About
As Chief Technology Officer of Help Lightning, Neal provides insight
into topics ranging from artificial
intelligence to optical design. His contributions to the scientific community include advances in machine
learning, physics, and theoretical optics. Neal holds a Ph.D. in computational physics from the University of
Alabama at Birmingham. He and his wife, Finley, live on smallholding farm with their 2 dogs and 14 chickens.
Selected Presentations, Articles, Essays, and Books
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Monstrous Pictures of Whales and
Realities
- 7/15/2019
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Integrating Merged Reality
- 3/18/2019
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Blockchain of Fools?
- 8/15/2017
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Artificial Intelligence and
Machine Learning in Healthcare
- 5/16/2017
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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- 2/14/2017
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Security is a State of Mind, Not an End State
- 11/10/2016
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Congratulations, You’re Now a Software Company
- 10/11/2016
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"Optimization-Based Designs", Alexander Laskin,
D. L. Shealy, and N. C.
Evans, Chapter 7 of
Laser Beam Shaping: Theory and Techniques, Second Edition,
edited by Fred M. Dickey (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2014).
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Interview with Trade Show Radio at the Atlanta
Chamber Health IT
Leadership Summit
- 11/11/2014
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A Homily on Data Visualization
- 5/8/2014
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Artificial
Intelligence, Machine Learning and Their Application
to HealthCare IT
- 3/17/2011
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Interview with David Karabinos on ClearCast: Conversations with
Technology Innovators and Entrepreneurs - 2007
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"Optimization-Based Techniques for Laser Shaping Optics", N. C.
Evans and
D. L. Shealy, Chapter 5
of Laser Beam Shaping: Theory and Techniques, edited by
Fred M. Dickey and Scott C. Holswade (Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York,
2000).
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Genetic Algorithm Optimization Methods in Geometrical
Optics, N. C. Evans (Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham, 1999).
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Design and optimization of an irradiance profile shaping system
with genetic algorithm method, N. C. Evans and D. L. Shealy, Applied Optics 37.22 (1998).
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Design of three-mirror telescopes via a differential equation
method, S. H. Chao, N. C. Evans,
D. L. Shealy
and R. B. Johnson, Proc. SPIE 2863-35 (1996).
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SPIE '96 Denver, CO "Design of three-mirror telescopes via a
differential equation method"
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SESAPS '95 Tallahassee, FL "Calculation of Irradiance Profiles for
Laser Reshaping Systems Using CODE V"
Published Software and Code
Research Topics
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Application of Machine Learning Techniques such as Genetic
Algorithms to Theoretical Optics and Computational Physics
- Design of a Parallel Genetic Algorithm
- Laser Beam Profile Reshaping
Education
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University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Ph.D., Physics, 1999.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
M.S., Physics, 1996.
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Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama. B.S.,
Physics and Philosophy, 1994.