PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Terry Bollinger

Also known as Terry Benton Bollinger

Terry Bollinger is a computer scientist whose career spans software engineering and defense technology, with research support for artificial intelligence and robotics and later physics research. He earned computer science degrees at Missouri S&T, wrote a 2003 report for the Defense Information Systems Agency, and authored SWEBOK’s Software Construction section by 2004. From 2004 to 2010, he served as chief technology analyst for DeVenCI and was an IEEE Millennium Medal recipient by 2010. In October 2025, he appeared on The Data Diva podcast as a retired technology analyst at MITRE and discussed AI limits; in November 2025, he pointed readers to Apabistia Press for his latest physics and AI posts. By May 2026, he had years of experience helping define and obtain federal funding for university and small-business research in AI and robotics, and was named speaker for a quantum-computing talk at an ACM/IEEE Computer Society event.

Born
1955
Works
50
Citations
471
h-index
7
Badges

Years link to their sources. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1977–1980

    Computer science degrees

    He earns bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science from Missouri S&T in 1977 and 1980, respectively.

  2. 2003

    A DoD FOSS report

    In 2003, he writes MITRE’s report for the Defense Information Systems Agency, “Use of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense.”

  3. By 2004

    SWEBOK construction section

    By 2004, he is primary author of the Software Construction section of version 1.0 of the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK).

  4. 2004–2010

    Chief technology analyst at DeVenCI

    From 2004 to 2010, he serves as chief technology analyst for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Venture Catalyst Initiative (DeVenCI).

  5. By 2010

    An IEEE Millennium Medal

    By 2010, he is an IEEE Millennium Medal recipient and has served as an editor of IEEE Software.

  6. October 2025

    A Data Diva podcast appearance

    In October 2025, he appears on The Data Diva Talks Privacy Podcast as a retired technology analyst at MITRE and discusses the limits of artificial intelligence.

  7. November 2025

    Latest research on Apabistia

    In November 2025, he marks his personal website as historical and points readers to Apabistia Press for his latest posts on physics and artificial intelligence. Apabistia Press is his main research distribution point.

  8. May 2026

    A quantum-computing talk

    By May 2026, he has years of experience helping define and obtain U.S. federal funding for university and small-business research in artificial intelligence and robotics. In May 2026, he is named speaker for “A Deep-Physical Look at Quantum Computing” at a Princeton ACM/IEEE Computer Society event.

Career

  1. 2004–2010United States Department of DefenseChief technology analyst
  2. 1997–2010MitreTechnology Analyst

Education

  1. 1980Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMaster's degree in computer science
  2. 1977Missouri University of Science and TechnologyBachelor's degree in computer science

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

  1. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public rolesIncludes United States Department of Defense. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public roles. Another 97 people moved from public careers into AI organizations or research, with 62% of dated records starting from 2020 on.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Mitre. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. Companies supply the most prior-work hires at 7 of the 9 frontier AI labsIncludes United States Department of Defense. Our estimates of the organizations where 550 people worked directly before joining 9 frontier AI labs across 620 career transitions, comparing the main feeder organizations per lab.
  4. 22 of 133 people shaping AI with a former OpenAI role now work at AnthropicIncludes United States Department of Defense. Our estimates of where OpenAI recruits came from and where 133 people with former OpenAI roles work now, including the companies and labs they founded.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Missouri S&T awards honorary professional degrees web.archive.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Use of Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) in the U.S. Department of Defense terrybollinger.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Software Cooperatives: Infrastructure in the Internet Era terrybollinger.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Terry Bollinger - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. The Data Diva E258 - Terry Bollinger and Debbie Reynolds thedatadivatalksprivacypodcast.buzzsprout.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Apabistia Press apabistia.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Terry Bollinger online resources terrybollinger.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  8. ACM / IEEE Computer Society: A Deep-Physical Look at Quantum Computing meetup.com. Checked 21 October 2026.