Event Date
JONATHAN KAO, PHD
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Director, Neural Engineering and Computation Lab
UCLA
This is an in-person event. A registration link will be added soon.
Host: Sergey Stavisky, PhD, sstavisky@ucdavis.edu
Bio
Jonathan Kao is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UCLA, where he directs the Neural Engineering and Computation Lab. He received his BS, MS, and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. His lab uses AI to understand how populations of neurons in the brain work as a circuit to produce behaviors including motor control, decision-making, and social interaction. His lab also builds brain-computer interfaces to help people with paralysis move and communicate with the world. He is the recipient of the NIH Director's New Innovator Award, NSF CAREER Award, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Grant, and Hellman Fellowship. He is also a recipient of the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award and the Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award.