BATON ROUGE – Distinguished computational scientist Kenneth Ford, who is the founder and director of the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, will visit LSU Friday, June 5, as part of the University’s IT Eminent Lecture Series.
Ford will give a talk on “Toward Cognitive Prostheses” Friday, June 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Coates Hall Room 155. This lecture is free and open to the public, and media are invited to attend and take photographs. A reception with drinks and refreshments will take place following Ford’s lecture.
Ford will discuss the idea of human-centered computing, which is one of his major research areas at the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition. This is an emerging computational science field in which scientists design computers to mimic human cognitive and perceptive abilities. This concept is changing information technology and is impacting how scientists design next-generation computers. Instead of viewing computers as just machines with advanced mechanical capabilities, researchers are studying computers’ capacity to “think” like people and exploring the links between human thought and computing power.
The Institute for Human & Machine Cognition is an independent, nonprofit research agency Ford founded, which looks at technology issues involving artificial intelligence, cognitive science, human-centered computing, and other innovative areas in government and academia.
Ford received a Ph.D. in computer science from Tulane University. He has written six books and is a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Ford has received many awards and honors, including the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, which he received in 1999. President George W. Bush nominated Ford to serve on the National Science Board in 2005, and Ford is currently chair of the NASA Advisory Council.
The IT Eminent Lecture Series is a joint initiative between the LSU Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, and the LSU Department of Computer Science to feature distinguished researchers who have in some way advanced computational science and its related disciplines or technologies. These lectures take place on the LSU campus throughout the year.
For more information on this lecture, please visit www.cct.lsu.edu/events.
Ford will give a talk on “Toward Cognitive Prostheses” Friday, June 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Coates Hall Room 155. This lecture is free and open to the public, and media are invited to attend and take photographs. A reception with drinks and refreshments will take place following Ford’s lecture.
Ford will discuss the idea of human-centered computing, which is one of his major research areas at the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition. This is an emerging computational science field in which scientists design computers to mimic human cognitive and perceptive abilities. This concept is changing information technology and is impacting how scientists design next-generation computers. Instead of viewing computers as just machines with advanced mechanical capabilities, researchers are studying computers’ capacity to “think” like people and exploring the links between human thought and computing power.
The Institute for Human & Machine Cognition is an independent, nonprofit research agency Ford founded, which looks at technology issues involving artificial intelligence, cognitive science, human-centered computing, and other innovative areas in government and academia.
Ford received a Ph.D. in computer science from Tulane University. He has written six books and is a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Ford has received many awards and honors, including the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, which he received in 1999. President George W. Bush nominated Ford to serve on the National Science Board in 2005, and Ford is currently chair of the NASA Advisory Council.
The IT Eminent Lecture Series is a joint initiative between the LSU Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, and the LSU Department of Computer Science to feature distinguished researchers who have in some way advanced computational science and its related disciplines or technologies. These lectures take place on the LSU campus throughout the year.
For more information on this lecture, please visit www.cct.lsu.edu/events.
Publish Date:
06-04-2009
