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Case 18-2868, Document 283, 08/09/2019, 2628241, Page438 of 883 Research Advertising (Cambridge University Press), author of the book Understanding User - Web Interactions Via Web Analytics, co-author of the book, Web Search: Public Searching of the Web, and co-editor of the book Handbook of Research on Weblog Analysis. Jim is a full professor with the College of Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State University and a Principal Scientist in the social computing group of the Qatar Computing Research Institute, Hamad bin Khalifa University. He is a graduate of West Point and has a PhD in computer science from Texas A&M University, along with master degrees from Texas A&M (computer science) and Troy State (international relations). Jim is editor-in-chief of the journal, Information Processing & Management (Elsevier), a member of the editorial boards of seven international journals, former editor-in-chief of the journal, Internet Research (Emerald), and he has served on the research committee for the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO). He has received several awards and honors, including an ACM Research Award and six application development awards, along with other writing, publishing, research, teaching, and leadership honors. He has served as a Senior Fellow at the Pew Research Center with the Pew Internet and American Life Project and a university expert with the National Ground Intelligence Center. He is a Principle Scientist at the Qatar Computing Research Institute. He has done several consulting projects (log analysis, statistical analysis) and expert witnesses cases (patent litigation, civil litigation, and class action suits) in the areas of keyword advertising, web analytics, co-registration, domain parking, webpage access, webpage history, and online advertising click fraud. Education Ph.D. Computer Science, August 1999 - May 1996 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 Dissertation: A Software Agent for Performance Improvement of an Existing Information Retrieval System Advisor: Dr. Udo Pooch M.CS. Computer Science, May 1996 - June 1994 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 Research Area: Network Performance and Monitoring M.S. International Relations, August 1994 - June 1992 Troy State University, European Division Research Thesis: National Competitive Advantage B.S. Computer Science, May 1985 - June 1981 United States Military Academy, West Point, New York 10996 Engineering Sequence: Electrical Engineering 37