Dr. John Choi
Founder and Chief Scientist, Banzai Research Institute
Ph.D. in Computational Neurobiology, UC Irvine
B.A. in Molecular Cellular Biology, Johns Hopkins University
As leader of Team Banzai, Dr. Choi brings over three decades of experience in a variety of fields which form the foundation of the Natural Logic Processing algorithms being developed at the Banzai Research Institute to allow computers to plan and respond in a more intelligent, human-like fashion.
With curiosity and innovation as his trademark characteristics, Dr. Choi customized his undergraduate study curriculum at the Johns Hopkins Unversity to integrate molecular biology, philosophy, psycho-biology, and bio-medical engineering in pursuit of the biological and operational basis of human intelligence.
This led to research and teaching fellowships focusing on the neurobiology of brain cell development, measurement and analysis of brain cell networks, and the biophysical analysis and modeling of intra-cellular signaling pathyways at the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and the Universities of California, where Dr. Choi designed and developed numerous innovative software systems to control devices, analyze data and simulate models using neuro-network, genetic, stochasitic, and cellular automata algorithms.
Before founding Banzai Research Institute, Dr. Choi leveraged his understanding of human learning to design and develop computationally advanced software systems accessed via innovative and intuitively simple human interfaces while employed as an object-oriented Software Engineer and Sr. Scientist at pioneering companies such as Pages Software, Cambridge Animation, NeXT Software, and Apple Computer.
Dr. Bing Chen
Ph.D. in Computational Nuclear Physics, California Inst. of Technology
M.S. in Condensed Matter Physics, Princeton University
B.S. in Physics, University of Science and Technology
Dr. Chen is currrently a Sr. Consulting Engineer at Apple Computer where he has been developing a variety of information management systems for high profile clients such as Warner Music, MCI, Disney, and Modern Postcard. As an early adopter of NeXT Computer's innovative pure object-oriented language Objective-C, he brings almost two decades of experience developing object-oriented software using a variety of derived languages, including JAVA.
Kenny Leung
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta
An early adopter of innovative technologies, Kenny was an inaugural member of the University of Alberta team that eventually won the Ford/DOE Hybrid Electric Vehicle Contest. Previously a Campus Consultant for NeXT Software and Software Engineer at Apple Computer, Kenny brings over a decade of experience problem solving and developing object-oriented software systems.
Currently a Sr. Software Engineer at Banzai Research Institute, Kenny has designed and developed numerous financial and scientific information management and analysis systems for companies such as Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Avolent, Pfizer, and QuickCeph.
Mario M. Diez
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Southern Illinois University
Currently Sr. Engineer at Ericsson Wireless Systems, Mario has worked for the last ten years in R&D in the fields of private radio digital communications systems, DOCSIS cable modem and broadband telecommunications for Ericsson Blue Ridge Labs, and TDMA/CDMA wireless systems design, simulation, and analysis.
Mario received his engineering education from the prestigious Universidad Politecnica de Cataluņa (Barcelona, Spain) before completing his degrees in the United States. He brings an acute appreciation of elegant designs to all of his endevors and interests, which include sailing, basketball, computers, science and technology.
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Loki der Quaeler, weltschmerz.org
Dwight Truhlar, Capistrano VW
