Martin Dudziak

Martin Dudziak (b 1952) is an American scientist (quantum physics, biophysics, mathematics) and inventor who has developed seminal work in areas of complex systems, quantum theory (quantum networks, logic, gravity/relativity), and emergent critical processes (ECP). He grew up in Buffalo, New York, studied at Mt. St. Joseph's, Canisius High School, Colgate University, Johns Hopkins and The Union Institute. He received his PhD in theoretical and computational physics in 1993, and has worked for a number of corporations and universities including Intel, ST Microelectronics, Battelle, Medical College of Virginia(MCV), VCU, Martin-Marietta and Silicon Dominion. At MCV he established one of the earliest nanotechnology labs with NSF, DOE and Whittaker support, the Molecular Engineering and Biocomputing Lab. He has concentrated individually on quantum networks and multi-soliton models applied to investigating quantum field effects in macroscopic including biological systems. In the late 1990s he became active in applying these models as well as inverse methods to problems in distributed sensing and detection through the use of large, pseudo-random networks. This has shown applicability in biosensing and also counterterrorism and, more broadly, for the extension of knowledge acquisition, discovery and learning to problems involving emergent, critical events and (mathematically) catastrophic properties. This work came to be focused upon natural disaster and terrorist events.

After 2002 his research and focus led to the formation of TETRAD Technologies Group, Inc. [http://tetradgroup.com] and the development of the Nomad Eyes [http://nomadeyes.com] architecture for amorphous distributed sensing and situation awareness. The Nomad Eyes architecture was first designed in 2003 and has been copied and used as a basis for a number of projects by others at MITRE Corp., Univ. of Pittsburgh, and Institute of Defense and Homeland Security (e.g., Local Eyes, Red Cell, others). Nomad Eyes has been designed to work with ordinary cellular phones and "COTS" (commercial off-the-shelf) technology for both military, homeland security and personal, civilian use. One application, incorporating MEMS and nanoscale technology related directly to Martin's work in the early 90's and refined by collaborators and colleagues, includes sensing and detection of explosives of IEDs (improvised explosive devices, such as have been employed by terrorists and insurgents throughout the world).

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Martin's philosophical education and background has contributed to his involvement in a number of projects such as Lincos, Digital Nation, Sano y Salvo, Futures Gateway, and of late, EcOasis (also called Eco Nest; [http://ecoasisnetwork.org] ). He is active in the sustainable energy and materials field, serving as a founding diretor of The Loudermilk Institute for Sustainability [http://loudermilkinstitute.org] , affiliated with the eco-fashion house of Linda Loudermilk [http://lindaloudermilk.com] .

Martin is also a writer of poetry and short fiction and an artist (painter) who has exhibited and participated in contemporary art performances in Europe. Some of his work can be found at [http://forteplan.com/marutan] .