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Trust me, I've known him for 10 years. His last name is Bobic. We had a few long chats this past summer, but then he went radio silent. I just thought it another of his long rests wherein he sits back and thinks. I know he was at his cottage. But the snow is falling and he's always been back in Ottawa before the snow falls as I don't believe the cottage has been wintered.

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This Nick Bobic from Ottawa?

Nick Bobic is a researcher at University of Ottawa focusing primarily in experimental algorithms, neuroscience, evolutionary algorithms, cryptography, bio systems, wireless computing, and P2P technology. Bobic is the primary developer of Cryptobox which is a secure decentralized application platform. Cryptobox was the first P2P system to use bio principles. More recently, Bobic is working on a new self-sustaining bio system application for the financial sector along with three researchers from Japan.

http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2002/view/e_spkr/1162

Makes sense, especially since he seems quite in with the financial sector.

Seems likely as he also shows up as the co-founder of Excino Technologies and WiPlay Networks.

According to this article http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn881-private-life.html Nick Bobic also goes as Nikola Bobic. That could help if it is him.

Has anyone checked the cottage?

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