Robert Thomas Plant

Dr. Robert Plant is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Business Technology at Miami Business School, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida and Director of the Intelligent Computer Systems Research Institute.

In addition to writing for Forbes magazine he is a frequent author for the Harvard Business Review, articles include:"3D Technologies: A Gateway to Innovative Design" December 2013; "Brand Intelligence = Big Data + Customer Intelligence" December 2012; "To Create a Global Brand you need a Global App" September 2012; "The Data Challenge" February 2010 and "The Disappearing Data Center" Sept. 2009.

As a frequent contributor to the conversation on technology issues Dr. Plant is a member of the Wall Street Journal's Expert Leadership Group of commentators who write bi-weekly on emergent topics,

Recent publications and media include over 40 blog posts on Big Data for Big Data Republic in 2013 and an article for Chatham House's The World Today on "Bringing Manufacturing Home. 3D printing is already altering the shape of manufacturing" (October & November 2013); interviews on NPR and inclusion in outlets such as New York Times, Time and Money Talk Radio.

He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science at The University of Liverpool, England, having previously studied computation at Wadham College, Oxford University Dr. Plant is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Chartered Engineer, and a European Engineer. He has held visiting teaching and research positions at: Templeton College, Oxford University, England; Universidad Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile; and Wuhan University, P.R. China.

Specialties: Strategic Management and Technology, CIO Management Issues, AI and Big Data