Dr. Chris Mattmann
Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer
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What I Do
Dr. Chris Mattmann is an experienced Senior Executive, has filled multiple C-Suite roles including Chief Technology Officer, Chief Data Officer, and Chief Research Officer across multiple industries and is the inaugural Chief Data and AI Officer (CDAIO) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
Before UCLA, Mattmann was the Division Manager of the Artificial Intelligence, Analytics and Innovative Development Organization at NASA JPL. He was the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer and reported to the CIO. He recently finished a nearly 24 year career at JPL where he conceived, realized and delivered the architecture for the next generation of reusable science data processing systems for NASA.
Recent Media
Featured in over 124 media articles including ABC, NBC, WIRED, The New York Times, Quanta Magazine including 2013 Feature with Dave Schimel on “Big Data Is Too Big for Scientists to Handle Alone”.
Career Highlights
and International Recognition
- Inaugural Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), a first of its kind position in the UC system.
- 24 years at JPL. Principal scientist (first in the area of "Data Science") and internationally recognized expert in data science, cybersecurity, AI, informatics to multiple domains including Space Science, Earth and Planetary Science, and other industries.
- At JPL, conceived and architected and implemented the next generation of Earth Science ground data systems using open source and Apache software from 2005-2009. Delivered and operational on OCO/OCO2 and ACOS, NPP Sounder PEATE, SMAP and developed pipeline to infuse tech across NASA ROSES research ACCESS, AIST and other efforts.
- Inventor, Apache Tika. Wrote definitive guide book "Tika in Action" in 2011 and in 2017 Tika was the key technology to solving the Panama Papers which won the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism.
- Highlighted in 2015 NBC News Story on DARPA MEMEX helping to define a new Internet and stopping Human Trafficking (Lolita Lopez, NBC News) and credited with materially contributing to research in the Deep Web and Dark Web.
Featured Book
Machine Learning with TensorFlow, Second Edition
A fully revised guide to building machine learning models using Python and TensorFlow. You’ll apply core ML concepts to real-world challenges, such as sentiment analysis, text classification, and image recognition. Hands-on examples illustrate neural network techniques for deep speech processing, facial identification, and auto-encoding with CIFAR-10.
