Gartner Expert
Darin Stewart
VP Analyst
Darin Stewart provides guidance on gaining insight from unstructured information and knowledge. His areas of expertise include knowledge management, information architecture, search and insight engines, text analytics and natural language processing, and content services. Dr. Stewart's research and advice are informed by practical experience in Industry and extensive work in academia. He is regarded as an effective communicator in translating complex technologies and concepts into manageable and applicable business solutions.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Dr. Stewart was Director of Research and Collaboration Systems for Oregon Health & Science University. He was responsible for research and research administration information systems, web strategies and intranet initiatives. He has been a member of the Applied Information Management faculty at the University of Oregon since 2004. He has served in information management leadership roles for a variety of organizations ranging from internet startups to major universities. He is the author of the book "Building Enterprise Taxonomies."
Professional background
Oregon Health & Science University
Director, Research & Collaboration Systems
CenterSpan Communications
Director, Information Management
Acxiom
Senior Architect
Areas of coverage
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Workplace Applications
Collaboration and End-User Technologies for Technical Professionals
Education
Ph.D., Information Science, University of Pittsburgh
M.S., Information Science, University of Pittsburgh
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Applying text analytics, Natural Language Processing, social analytics and customer data analytics.
2Optimizing enterprise search so content and information is findable
3Creating, applying and maintaining metadata and taxonomies
4Supporting knowledge management, information sharing and collaboration
5Developing, applying and maintaining information architecture
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