2024 Program and Presentations
2024 Attendees

Invited Address:

Data Collection Systems: Past, Present, and Future

R. Suresh
Principal Research Leader in the Technology Practice Area
RTI International

Come along for a walk through of a brief history of data collection systems and technology from the viewpoint of someone who has had a front-row seat for over 30 years. Then get a feel for the current state of these systems and the exciting new technologies that are around the corner. Finally, get a glimpse of what the future holds in this area as predicted by the speaker.

Ramasubramanian Suresh, (goes by “Suresh”), Principal Research Leader in the Technology Practice Area, has been with RTI since 1985. His passion is designing and developing data collection systems. His work has contributed significantly to RTI’s pioneering development of general-purpose and standard methods for computer-assisted interviewing (CAI). For example, he led the development of RTI’s Survey Management System, an overarching control and case management system for multimodal survey projects. Furthermore, his extensive knowledge of technical areas played a critical role in making data collection systems function efficiently in RTI’s FIPS Moderate environment.