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'''Gregory Roman Skibiski''' (born 1973) is an [[American_(word)|American]] [[Entrepreneur|entrepreneur]]. Skibiski is the founder<ref>[http://www.sensenetworks.com/pr_06292009.php "Sense Networks Secures Series B Funding for Location Analytics, Led by Intel Capital"], ''Sense Networks corporate website, Media Center'', New York, 30 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.</ref><ref>[http://www.intel.com/capital/news/releases/090630.htm "Press Release: Sense Networks Secures Series B Funding for Location Analytics, Led by Intel Capital"], ''[[Intel Capital]]'', New York, 30 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.</ref> and former Chairman & CEO of [http://www.sensenetworks.com Sense Networks], Inc., a [[New_york_city|New York City]] based company focused on analyzing [[Big_data|big data]] from mobile phones and carrier networks.<ref>Fitzgerald, Michael. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/technology/22proto.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=sense+networks&st=nyt&oref=slogin "Predicting Where You’ll Go and What You’ll Like"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', New York, 22 June 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref><ref>Sheridan, Barrett. [http://www.newsweek.com/id/186970/page/1 "A Trillion Points of Data"], ''[[Newsweek]]'', New York, 28 Feb 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref><ref>Baker, Stephen. [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_10/b4122042889229.htm "Mapping a New, Mobile Internet"], ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'', New York, 26 February 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref><ref>[http://www.sensenetworks.com Sense Networks, Inc. corporate website]. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref> Skibiski is named lead<ref>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=skibiski&FIELD1=&co1=AND&TERM2=&FIELD2=&d=PG01 US Patent & Trademark Office]. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref> inventor on the company's three patent applications for analyzing emerging sensor data streams from mobile phones, culminating in the Macrosense and Citysense products.<ref>Markoff, John. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/business/30privacy.html?scp=2&sq=Greg+Skibiski&st=nyt "You're Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', New York, 29 November 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref><ref>Silver, James. [http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2009/06/features/the-hidden-persuaders-mining-your-mobile-phone-log.aspx "The Hidden Persuaders"], ''[[Wired Magazine]]'', London, 22 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref> Citysense was named by ReadWriteWeb (in The New York Times) as "Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009". <ref>Macmanus, Richard. [http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/12/08/08readwriteweb-top-10-internet-of-things-products-of-2009-74048.html "Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', New York, 8 December 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.</ref>
'''Gregory Roman Skibiski''' (born 1973) is an [[American_(word)|American]] [[Entrepreneur|entrepreneur]]. Skibiski is the founder<ref>[http://www.sensenetworks.com/pr_06292009.php "Sense Networks Secures Series B Funding for Location Analytics, Led by Intel Capital"], ''Sense Networks corporate website, Media Center'', New York, 30 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.</ref><ref>[http://www.intel.com/capital/news/releases/090630.htm "Press Release: Sense Networks Secures Series B Funding for Location Analytics, Led by Intel Capital"], ''[[Intel Capital]]'', New York, 30 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.</ref> and former Chairman & CEO of [http://www.sensenetworks.com Sense Networks], Inc., a [[New_york_city|New York City]] based company focused on analyzing [[Big_data|big data]] from mobile phones and carrier networks.<ref>Fitzgerald, Michael. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/technology/22proto.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=sense+networks&st=nyt&oref=slogin "Predicting Where You’ll Go and What You’ll Like"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', New York, 22 June 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref><ref>Sheridan, Barrett. [http://www.newsweek.com/id/186970/page/1 "A Trillion Points of Data"], ''[[Newsweek]]'', New York, 28 Feb 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref><ref>Baker, Stephen. [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_10/b4122042889229.htm "Mapping a New, Mobile Internet"], ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'', New York, 26 February 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref><ref>[http://www.sensenetworks.com Sense Networks, Inc. corporate website]. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref> Skibiski is named lead<ref>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=skibiski&FIELD1=&co1=AND&TERM2=&FIELD2=&d=PG01 US Patent & Trademark Office]. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref> inventor on the company's three patent applications for analyzing emerging sensor data streams from mobile phones, culminating in the Macrosense and Citysense products.<ref>Markoff, John. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/business/30privacy.html?scp=2&sq=Greg+Skibiski&st=nyt "You're Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', New York, 29 November 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref><ref>Silver, James. [http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2009/06/features/the-hidden-persuaders-mining-your-mobile-phone-log.aspx "The Hidden Persuaders"], ''[[Wired Magazine]]'', London, 22 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref> Citysense was named by ReadWriteWeb (in The New York Times) as "Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009". <ref>Macmanus, Richard. [http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/12/08/08readwriteweb-top-10-internet-of-things-products-of-2009-74048.html "Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', New York, 8 December 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.</ref>


The idea for Citysense started back in 2002, when Skibiski, a software developer who has run a global hedge-fund conference for several years, approached [[Alex_Pentland|Alex "Sandy" Pentland]] (Head of Human Dynamics Research at the [[MIT_Media_Lab|MIT Media Lab]]) with the idea that data being collected by mobile phones and GPS devices could be useful to economists.<ref>Junietz, Erika. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:hKKbZBAfYHYJ:www.sensenetworks.com/press/mit-tech-insider.pdf+skibiski+idea+created&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESheMj8iT2tzutepbEVsOwFl3_EAsOKF-hZSF2RwUWQzE12nAX8N7-iUegcn_ooA1VchAzO_42c7qaDJcXIsQ1qBTV8H-1JUKdHyI1tj68FgQ5A3dw5o5MIxiH7ldPMLHfIEUCVz&sig=AHIEtbT2N32A-ERj0s16J8Fx0LSD30FxZg "A Sense of Place"], ''MIT Technology Insider'', Boston, August 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.</ref><ref>Davey, Justin. [http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/28/five-location-based-services-to-watch-in-2009/ "Five Location-Based Services to Watch in 2009"], ''VentureBeat'', San Francisco, 28 November 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.</ref><ref>Stern, Allen. [http://www.centernetworks.com/sensenetworks-citysense-mobile "Sense Networks Answers the Question, 'Where's the Party At?'"], ''CenterNetworks'', San Francisco, 9 June 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.</ref>
The idea for Citysense started back in 2002, when Skibiski, a software developer who has run a global hedge-fund conference for several years, approached [[Alex_Pentland|Alex "Sandy" Pentland]] (Head of Human Dynamics Research at the [[MIT_Media_Lab|MIT Media Lab]]) with the idea that data being collected by mobile phones and GPS devices could be useful to economists.<ref>Junietz, Erika. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:hKKbZBAfYHYJ:www.sensenetworks.com/press/mit-tech-insider.pdf+skibiski+idea+created&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESheMj8iT2tzutepbEVsOwFl3_EAsOKF-hZSF2RwUWQzE12nAX8N7-iUegcn_ooA1VchAzO_42c7qaDJcXIsQ1qBTV8H-1JUKdHyI1tj68FgQ5A3dw5o5MIxiH7ldPMLHfIEUCVz&sig=AHIEtbT2N32A-ERj0s16J8Fx0LSD30FxZg "A Sense of Place"], ''MIT Technology Insider'', Boston, August 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.</ref><ref>Davey, Justin. [http://venturebeat.com/2008/11/28/five-location-based-services-to-watch-in-2009/ "Five Location-Based Services to Watch in 2009"], ''VentureBeat'', San Francisco, 28 November 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.</ref><ref>Stern, Allen. [http://www.centernetworks.com/sensenetworks-citysense-mobile "Sense Networks Answers the Question, 'Where's the Party At?'"], ''CenterNetworks'', San Francisco, 9 June 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.</ref><ref>Forrest, Brady. [http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/06/citysense-reality-mining-iphone.html "Citysense: Lets You Know What Everyone's Doing"], ''[[O'Reilly]]'', San Francisco, 9 June 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.</ref>


At the same time of Skibiski's departure from the company in November 2009, Sense Networks was named one of "The 25 Most Intriguing Startups in the World" by [[Bloomberg Businessweek]]. <ref>Ante, Spencer. [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/11/1112_most_intriguing_companies/index.htm "The World's Most Intriguing Startups"], ''[[Bloomberg BusinessWeek]]'', New York, 12 November 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref> The company is backed by [[Intel_Capital|Intel Capital]] and [http://javelinvp.com/ Javelin Venture Partners].<ref>Baker, Stephen. [http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/blogspotting/archives/2009/06/sense_networks.html "Sense Networks gets $6 million from Intel"], ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'', New York, 26 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.</ref>
At the same time of Skibiski's departure from the company in November 2009, Sense Networks was named one of "The 25 Most Intriguing Startups in the World" by [[Bloomberg Businessweek]]. <ref>Ante, Spencer. [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/11/1112_most_intriguing_companies/index.htm "The World's Most Intriguing Startups"], ''[[Bloomberg BusinessWeek]]'', New York, 12 November 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.</ref> The company is backed by [[Intel_Capital|Intel Capital]] and [http://javelinvp.com/ Javelin Venture Partners].<ref>Baker, Stephen. [http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/blogspotting/archives/2009/06/sense_networks.html "Sense Networks gets $6 million from Intel"], ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'', New York, 26 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.</ref>

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Gregory Roman Skibiski (born 1973) is an American entrepreneur. Skibiski is the founder[1][2] and former Chairman & CEO of Sense Networks, Inc., a New York City based company focused on analyzing big data from mobile phones and carrier networks.[3][4][5][6] Skibiski is named lead[7] inventor on the company's three patent applications for analyzing emerging sensor data streams from mobile phones, culminating in the Macrosense and Citysense products.[8][9] Citysense was named by ReadWriteWeb (in The New York Times) as "Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009". [10]

The idea for Citysense started back in 2002, when Skibiski, a software developer who has run a global hedge-fund conference for several years, approached Alex "Sandy" Pentland (Head of Human Dynamics Research at the MIT Media Lab) with the idea that data being collected by mobile phones and GPS devices could be useful to economists.[11][12][13][14]

At the same time of Skibiski's departure from the company in November 2009, Sense Networks was named one of "The 25 Most Intriguing Startups in the World" by Bloomberg Businessweek. [15] The company is backed by Intel Capital and Javelin Venture Partners.[16]

Originally from Northampton, Massachusetts, he received his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University in 1996 and his MBA from HEC Paris in 2006.[17] Skibiski was also one of the first employees at BackWeb Technologies, a Tel Aviv based internet infrastructure software company.[18] After a Goldman Sachs lead NASDAQ IPO in 1999 BackWeb's (Other OTC: BWEBF.PK) market capitalization exceeded $1 billion.

References

  1. ^ "Sense Networks Secures Series B Funding for Location Analytics, Led by Intel Capital", Sense Networks corporate website, Media Center, New York, 30 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.
  2. ^ "Press Release: Sense Networks Secures Series B Funding for Location Analytics, Led by Intel Capital", Intel Capital, New York, 30 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, Michael. "Predicting Where You’ll Go and What You’ll Like", The New York Times, New York, 22 June 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.
  4. ^ Sheridan, Barrett. "A Trillion Points of Data", Newsweek, New York, 28 Feb 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.
  5. ^ Baker, Stephen. "Mapping a New, Mobile Internet", Bloomberg Businessweek, New York, 26 February 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.
  6. ^ Sense Networks, Inc. corporate website. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.
  7. ^ US Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.
  8. ^ Markoff, John. "You're Leaving a Digital Trail. What About Privacy?", The New York Times, New York, 29 November 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.
  9. ^ Silver, James. "The Hidden Persuaders", Wired Magazine, London, 22 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.
  10. ^ Macmanus, Richard. "Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009", The New York Times, New York, 8 December 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.
  11. ^ Junietz, Erika. "A Sense of Place", MIT Technology Insider, Boston, August 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.
  12. ^ Davey, Justin. "Five Location-Based Services to Watch in 2009", VentureBeat, San Francisco, 28 November 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.
  13. ^ Stern, Allen. "Sense Networks Answers the Question, 'Where's the Party At?'", CenterNetworks, San Francisco, 9 June 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.
  14. ^ Forrest, Brady. "Citysense: Lets You Know What Everyone's Doing", O'Reilly, San Francisco, 9 June 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-14.
  15. ^ Ante, Spencer. "The World's Most Intriguing Startups", Bloomberg BusinessWeek, New York, 12 November 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-12.
  16. ^ Baker, Stephen. "Sense Networks gets $6 million from Intel", Bloomberg Businessweek, New York, 26 June 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.
  17. ^ "HEC Graduate, Greg Skibiski, Indexes the Real World", HEC Paris, Paris, 25 June 2008. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.
  18. ^ "The Mobile Web", Milken Institute, Los Angeles, 27 April 2009. Retrieved on 2010-05-13.

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