Dr. Cyrus F. Nourani is a consultant in computing R&D and a research professor at Simon Fraser University. He has many years of experience in the design and implementation of computing systems and has authored/coauthored several books and over 350 publications in mathematics and computer science. He has also held faculty positions at numerous institutions, including the University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Auckland, UCLA, and MIT. His research interests include computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics, virtual haptic computation, information technology, and management.