I am working on a knowledge management software system for a company
that I have started. The system uses an ontology to structure a
document repository. I need help with the following: the formulation
of a solution (methods/algorithms) for automatically placing a
document in the ontology.

I am looking for a person who has a good understanding of current NLP,
classification and clustering techniques, e.g. naive bayes and maximum
entropy. At the outset this person needs to understand the problem as
described and have ideas about how it can be tackled. He must have the
ability to clarify complicated theory to a master in computer science
(that is, me). The person must be available part-time via phone or
e-mail over a period of weeks or months. Primarily the person will
function as a mentor and sounding board for my work. When necessary,
the person must be willing to work directly on methods/algorithms. The
reward for the person can either be monetary or somehting else, e.g.
joint publication of results, or a combination of things.

Hello -

If you require any further information or clarification, please don't
hesitate to ask.

I have spoken to Bernard Palowitch (pronounced Bernerd), an expert in
knowledge management solutions.  He has worked with clients as large
as Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, Pfizer, Accenture, and
Verizon.  Bernard feels that this project, as described, is a perfect
match for his services.  Contact him at:

Bernard Palowitch
bpalowitch@iknow.us.com
100 Overlook Center, 2nd Floor
Princeton, New Jersey  08540-7814
T: (609) 419-0500
F: (609) 419-0715

Search strategy:
"knowledge management solutions"
"knowledge management" development consultants OR consultancy

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Clarification of Answer by jbf777-ga on 22 Oct 2004 11:41 PDT

Another resource:

Mike Pool 
703-284-0632

Mike Pool is a knowledge engineer with a background in ontology.

With both of these referrals, feel free to reference "Google Answers"
when calling, as this would give them initial context for your
contact.

Thanks,

jbf777