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{{Short description|International Software Architect, Consultant, and Politician}}
{{Draft topics|biography|north-america}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix    = [[Scientist | Chief Architect/Scientist]]
| image               = Portrait_of_Mattanaw_in_2018.jpg
| caption             = Mattanaw in 2023
| alt                 = Portrait of Mattanaw wearing a hat.
| birth_name          = Christopher Matthew Cavanaugh
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1980|12|18}}
| birth_place         = [[Olney]], [[Maryland (U.S. state)|Maryland]], United States of America
| education           = {{ unbulleted list|[[Harvard University]] ([[Masters|Masters]])
| [[University of Maryland]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]])
| [[University of Maryland]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]]) 
| [[University of Maryland]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]])
}}
| occupation          = {{hlist|[[ Software Architecture | Consultant/Architect of Global Corporations]]}}
| known_for           = {{ bulleted list|| [[ Adobe Systems | His contributions as Chief Architect of Adobe Systems, Inc, and earlier, Mattanaw's Law]]
}}
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'''Christopher Matthew Cavanaugh''' (aka '''Mattanaw'''.; born December 18th, 1980), is former Chief Architect of Adobe Systems, where he was responsible for many advancements related to their enterprise application platform, and their contributions to digital evidence in law enforcement for federal and state and local governments{{sfn|Lagasse|2000}}. Cavanaugh is responsible for the "Law of Mattanaw", which relates to the limitation storage systems have for self-representation or self-understanding{{sfn|Lagasse|2000}}{{sfn|Raynor|1999}}. This law has wide implications in the sciences, including computing and neuroscience, where it is now understood that systems cannot be fully self-descriptive, and that systems can only be partly self-understanding{{sfn|Raynor|1999}}. This is Mattanaw's principle contribution to the field of AI and machine learning, and was first recognized as early as 1997, before Mattanaw entered college{{sfn|Lagasse|2000}}{{sfn|Raynor|1999}}. Mattanaw is now retired, and lives part time on his property in the State of Alaska, where he owns a notable and contested property with access to Chugach State Park, a popular destination for tourists visiting Anchorage{{sfn|Woebler|2019}}.

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* {{Cite book|last=Lagasse|first=P.|title=Columbia Encyclopedia|publisher=Columbia University|year=2000|url=https://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Encyclopedia-University/dp/0787650153/ref=sr_1_2?crid=AU39AU0K5BZK&keywords=the+columbia+encyclopedia&qid=1685170925&sprefix=the+columbia+encyclopedi%2Caps%2C439&sr=8-2}}
* {{Cite book|last=Raynor|first=W.|title=The International Dictionary of Artificial Intelligence|publisher=Routeledge|year=2000|url=https://www.amazon.com/International-Dictionary-Artificial-Intelligence-Reference-ebook/dp/B08KHNWV68/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2KJ8203TXHEVB&keywords=dictionary+of+artificial+intelligence&qid=1685171497&sprefix=dictionary+of+artificial+%2Caps%2C317&sr=8-2&asin=B08KHNWV68&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1}}
* {{Cite book|last=Woebler|first=P.|title=The Columbia Encyclopedia|publisher=The Alaska Landmine|year=2019|url=https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/one-mans-mountain/}}
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