Ford

Dr. Ken Ford is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition. IHMC has grown into one of the nation's premier research organizations with world-class scientists and engineers investigating a broad range of topics related to building technological systems aimed at amplifying and extending human cognition, perception, locomotion, and resilience. Dr. Ford explores ways to prevent muscle loss during prolonged space travel and has himself practiced the...See more

Dr. Ken Ford is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition. IHMC has grown into one of the nation's premier research organizations with world-class scientists and engineers investigating a broad range of topics related to building technological systems aimed at amplifying and extending human cognition, perception, locomotion, and resilience. Dr. Ford explores ways to prevent muscle loss during prolonged space travel and has himself practiced the keto diet for over 20 years. In hundreds of scientific papers and six books, Dr. Ford has explored topics including artificial intelligence, cognitive science, human-centered computing, and entrepreneurship in government and academia. Dr. Ford received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Tulane University. He is Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of AAAI/MIT Press. Ford is a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), a charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, a member of the Association for Computing Machinery, a member of the IEEE Computer Society, and a member of the National Association of Scholars. Ford has received many awards and honors for his work in artificial intelligence, science, and technology, filling influential roles in both the government (National Science Foundation, NASA Advisory Council) and the private and nonprofit sectors. See less