Eugene Izhikevich

Eugene Izhikevich is the Co-Founder and CEO of Brain Corp, a San Diego-based technology company specializing in the development of intelligent, autonomous navigation systems for everyday machines.2 He has held this position since September 2009.2

Background and Education

Izhikevich has a strong academic background in mathematics and neuroscience:

• He earned his M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Lomonosov Moscow State University (1984-1992)2
• He obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Michigan State University (1993-1996)21

Professional Experience

Prior to founding Brain Corp, Izhikevich had a distinguished career in academia and research:

• Senior Fellow in Theoretical Neurobiology at The Neurosciences Institute (2000-2009)2
• Visiting Professor at Arizona State University (1998-2000)2
• Postdoctoral Researcher at Arizona State University (1996-1998)2

Research Interests and Contributions

Izhikevich's main research interests include:

• Nonlinear dynamical systems
• Spiking networks
• Large-scale simulations of the brain1

He is also the founder of Scholarpedia, a free peer-reviewed encyclopedia, which he established in February 2006.2

Brain Corp

Under Izhikevich's leadership, Brain Corp has made significant strides in robotics and AI:

• The company introduced BrainOS, a breakthrough robot programming system, in 20143
• In 2017, they launched EMMA (Enabling Mobile Machine Automation), which won the ISSA Interclean's 'Innovation of the Year' award3
• Brain Corp has partnered with major retailers like Walmart to deploy autonomous cleaning robots3

Izhikevich's vision for Brain Corp is to bring robots everywhere, focusing on transforming everyday machines into autonomous solutions for various public spaces.3