Professional Summary
Work/Education
Work Experience
• Researched and advised on technical and policy issues.
• Consulted with clients on implementing technical and policy-based solutions.
• Participated in team responsible for managing press, from lawsuits to Nobel Prizes.
• Led technical support and development services for main Web site.
• Speciality is disability/employment law.
Education
Kristopher Nelson posted a blog entry Aug 9, 2011
Further reflections on the nature of scientific evidence
For two weeks this July, I participated in a conference/summer session in Vienna (VISU) on the nature of scientific evidence (see also my initial reflections after the first week). The program brought together students and lecturers from a number of disciplines, including philosophy of science... more »
Kristopher Nelson posted a blog entry Jul 25, 2011
Facebook and Twitter and Google Plus… oh my!
So now we've got three–well, more like four–big players in the social networking space: Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, and LinkedIn (sorry MySpace, Live.com, Yahoo!, Bebo, Friendster, XING, and others). Add to that a few other common options–the backyard fence, email, telephone... more »
Kristopher Nelson posted a blog entry Jul 15, 2011
Legal reasoning by analogy
My VISU presentation on reasoning in analogy in Warren and Brandeis' famous 1890 law review article on privacy.
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Kristopher Nelson posted a blog entry Jul 9, 2011
Bayesian networks and criminal defense
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I have begun to consider the utility of formal methods of evidential evidence mapping. David Lagnado has presented Bayesian methodologies to us here in Vienna for the last week. Such an approach tends to be math-intensive in its quantitative form, but is powerful as well in its... more »
Kristopher Nelson posted a blog entry Jul 9, 2011
Initial reflects on the nature of scientific evidence
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For the last week I've been a part of the Vienna Institute Summer University (VISU) at the University of Vienna, at a two-week conference on "The Nature of Scientific Evidence." The program brings together graduate students from a variety of disciplines from around the world... more »
Kristopher Nelson posted a blog entry May 31, 2011
The tech transfer process: buffering science from commercialism
Technology transfer offices at universities are key players in the process of putting technology to work. They facilitate the sometimes difficult translation of academic discoveries into private, saleable technology. The offices also serve as a buffer between the demands of private enterprise and... more »
