Jack Hidary

Jack Hidary is a technology researcher and entrepreneur. Hidary has collaborated with MIT on a series of papers focused on deep learning.[1][2][3] In particular, the papers address the generalization of deep learning networks. Hidary is also the author of Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach.

Jack Hidary
Personal details
EducationColumbia University (BA)

Entrepreneurial career
  • EarthWeb/Dice Inc.: In 1995, Jack Hidary co-founded the IT information portal EarthWeb with his brother Murray Hidary and entrepreneur Nova Spivack.[4] In 1998, they took the company public. Earthweb's IPO was one of the largest first-day returns in NASDAQ history.[5] In 1999, under Hidary's leadership, EarthWeb acquired the tech career website Dice.com. In 2000, the team renamed the company Dice Inc and then later as DHI Holdings, Inc.[6]
  • Vista Research: Hidary co-founded Vista Research in 2001 as an independent financial research company serving institutional investors, drawing on experts in the fields of technology, media, telecommunications, energy, aerospace and healthcare.[7] Vista Research was acquired in 2005 by the Standard & Poor’s division of McGraw-Hill.[8]

Social and policy initiatives

Jack Hidary has been a vocal proponent of renewable energy. He is a trustee of the X Prize Foundation and the co-founder of the Auto X Prize, which inspired the development of highly fuel-efficient vehicles.

Hidary has served as a partner or trustee for numerous New York City groups, including the Partnership for New York City and the Citizens Budget Commission.

He has served on several boards including the advisory council for the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). He is on the board of the X Prize Foundation.[9]

Hidary was born at the Brookdale Hospital in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

Politics

On July 17, 2013, Hidary announced his intent to run as an independent on a new party line called the Jobs and Education Party for New York City Mayor and succeed Michael Bloomberg.[10][11] The New York Times described his political leanings as "socially progressive, fiscally reserved, and digitally savvy," and his primary goals are to better education, foster small business growth and spur employment across all boroughs, and attract companies and investment to New York. One of his primary initiatives is to increase productivity by wiring all of the city’s schools, businesses and neighborhoods for broadband Internet service.[12] Another focus is to increase the number of tech incubators and shared workspaces across the city. [13][14]

On November 5, Jack Hidary lost to Bill de Blasio in the Mayoral Election.[15]

Education

Hidary studied philosophy and neuroscience at Columbia University and was awarded a Stanley Fellowship in Clinical Neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health.[16][17] At NIH, Hidary focused on functional MRI studies of brain function and the application of neural network technologies to the analysis and modelling of fMRI imaging data and brain function.

References
  1. Poggio, Tomaso; Liao, Qianli; Miranda, Brando; Banburski, Andrzej; Boix, Xavier; Hidary, Jack (2018). "Theory IIIb: Generalization in Deep Networks". arXiv:1806.11379 [cs.LG].
  2. Poggio, Tomaso; Liao, Qianli; Miranda, Brando; Banburski, Andrzej; Boix, Xavier; Hidary, Jack (2017). "Theory of Deep Learning III: Explaining the non-overfitting puzzle". arXiv:1801.00173 [cs.LG].
  3. Poggio, Tomaso; Liao, Qianli; Miranda, Brando; Banburski, Andrzej; Boix, Xavier; Hidary, Jack (2018). "A Surprising Linear Relationship Predicts Test Performance in Deep Networks". arXiv:1807.09659 [cs.LG].
  4. Michael Intergaard (2004-02-27). Silicon Alley: the Rise and Fall of a New Media District. Psychology Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780203496596.
  5. David Lazarus (1998-11-11), “Net Stock Frenzy Goes Flat,” Wired. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  6. (2001-04-17). “EarthWeb Inc. to Become Dice Inc. – Nasdaq Ticker Symbol to Become ‘DICE’,” PRNewsire. Retrieved 2010-10-05
  7. (2001-09-10). “Vista Research: Security Spending Continues to Increase but Companies Cannibalize IT Budgets to Pay the Bill,” PRNewswire. Retrieved: 2010-10-05
  8. (2005-03-14). “S&P gets on independent research bandwagon with Vista acquisition,” Electronic Information Report. Highbeam Business. Retrieved 2010-10-05
  9. "Getting To Know Jack". jackfornyc.com. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  10. Barbaro, Michael (2013-06-19). "Executive With Eye on Bloomberg's Mantle". The New York Times.
  11. "A la Bloomberg, entrepreneur Jack Hidary exploring mayoral bid". Gotham Schools. 2013-06-12.
  12. "About Jack". jack4nyc.com.
  13. "Dot-Com Entrepreneur Jack Hidary to Run for New York Mayor". The Wall Street Journal. 2013-07-19.
  14. "The New York Mayoral Candidate You Probably Haven't Heard Of". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  15. "New York Election Results: Bill De Blasio Defeats Joe Lhota In Mayoral Race". Huffington Post. 2013-11-06.
  16. "Jack Hidary". Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  17. "EarthWeb Head to Address CTA. Columbia University Record, November 14, 1997". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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