Amit Sheth is an educator, researcher, and entrepreneur. He is the LexisNexis Ohio Eminent Scholar for Advanced Data Management and Analysis, an endowed faculty position funded by LexisNexis and the Ohio Board of Regents at Wright State University. He directs the Kno.e.sis center for Knowledge enabled Information & Services Science. The Center and Eminent Scholar's activities are housed on the third floor of the WSU College of Engineering and Computer Science's new $11 million Joshi Research Center, which is the focal point for statewide research in advanced data management, visualization, bioinformatics, sensor technologies, and more. Professor Sheth and Kno.e.sis collaborate closely with daytaOhio on the second floor of the Joshi Research Center.