Summary
Mike Travers is an independent consultant and software engineer with over 25 years designing complex user interfaces and knowledge-rich systems, and 17 years of professional experience in industry roles. He specializes in knowledge representation, end-user programming, and scientific information management, having led projects from medical diagnostic expert systems to spatial visualizers for large knowledge bases like Cyc. Mike has driven engineering and architecture at organizations including Parker Institute, Nuna, and Quixey, consistently translating domain complexity into usable tools that let people think and work smarter. A longtime proponent of semantic web and data integration, he builds platforms that bridge data quality, APIs, and human-centered UIs for scientists and clinicians. Based in Pacifica, CA, he combines an MIT background in computer science and media arts with hands-on Clojure work on GitHub under the hyperphor handle, reflecting both deep research roots and practical product delivery.
18 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, MS, Media Arts and Sciences, Computer Science, PhD, MS, Media Arts and Sciences, Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
English