Gert Cauwenberghs

Gert Cauwenberghs is a Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where he co-directs the Institute for Neural Computation. Previously, he was a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and a Visiting Professor at MIT. He is also a co-founder of Cognionics, a company specializing in wearable neurotechnology.

He earned his M.Eng. in Applied Physics from the University of Brussels in 1988, followed by an M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1989 and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1994 from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

His pioneering research focuses on neuromorphic computing, energy-efficient silicon circuits inspired by the brain, biomedical sensors, and brain–machine interfaces. His work has contributed to advanced neural recording technologies, wearable brain-monitoring systems, and intelligent biomedical devices.

His honors include the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2000), the NSF CAREER Award, and election as a Fellow of IEEE and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).