AI + Health Summit: Healthy Aging of Brain and Mind with AI

Konrad Kording, Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Konrad Kording, Ph.D., is currently focusing on causality in data science applications - how do we know how things work if we cannot randomize? His early research focused on computational neuroscience, particularly on movement. He is known for his contributions to the fields of motor control, neural data methods, and computational neuroscience, as well as his advocacy for and contributions to open science and scientific rigor.

Professor Kording co-founded Neuromatch, a non-profit organization focused on promoting equity in the sciences and advancing open science policies. Some of his most controversial work involves predicting the future success of scientists, leading to the development of a calculator for predicting the h-index.

Professor Konrad obtained both a diploma degree and a Ph.D. in physics from ETH Zurich. He then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Collegium Helveticum in Zurich and at University College London, followed by a Heisenberg Fellow position at MIT. He joined the faculty at Northwestern University and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where he served as a professor of physical medicine, rehabilitation, physiology, and applied mathematics. In 2017, he joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania with joint appointments in the Department of Neuroscience and Department of Bioengineering.

 Art Kramer, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology & Director of the Center for Cognitive & Brain Health, Northeastern University 

Art Kramer, Ph.D., is the Founding Director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health and Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University in Boston.  He previously served as Senior VP for Research and Graduate Education at Northeastern University.  He also served as the Director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology and the Swanlund Endowed Chair and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Illinois.   He received his Ph.D. in Cognitive/Experimental Psychology from the University of Illinois. Professor Kramer’s research projects include topics in Aging, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Human Factors.  A major focus of his labs recent research is the understanding and enhancement of cognitive and neural plasticity across the lifespan.  He is a former Associate Editor of Perception and Psychophysics and is currently a member of four editorial boards. Professor Kramer is also a fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, a former member of the executive committee of the International Society of Attention and Performance, and a recipient of a NIH Ten Year MERIT Award. He has served on the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science & Technology (PCAST), the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) committee on Cognitive Aging, the Chair of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) workshop on Understanding Pathways to Successful Aging: Behavioral and Social Factors Related to Alzheimer’s Disease, the Global Council on Brain Health, and a multitude of other national and international committees.  Professor Kramer’s research has been featured in a long list of print, radio and electronic media including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Chicago Tribune, CBS Evening News, Today Show, National Public Radio and Saturday Night Live.