The growth of new knowledge and technology flourishes in the presence of open sharing of data, and that progress is inhibited by keeping data private. This talk proposes a historical journey focusing on Prof. Mark's experience with automated arrhythmia analysis in the past, and with critical care data up to today.

Dr. Mark is Distinguished Professor of Health Sciences and Technology of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. He trained in internal medicine at Harvard Medical Unit, Boston City Hospital and spent two years in the US Air Force Medical Corps studying the biological effects of laser radiation. He has taught quantitative physiology to undergraduate and graduate engineering students at MIT. He is a fellow of the IEEE, of the American College of Cardiology, and a founder of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. He remains active in the practice of primary care, internal medicine and geriatrics for 20% of his time, and is Senior Physician at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.