Michael A. Covington, Ph.D.

Fractional/consulting experienced AI advisor. Open to small and medium-sized projects in neurosymbolic, classic, and generative AI, and helping you plot strategy and tactics.

Athens, Georgia, United States

About

You can have a senior academic AI researcher on your team without having to hire one full time. After a long career in academia, I am open to fractional and consulting work. Particular interests: * Consultations ranging from 1 hour to extended projects * Cutting through the generative AI hype and using AI effectively * Computer and AI ethics and safety (see my new book) * Devising innovative computer solutions to unsolved problems * Logic- and knowledge-based AI * Computational linguistics * Scientific or analytic software development * Evaluating promising technology for investors * Technical assistance preparing or evaluating software-related patents (note that I am not a lawyer, nor a patent searcher) * Image processing and challenging photography (a sideline, but I have written several books about astronomical imaging) Please see my web site (www.covingtoninnovations.com/michael), as there is no way my LinkedIn profile will ever be complete or stay up to date. Thanks for your interest!

Experience

  • FormFree® (Contract · 6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Research Scientist (fractional, as needed)
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

      Continuing to support FormFree's products and plans

    • Director of Research
      Jul 2021 - Jun 2025 · 4 yrs

      Leading an applied artificial intelligence research team during buildup of a major product.

    • Senior Research Scientist
      Jan 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Prototyping software to perform new types of analytics on financial data.

  • Consultant at Covington Innovations
    Jun 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 1 mo

    Software development, artificial intelligence, analytics

  • Author at Books on artificial intelligence, Prolog, computer terminology, and amateur astronomy
    2006 - Present · 20 yrs 6 mos

    https://www.covingtoninnovations.com/books.html

  • Consultant at Strategic Analysis Enterprises
    2008 - 2021 · 13 yrs

    Largely under nondisclosure, but see published research.

  • Consultant at FormFree
    2010 - 2020 · 10 yrs