Alan Walsh

Alan Walsh is an Adjunct Instructor at Indiana University's Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a data engineer at the Pervasive Technology Institute. With 25 years of IT experience, he specializes in cloud computing infrastructure, big data analytics, and identity management systems for academic research environments.

Education:

• M.S. in Business Analytics, Indiana University
• B.A. in Religious Studies, Indiana University

His research integrates Information Technology, Cloud Computing, and Data Science to develop secure, scalable solutions for research data management. Key focus areas include identity and access systems, multi-tenant database architectures, and cloud-based transcription services enabling large-scale social science analysis.

Publications from 2020-2024 reveal consistent innovation in research data infrastructure, with emphasis on granular access control, bibliographic data services, and climate modeling science gateways. His work bridges computer science with domain-specific research needs across social sciences and environmental studies.

Awards:

• O'Neill Adjunct Teaching Award (2023)

Walsh leads inter-institutional initiatives including the Committee on Institutional Collaboration's Identity Management Taskforce. His conference presentations and collaborative publications demonstrate active engagement with national research computing communities, though formal student advising is not documented.

He contributes to Indiana University's Pervasive Technology Institute through projects like Scholarly Data Share, CADRE, and FutureWater Indiana, developing infrastructure for secure data sharing, bibliographic analysis, and environmental modeling.