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Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Professor Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro is the Director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, of the Department of Systems Innovation, in the Graduate School of Engineering Science, at Osaka University, Japan.

Professor Ishiguro is also the Director of the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), a private company supported by industry, government and academia, with the aim of promoting fundamental and innovative R&D activities, as well as contributing to society in a wide range of telecommunication fields, and is active in such fields as neuro- / knowledge science, intelligent robotics, machine language translation, and wireless communication. He is also Chief Technology Advisor Vstone Co. Ltd., a commercialization / technology transfer organization set up to promote his inventions. Professor Ishiguro's lab works at the intersection of computer vision, robotics and artificial intelligence, concentrating on the idea of making a robot that is as similar as possible to a live human being, and believes it may be possible to build an android in the near future that is indistinguishable from a human, at least during a brief encounter.

Professor Ishiguro received his Ph. D in Robotics and Computer Sciences from Osaka University, and has attended Yamanashi University, Kyoto University, University of California, and Wakayama University, where he has worked in a range of areas from distributed sensor systems and interactive robotics.

On this ideaXme episode we will hear from Professor Ishiguro about:

-His background

- How he developed an interest in computer science, robotics, and theatre / the arts.

-The end of the information age, the beginning of the robot age, why our brains are wired to relate to human-human interaction, and why we need "humanized" robots

-The Geminoid Project

- A tele-operated android that has similar appearance of an original person, called Geminoid HI-2, modeled after Prof. Ishiguro

- The CommU Support Project for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder

- His work in Brain-Computer-Robot interfaces and the principle of body ownership transfer, a phenomenon where the operator feels like the robot is part of their own body

- The Robot Performing Arts Project

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Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Patrick P. Rose, Science Director for Synthetic Biology at the Office of Naval Research Global, as well as Program Manager, Bio-industrial Manufacturing Innovation Institute at United States Department of Defense.

The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) is an organization within the United States Department of the Navy responsible for the science and technology programs of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Established by Congress in 1946, ONR's mission is to plan, foster, and encourage scientific research to maintain future naval power and preserve national security. The ONR carries out its mission through funding and collaboration with universities, other government laboratories, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and also oversees the Naval Research Laboratory, the corporate research laboratory for the Navy and Marine Corps which conducts a broad program of scientific research, technology and advanced development, and has a prestigious history, including the development of the first U.S. radar system, synthetic lubricants, and surveillance satellites.

On the life sciences front ONR has R&D going on in such areas as Biomaterials and Bionanotechnology, Cognitive Science for Human Machine Teaming, Gut Microbiology for Warfighter Resilience, and Synthetic Biology for Naval Applications including Environmental Surveillance and Synthetic Microbial Electronics. Dr. Patrick Rose: Dr. Patrick P. Rose, is Science Director for Synthetic Biology at the Office of Naval Research Global (ONR Global), as well as Program Manager, Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation Institute at United States Department of Defense (DoD). Dr. Rose received his PhD in Molecular Microbiology, with a focus on Virology and Cancer, from Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, did post-doctoral work here in Philadelphia at University of Pennsylvania, and has lectured throughout academia and government on a range of themes including, but not limited to, bio-security, public health, domestic preparedness, pandemic and disaster response, and biological and chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction at various institutions including the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, the National Defense University, and the Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

Dr. Rose joined ONR in 2016 and became the Program Manager, Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation Institute in 2020 (previously known as the Synthetic Biology Manufacturing Innovation Institute) which is dedicated to a range of synthetic biology applications and specifically promises to scale up a new class of manufacturing that will provide the United States with domestic capabilities to manufacture critical resources and provide supply chain security. Synthetic Biology, a field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities, has the potential to create entirely new classes of products with defense applications, such as chemicals and materials with advanced properties that could be used in austere environments for the war fighter, but also which may have dual use future commercial potential for innovations in food, agriculture, fuel, pharmaceuticals, and other consumer products, creating opportunities for U.S. manufacturers.

On this ideaXme episode we will hear from Dr. Rose about:

His background; how he became interested in science, in biology, and in molecular microbiology. A discussion of his career in biosecurity and preparedness. A general discussion about ONR and the current and future roles of synthetic biology across the ONR from health, to energy, to material sciences. An overview of the function / goals of the Bioindustrial Manufacturing Innovation Institute. A discussion of important influencers and mentors over the course of his career.

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Amanda Christensen, ideaXme guest contributor, fake news and deep fake researcher, and Marketing Manager at Cubaka, interviews Nitendra Rajput, VP and Head of Mastercard's AI Garage.

Amanda Christensen Comments:

Artificial intelligence has become a technological buzzword, often solely referred to AI rather than depicting the possibly infinite amount of practical applications that artificial intelligence can actually provide, or the intricacies involved from industry to industry, and region to region. To discuss some of the many applications for artificial intelligence, as well as some of the considerations to be taken into account to create more accurate and less biased machine learning systems, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nitendra Rajput, VP and Head of Mastercard's AI Garage.

Nitendra Rajput Head of Mastercard's AI Garage:

Nitendra Rajput is the Vice President and Head of Mastercard's AI Garage, setting up the centre to enable it to solve problems across various business verticals globally with machine learning processes, increasing efficiencies across the business as well as mitigating instances of fraud. Nitendra has over 20 years experience working in the fields artificial intelligence, machine learning, and mobile interactions, after realising a gap in the market for developing speech recognition systems for vocally-led countries, such as India.

18 years at IBM Research:

Prior to Mastercard's AI Garage, he spent 18 years at IBM Research, working on different aspects of machine learning, human-computer interaction, software engineering and mobile sensing. He then spent 2.5 years at InfoEdge as EVP and Head of Analytics from 2017 to 2019.

On this show you will hear from Nitendra:

About his background; how he developed an interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and mobile interactions. An introduction into the work being undertaken at the Mastercard AI Garage. An introduction to the cultural nuances and ethical processes to be considered when developing artificial intelligence and machine learning processes. Current and possible applications for artificial intelligence relating to COVID-19.

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Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Kim Renard Nazel, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, founding member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap group N.W.A. as well as a burgeoning, technologist, venture capitalist, startup mentor and business advisor.

Ira Pastor Comments:

Today, we have a fascinating show for you with a set of truly "convergent" themes where we are going to be discussing music, entertainment, technology, innovation, investing, and social and economic equality. We are joined today on ideaXme by Mr. Kim Renard Nazel, also known by his stage names of Arabian Prince and Professor X.

Kim Renard Nazel:

Mr. Nazel is a rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, founding member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rap group N.W.A. as well as a technologist, venture capitalist, startup mentor, and business advisor. Mr. Nazel has wide ranging interests in Animation, 3D FX, music and computer digital technologies, and is CEO of Mik Lezan Music, Owner of Hypnotic FX and One Fader, President of LA First Tech Challenge Southern California Robotics Competition and Founder and Chief Innovator at Inov8 Next, a Silicon Beach, CA based product innovation incubator and technology center, designed to empower the brightest inventors by leveraging the power of industry experience, strategic resources and advanced mentorship. Some of the publically disclosed investments in Mr. Nazel's portfolio include Streoapp, a live streaming app for nightclubs, bars & festivals, Advrtas, an AI (artificial intelligence) driven VR/AR/360 video ad platform, and Covitech, a cloud-based suite of apps to help small-to-medium size businesses access to COVID-19 screening, testing resources and often hard-to-procure protective equipment. Mr. Nazel's passion for technology led to him create a 3D animation and special effects studio in the 1990's working with companies like Saban Entertainment and Fox, including the creation of 100+ video game titles for Fox interactive and Vivendi Universal.

On this episode of ideaXme we will hear from Mr. Nazel about:

His background; how he successfully navigated the worlds of rap, hip-hop, music production, and technology development (video games, animation and special effects) all while growing up in an environment of gang violence in 1980's Los Angeles. About Inov8Next, the ideas behind its inception, the development of its strong slate of corporate sponsors (Microsoft, Intel, RedBull, etc.) and the mission and visions going forward to help inner city communities with economic distress. The types of companies Inov8Next works with and some investment examples in the areas of education, gaming and digital health. His passion for empowering students and young entrepreneurs, aimed at using business education to help keep youth off the streets. The importance of STEM education in disrupting outdated business models and benefiting under served communities. How rap and hip-hop music as a platform can help spread awareness of the importance of STEM among youth.

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Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Alexandre Kalache, President of the International Longevity Centre-Brazil (ILC-Brazil).

Ira Pastor Comments:

As we continue our virtual road-trip around the globe per the World Health Organization's (WHO) Age Friendly Cities Global Movement, during the WHO defined "Decade of Healthy Aging", we are headed down to the southern hemisphere to the country of Brazil.

Dr. Alexandre Kalache:

Dr. Alexandre Kalache is a medical epidemiologist specializing in the study of aging, who is the President of the International Longevity Centre-Brazil (ILC-Brazil), an independent think tank based in Rio de Janeiro that develops and promotes policy related to population aging, and Co-President of the Global Alliance of International Longevity Centres, an international consortium of member organizations with a mission to help societies to address longevity and population aging in positive and productive ways. Dr. Kalache graduated from the medical school of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, gained diplomas in infectious and parasitic diseases and medical education, was awarded a master's degree in Social Medicine from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, his PhD in Epidemi ology at the University of London, and had a long academic career at the Universities of London and Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Kalache's work in Aging:

Dr. Kalache formerly directed the WHO Global Aging Program, known as the Department of Aging and Life Course, at its Geneva headquarters, which resulted in the development of the assessment tool for use by city planners and advocacy groups, known as the Global Age-Friendly Cities Guide. Dr. Kalache was formerly Senior Policy Advisor to the President on Global Aging, New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), a representative to the United Nations for the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Global Ambassador to HelpAge International, Research Chair Professor in Elderly Health Care Development at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Associate Professor at the Andalusian School of Public Health in Granada, Spain, and member of the Brazilian Delegation to the United Nations' Open-Ended Working Group on the Human Rights of Older People.

On this ideaXme episode we will hear from Dr. Kalache about:

His background; how he developed an interest in medicine, in public health, and in aging research. About ILC Brazil and its mission and focus. About his WHO Global Age-Friendly Cities initiatives in Brazil in the cities of Balneário Camboriú, Jaguariúna, Pato Branco, Esteio, Veranópolis, and Porto Alegre. His views on the Covid-19 situation in Brazil, and other developing countries, exploring issues such as unpreparedness, inequalities, lack of resources, ageism, poor scientific understanding from governments, gender and race issues. Interesting biotechnology research occurring in Brazil.

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Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Eduardo Goncalves, founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting.

Ira Pastor comments:

Trophy hunting is hunting of wild game for human recreation. The trophy is the animal, or part of the animal, kept and usually displayed, to represent the success of the hunt. Over the past decade, hunters have taken home over 1.7 million trophies from animals they have killed for sport, more than 200,000 of them which were from animals in danger of going extinct, including 10,000 lions, such as the well publicized case of Cecil the Lion, from the Hwange National Park in Matabeleland, North Zimbabwe.

CITES:

CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals. CITES original aim, a few decades ago, was to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants did not threaten the survival of the species in the wild, and it accords varying degrees of protection to more than 35,000 species of animals and plants. The critically most endangered wildlife at risk: However, a loophole in CITES, allows trophy hunters to kill even the most critically endangered wildlife. A poacher cannot kill an elephant to sell its tusks. But a trophy hunter can kill the same elephant and take the same tusks.

Eduardo Goncalves:

Eduardo Goncalves, is Founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, a non-profit group that believes trophy hunting is cruel, archaic, immoral and unjustified, can inflict significant pain and suffering, undermines genuine conservation, and brings no real benefits to local communities.

Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting:

Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting wants to see an immediate halt to the trade in trophies of vulnerable or threatened species, calls on governments to ban trophy hunting and imports/exports of hunting trophies, and believes there should be a comprehensive global agreement banning trophy hunting, with proper enforcement and penalties.

Prior to the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, Mr. Goncalves was CEO of the League Against Cruel Sports, where he led a successful campaign to stop plans to bring back fox-hunting, as well as to persuade the government to increase jail sentences for dog-fighting and breeding and shipping dogs into the UK for organized fights. He has also spent several years with World Wildlife Fund (WWFP) working on forest conservation and sustainability. Mr. Goncalves' wide-ranging career includes spells as a House of Commons researcher, a radio presenter, an investigative journalist, and as the director of a government department in UAE. In the run-up to the Paris Climate Summit, Mr. Goncalves was International Communications Director at The Climate Group, an influential organization set up with the support of then Prime Minister Tony Blair, as well as business and political leaders from around the world. Mr. Goncalves is also the author / co-author of several books, including KILLING GAME: The Extinction Industry, TROPHY HUNTERS EXPOSED: Inside the Big Game Industry, "The WWF Pocket Book of One Planet Living", "The Algarve Tiger", and "Blueprint for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World".

On this ideaXme episode we will hear from Mr. Goncalves about:

-His background, how he became interested in sustainability and conservation, and why he formed the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting.

-The structure / goals of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, its backers and its strategic partners.

-Misconceptions of the benefits of Trophy Hunting. -The profile / psychology of the Trophy Hunter.

-The CITES loophole and plans to close off.

-About the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting - Botswana Elephants campaign.

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Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Kazuhiro Gomi (Gomi-san), M.S., CEO and President of NTT Research. Discover how this exciting Silicon Valley start-up plans to upgrade reality.

NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) Global:

NTT Global, the parent company of NTT Research, is a top 5 global technology and business solutions provider with operations in 80 countries worldwide. They service 85% of Fortune Global 100 companies and consider themselves as a big contributor to society by applying "technology for good". Their services include digital business consulting, technology and managed services for cybersecurity, applications, workplace, cloud, data centre and networks.

Kazuhiro Gomi:

Gomi-san has worked at NTT for over 20 years, holds an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering and two M.S. degrees - in both Industrial and Electrical Engineering. Currently, Kazuhiro Gomi is CEO and President of NTT Research, a Silicon Valley start-up. Within just a year of its foundation NTT Research has revealed a number of exciting projects including Digital Twins, a platform which focuses in the first instance on reflecting a twin of the human cardio system to predict, manage and optimise individuals' cardio health. Longterm objectives are broader - to combine digital information which reflect the real world to synthesise diverse virtual worlds, generate novel services and "to upgrade reality".

Kazuhiro Gomi's career to date:

2019: President and CEO. NTT Research.

2012: Board of directors, NTT Communications Corp.

2010: President and Chief Executive Officer, NTT America, Inc.

2009: COO, NTT America, Inc. 2004: VP of Global IP Network Business Unit, NTT America, Inc.

2001: VP of Global Business Department, NTT Communications Corp.

1998: Director of General planning, NTT Cyber Communications Laboratory Group.

About NTT Research and their Mission to "Upgrade Reality":

NTT Research launched in July 2019, comes from a rich lineage of ground-breaking research and development. The NTT Research and Development Lab in Tokyo, Japan boasts over 1600 patents.

NTT Research currently hosts 3 Labs - Phi, MEI and CIS Labs all of which collaborate with leading universities working at the forefront of technology. Although most collaborations are with US Universities, there are plans to reach out to collaborate across the world.

NTT Research Phi Lab:

The Phi Lab's mission is to build simple, efficient and practical solvers for real-world problems in human's information-intensive society. Their objective is to rethink "computation" within the fundamental principles of quantum physics and brain science and to develop hardware and software simultaneously. NTT Research MEI Lab:

MEI Lab is dedicated to the medical and health sciences as they relate to Digital Twin Computing (DTC), part of the IOWN initiative. For on-the-ground medical experimentation, DTC is an ideal application. Imagine administering a treatment to one's digital twin (alter ego) in the cyber world. If the treatment does not work, doctors can move on quickly to a different approach without risk to their human patient.

NTT Research CIS Lab:

The Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Laboratories focusing on technologies and initiatives which include securing people's data.

The CIS Lab is led by NTT Fellow Tatsuaki Okamoto. Its goals is to become the leading cryptography research laboratory in the world. They explore attribute-based encryption, homomorphic encryption, and functional encryption regarding security and privacy. They utilise quantum computing and blockchain keeping an open mind as to the technologies that deliver trust and security for all users in the future.

ideaXme interview with Kazuhiro Gomi: In this interview Gomi-san discusses the successes of the past year at NTT Research. His upcoming plans for the exciting NTT Silicon Valley start up. He talks of NTT's Digital Twin and NTT Global's IOWN projects, his approach to managing NTT Research and supporting some of the world's most brilliant technologists the opportunity to do work that has the potential to "upgrade reality".

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Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews John Kiff, Senior Financial Sector Expert at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Financial Stability Division in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department.

Ira Pastor Comments:

So on past shows as we've been profiling many of the novel products and technologies being developed by industry, by academia, and by governments on the healthy aging and longevity front, we've also taken time to discuss a range of the traditional and novel funding pools emerging to support these programs, from traditional life science venture capital and private equity, to the public stock markets, to innovative prize models, such as UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) Healthy Ageing Challenge program and the Healthy Longevity Global Grand Challenge of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine.

Today, we are going to stay on this financial theme, but are going to head in a different direction, to talk to a thought leader who is asking the really big questions today, about what the future of global financial stability looks like, especially in a world where technologies may soon allow for "90 to become the new 50." That people are now living longer, due to science and technology, is very desirable and has greatly improved individual welfare. However, there are financial costs of longer life expectancy, for governments through employee retirement plans and social security schemes, for corporate employers with defined-benefit pension plans, for insurers that sell annuities, and for individuals without guaranteed retirement benefits. The financial implications of longevity risk (defined as the financial implications of people living longer than expected) are very large. It is estimated that if average life spans by 2050 were to increase only 3 years more than now expected, the already vast cost of aging would increase by 50 percent, with private defined benefit pension liabilities alone amounting to greater than $23 trillion. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.

John Kiff:

John Kiff is a Senior Financial Sector Expert at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Financial Stability Division in the Monetary and Capital Markets Department. As part of this team since 2005, he is involved in producing the IMFS semi-annual Global Financial Stability Report, as well as focusing on OTC derivative market infrastructure, securitization, and longevity risk transfer markets. Mr. Kiff is also focused on fintech and digital asset policy issues, including producing the IMF's monthly Fintech Update, and co-writing staff discussion notes on central bank digital currency. Prior to the IMF, John worked at the Bank of Canada for 25 years, where he spent most of his time managing the funding and investment of the government's foreign exchange reserves. On this episode we will hear from Mr. Kiff about: His background; how he developed an interest in economics, in central banking, and how he became focused on the topic of longevity risk management. A general introduction to the IMF as well as its relationship with the World Bank. A general discussion about "Longevity Risk" and the tools of Longevity Bonds and Longevity Swaps. A discussion of some other novel financial instruments and strategies for managing Longevity Risk. His work in the areas of digital currencies.

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Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Al Emondi, Program Manager in the Biological Technologies Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), US Department of Defense.

Ira Pastor Comments:

Today, we are going to go down the fascinating pathway of advanced neuro-technologies and in doing so, are going to be joined again by our friends from theDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is an agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) which is responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military with a mission to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security, as well as a tangential mission to formulate and execute research and development projects to expand the frontiers of technology and science, often beyond immediate U.S. military requirements.

Brain-Computer Interface:

As some background to our discussion, a brain-computer interface (BCI) broadly refers to a neuro-technology that allows for a direct communication pathway between ones brain and an external device. BCIs differ from neuromodulation in that they allow for bidirectional information flow and are often directed at researching, mapping, assisting, augmenting, or repairing human cognitive or sensory-motor functions.

DARPA:

Over the past couple of decades, DARPA has been working on very sophisticated neuro-technologies that rely on surgically implanted electrodes to interface with the central or peripheral nervous systems, demonstrating achievements such as neural control of prosthetic limbs, restoration of the sense of touch to the users of those limbs, relief of otherwise intractable neuropsychiatric illnesses such as depression, and improvement of memory formation and recall. However, due to the inherent risks of surgery, these invasive technologies have so far been limited to use by volunteers with significant clinical need. For the military's population (as well as the eventual civilian population) to benefit from such advanced neuro-technology, novel non-surgical interfaces are going to be required.

Dr. Al Emondi:

Joining us for this fascinating show today is Dr. Al Emondi, Program Manager in the Biological Technologies Office (BTO) at DARPA who is a thought leader in the space and is working at the "bleeding edge" of such possibilities. Dr. Emondi joined DARPA in June 2017 and his focus is on neuro-technology and human-machine interaction. His current work explores novel neural interface system architectures applicable to broad user populations and improving the performance of neural interfaces and their application potential through the use of third-wave artificial intelligence. Dr. Emondi came to DARPA from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPA-WAR) Atlantic, located in Charleston, South Carolina, where he was the Chief Technology Officer for, and served as deputy CTO to the SPA-WAR HQ CTO for the Atlantic region. He also led the science and technology competency, which included personnel focused on basic and applied sciences, technology transition, and technology transfer. Before his tour at SSC Atlantic, he was an early pioneer for software-defined radio research initiatives at the Air Force Research Lab in Rome, New York. Dr Emondi holds a PhD degree in neuroscience and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Syracuse University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Wilkes University.

On this episode we will hear from Dr. Emondi about:

His background; how he developed an interest in science, in electrical engineering and neuroscience, and in exploring the frontiers of such a scientific intersection. The goals of DARPA's Next-Generation Non-Surgical Neuro-technology program. The goals of DARPA's Intelligent Neural Interfaces (INI) program and related applications of DARPA's Third-Wave artificial intelligence platform. The goals of the DARPA Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) program seeking to develop high-resolution neuro-technology capable of mitigating the effects of injury and disease on the visual and auditory systems of military personnel. His work in developing Haptic technologies (referring to any technology that can create an experience of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user), and the Hand Proprioception & Touch Interfaces for Prosthetic Limbs (HAPTIX) program.

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Amanda Christensen, ideaXme guest contributor, fake news and deep fake researcher andMarketing Manager at Cubaka, interviews Ilan Komargodski, Ph.D., Researcher at the Cryptography & Information Security (CIS) Lab at NTT Research.

Amanda Christensen Comments:

Data privacy has long been a topic of contention, and the importance of proper security protocols have never been more needed as we individuals, businesses, and governments have been forced to rapidly digitise everyday interactions as a part of lockdown and COVID-prevention procedures. Recent events like the large-scale account hacking on Twitter,as well as heightened concerned over TikTok's use of datahave heightened these concerns in the public eye. However, at present, there is little we can do to completely protect ourselves from giving up our personal information - if you want to access a website, flick through an app, get directions, or any number of the hundreds of minute tasks we perform digitally every day, you're going to be giving up some degree of your personal data to do so. But what if that didn't need to be the case?

Ilan Komargodski, Ph.D.:

To address this topic, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ilan Komargodski, Ph.D., Researcher at the Cryptography & Information Security (CIS) Lab at NTT Research.

As a part of the CIS Lab and NTT Research, Ilan and the CIS Lab team model various scenarios that are threatening data privacy and information security, and then use these models to design cryptography tools and protocols to protect user privacy. With data privacy being a key concern across all sectors, the applications of their work is endless, and can help to facilitate technological innovation by reducing, or potentially eliminating, the key concern and barrier of privacy and information security. Through methods like homomorphic encryption, the CIS Lab and NTT Research are also developing new ways to analyse and compute data without compromising data privacy. Ilan started his career as a Software Engineer in the Israeli Army, leaving to pursue both an M.Sc. and Ph.D. at the Weizmann Institute of Science doing fundamental research in computer science with an emphasis on cryptography. Prior to joining NTT Research, Ilan was a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell Tech.

In this episode we will hear from Ilan about:

His background and how he developed an interest in computer science and cryptography. The research being undertaken in the three labs at NTT Research, as well as a deep dive into the the Cryptography & Information Security Lab. A top-level introduction to cryptography and homomorphic encryption.

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