Tom Sabo is principal solutions architect with SAS who, since 2005, has been immersed in the field of text analytics as it applies to US federal government challenges. He presents work on diverse topics including modeling applied to government procurement, best practices in social media, and using analytics to leverage and predict research trends. Sabo also served on a panel for the Institute of Medicine’s Standing Committee on Health Threats Resilience to inform DHS/OHA on social media strategies. He has a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science and a master’s in computer science, both from the University of Virginia.