. Prieditis is the author of dozens of refereed conference and journal publications in artificial intelligence, machine learning, search, machine discovery and simulation-based optimization.


Teaching and research experience
•   Assistant Professor of Computer Science, UC Davis (UC Davis), 1990–1997
•   Director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the UC Davis, 1993–1997
•   Research assistant, Rutgers University, 1983–90
•   Research intern, Siemens Research and Technology Lab,
•   Princeton, 1985–86.
While teaching at UC Davis, Mr. Prieditis secured more than $1.5 million in research funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Security Agency, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Mr. Prieditis also secured a Small Business Innovation Research Award from the National Science Foundation.

Related professional experience
•   CEO and founder, Lookahead Decisions Inc.

Honors and awards
While running Lookahead Decisions, Mr. Prieditis secured more than $2.8 million in funding, including an Advanced Technology Program award grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Personal interests and activities
Mr. Prieditis enjoys long-distance hiking, surfing, writing, literature, and almost anything tropical. On occasion he has been known to cook multi-day dishes.