Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences Dean's Lecture Series Speaker Dr. Newton Howard
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences Dean's Lecture Series presents Dr. Newton Howard.
From Battlefield to Brain Science
How a world-renowned scientist went from homeless prodigy to neurotech visionary. Dr. Howard’s journey began in the army saving soldiers with military technology. His theory of Intention Awareness (IA) has been influential in the design of command-and-control systems and information exchange systems. For 11 years Dr. Howard served as a military scientist and special advisor to the US Government until he was injured in Iraq. A life changing event that led him on a wild journey to discover the power of the human brain. In 2008 he founded the Mind Machine Project at MIT an effort to reform artificial intelligence (AI) to a level of practical importance for both research and technology. While a professor and running a lab at MIT Dr. Howard went to medical school to study Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
His background in mathematics and interdisciplinary approach to neuroscience led him to develop a brain code framework, which can decipher neuron communication. He boldly believes how we study and treat the brain is deeply flawed and is dedicated to revolutionizing the field with neurotechnology. His work today focuses on developing an artificial intelligence driven implantable neural chip. His novel nanotechnological approach pushes the scalability of computing to the limits and has the potential to not only cure neurodegenerative disease and brain disorders but could also have huge applications in BCI, IoT, virtual reality and other cognitive computing applications we never thought possible.
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