Dr. Evans is the Chief Technology Officer and a Founding Partner of PointClear Solutions, a healthcare technology user experience consulting company. Dr. Evans has deep knowledge of enterprise-class architectures and over 20 years devoted to crafting robust software and to designing creative solutions on-time and under-budget. Dr. Evans' passion is for indentifying the best solution for difficult problems in the fast-changing IT arena.
Dr. Evans' research interests are artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, scientific computing, 'big data' and 'big analytics'.
Contact Information
Dr. Neal C. Evans, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer
PointClear Solutions, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
Follow @nealcevans
Videos
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Their Application to HealthCare IT - 3/17/2011
Podcasts
Interview with David Karabinos on ClearCast: Conversations with Technology Innovators and Entrepreneurs podcast
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Books
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). Google Books Amazon
Genetic Algorithm Optimization Methods in Geometrical Optics, N. C. Evans (Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham, Birmingham, 1999). scribd
Selected Journal Articles
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).
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). html PostScript LaTeX
Other Articles
A Homily on Data Visualization - 12/02/2010
Selected Presentations
SPIE '96 Denver, CO "Design of three-mirror telescopes via a differential equation method" html
SESAPS '95 Tallahassee, FL "Calculation of Irradiance Profiles for Laser Reshaping Systems Using CODE