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Alex Fishman
Lead Engineer, Regulation and Oversight, Palantir Technologies

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Alex Fishman is the lead analyst at the Recovery, Accountability and Transparency Board where he investigates potential cases of fraud, waste and abuse in Stimulus spending. He also oversees the implementation of the RAT Board’s unique technology.

Sessions

1:00pm Wednesday, 05/26/2010
A Human Driven Data-centric Approach to Accountability: Analyzing Data to Prevent Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Stimulus Spending
Open Data and Web Services
 Location: Room 207 B
Alex Fishman (Palantir Technologies), Douglas Hassebrock (Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board)
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board is using new technologies to harness the massive quantity of public data available about Stimulus spending to prevent fraud, waste and abuse. This presentation will discuss their approach which leverages the human mind to spot anomalies, their methodology, and demonstrate how an example case of fraud was found and investigated through data. Read more.
9:35am Thursday, 05/27/2010
Financial Oversight: Discovering and Investigating Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Sponsored Sessions
 Location: Room 204 B
Alex Fishman (Palantir Technologies)
Government Agencies struggle to find relevant Fraud, Waste and Abuse before it becomes problematic. Practically this requires leveraging data systems where traces of malfeasance are captured. This session will show how government agencies are leveraging vast quantities of data to rapidly discover, investigate and prevent fraud waste and abuse. Read more.
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