Presenter Konrad Kording, Kording Lab Konrad Kording is the Nathan Mossell University Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) Professor of bioengineering and neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania and a co-director of the CIFAR Learning in Machines & Brains program. He is interested in understanding the brain as a computational device and how to mine neural data… Continue reading Konrad Kording | Causal Perturbations to Whole Brain Emulate C. Elegans
Presenter Bradley Love, UCL Bradley is a Professor of Cognitive and Decision Sciences in Experimental Psychology at UCL and a fellow at The Alan Turing Institute for data science and AI, as well as the European Lab for Learning & Intelligent Systems (ELLIS). His lab’s research centers around human learning and decision making, integrating behavioural,… Continue reading Bradley Love | Advancing Neuroscience Using Large Language Models
Presenter Dr Brett J. Kagan, Chief Scientific Officer at Cortical Labs Dr Brett J. Kagan is the Chief Scientific Officer at Cortical Labs. Cortical Labs is a multidisciplinary deep-tech startup looking at integrating hardware, software, and synthetic biology approaches to explore how to harness intelligence from neurons on a chip. Dr Kagan has a PhD… Continue reading Brett Kagan | Brain Cells in a Dish as an Information Processing Device
Presenter Jacob Robinson, Rice University Jacob Robinson, CEO of Motif, is an Associate Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering at Rice University and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine. His research group uses nanofabrication technology to create devices that can manipulate and monitor neural circuit activity. His current… Continue reading Jacob Robinson | Minimally Invasive Neurotech for Mental Health
Presenter Linda MacDonald Glenn, CAVEAT Linda MacDonald Glenn is an American bioethicist, healthcare educator, lecturer, consultant, and attorney-at-law. Her academic research encompasses the legal, ethical, and social impact of emerging and exponential technologies and evolving notions of personhood. Summary: In an increasingly interconnected world, the need to understand and navigate the complex web of relationships… Continue reading Linda MacDonald Glenn | The Future Envisioned Through the Prism of Interconnectedness