William Underwood

Principal Research Scientist

Georgia Tech Research Institute

Atlanta, GA USA

Email: william.underwood@gtri.gatech.edu

Dr. Underwood is the Principal Investigator of the PERPOS project sponsored by the U S National Archives and Records Administration. The objective of this project is to aid archivists in Presidential Libraries in preserving, reviewing and describing digital records created on personal computers. He is also a member of the US InterPARES II research project sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The objective of that project is to identify technologies and methodologies for long-term preservation of authentic electronic objects created during the course of scientific, artistic and government business activities. He is a member of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems, Panel 2 that is developing standards for archival information interchange. His current research interests are in developing formal, theoretical foundations for records management and archival science, experimental investigations of alternative preservation strategies, and the application of natural language processing technologies to the support of archival description and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) review.