Mike Barlow is an award-winning journalist, prolific writer, and editorial consultant. He is the author of Learning to Love Data Science (O’Reilly 2015), and coauthor of Smart Cities, Smart Future (Wiley 2019), The Executive’s Guide to Enterprise Social Media Strategy (Wiley 2011), and Partnering with the CIO (Wiley 2007). His feature stories appeared regularly in The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Newsday, and other major US dailies.

He has written extensively about artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced data analytics, cybersecurity, software development, and digital transformation for O’Reilly Media and other global publishers.