Josh Bongard

Josh Bongard is a professor of Computer Science at the University of Vermont, specializing in evolutionary robotics, evolutionary computation, and physical simulation.12 He received his Ph.D. from the University of Zurich and previously worked as a postdoctoral associate at Cornell University.13

Bongard has received several prestigious awards, including:

1. A Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship in 20072
2. Named one of MIT Technology Review's top 35 innovators under 35 in 200712
3. A Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2010, presented by Barack Obama2

He is the director of the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory at the University of Vermont, focusing on the role of morphology and evolution in cognition.2 Bongard is also the co-author of the book "How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence".1

His research has led to significant contributions in the field of robotics, including the development of the world's first computer-designed organisms called "xenobots".3 Bongard's work often combines multiple disciplines, including computer science, biology, philosophy, neuroscience, and engineering.4