2.  The recipient of a PhD in political science
with a focus on international relations,
comparative politics, and research
methods, Steve Shellman serves as the
president, chief executive officer, and chief
scientist with Strategic Analysis Enterprises,
Inc. In these roles, Stephen Shellman aids
government and corporate clients in
statistical analysis and forecasting.
Established in 2008, Strategic Analysis
Enterprises provides decision support to
clients throughout the United States.

3.  Using social science theory, natural
language processing, semantics, and other
factors, it converts qualitative data into
quantitative data to predict future events
such as uprisings and rebellions around the
world. Over the past seven years, the
company has forecast events with 90%
accuracy, 80% precision, and 70% recall.
One of the company's most notable past
completed projects was the Integrated
Crisis Early Warning System (ICEWS).

4.  Developed for the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, this program
consists of three components that predict the
likelihood of global violence and upheaval.
iTrace applies natural language-processing
algorithms to millions of news reports so users
can have a better sense of important people
and their involvement in current events. As a
replacement to polling, iSent acquires data
from blogs and newsfeeds about local
happenings and actors. Finally, iCast uses
iTrace to determine the probability of
insurgencies, rebellions, and crises.