How can we design platforms for Collaborative Cognition?

Dr. Fernando Koch is a Research Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Florida Atlantic University. He leads The Generative Intelligence Lab that operates as a Think Tank and Development Studio for GenAI-powered solutions and AI-driven organizations. He is an expert in Artificial Intelligence and Generative Intelligence Systems with a career spanning academic, enterprise, and startup. He has held senior roles at IBM and Samsung Research, acts as Board Advisor to multiple startups. and has been in academic positions at the University of Melbourne, Korea University, and UNICAMP.

Dr. Koch is an enthusiast of building and applying AI-powered platforms as systematic solutions to pressing social and business challenges. At IBM, he served as a trusted advisor to C-level executives and deep-tech teams, providing guidance on Data & AI and go-to-market strategies for AI platforms. As Director of Research at Samsung, he led the development of a Digital Education Platform, which was applied in hundredds of classrooms in underserved communities.

He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Utrecht University, The Netherlands. His research interests revolve around Generative Intelligence Systems, Human-Machine Collaboration, and AI-Driven Organizations.


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