Erik Nemeth

Erik Nemeth, an independent researcher in Santa Monica, California, explores the interrelation of culture, identity, and perceptions of security. In publishing on the intersection of cultural property, diplomacy, and regional security, he examines the evolving significance of artworks, historic structures, and monuments in international affairs.

Following a decade in the software-development industry in the United States and the former East Bloc, Nemeth pursued graduate studies in neuroscience. Dissertation research in retinal physiology led to studies in neuroaesthetics, which led to research on sharing of scholarship across disciplines. While serving as an analyst in research databases at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California, Nemeth explored web-based methods for crossdisciplinary discovery of scholarly publications.

Nemeth has published in journals such as Terrorism and Political Violence, Intelligence and National Security, and Cambridge Review of International Affairs and presents at conferences in art history, archaeology, information science, and criminology. Nemeth co-directs the Cultural Property Repatriation Index, and as an adjunct researcher with the RAND Corporation, he researches and publishes on global security and intelligence policy. He has also taught on the topic of cultural security in the ARCA Postgraduate Program in Amelia, Italy and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Art Crime. Nemeth holds a B.A. in computer science and a Ph.D. in vision science, both from the University of California at Berkeley.

His publications, presentations, and conference papers are available at:

https://rand.academia.edu/ErikNemeth