Professor Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
Director, Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute
George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Auditory Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology, and Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Education
- BSc – Brown University – 1986
- MS – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 1988
- Ph.D. – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 1994
Expertise
- Characterization of Neural Circuits
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Computational Neuroscience
- Executive Control and Memory
- Non-Invasive Brain Monitoring
- Spatial Cognition and Attention
Awards and Distinctions
- Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
- Fellow, Acoustical Society of America
- Member, Telluride Auditory Attention Team
- Treasurer and Member, Council of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
- Biennial Mentorship Award from the Acoustical Society of America
- Bernice Grafstein Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring
- Acoustical Society of America silver medal
Professor Shihab Shamma
Professor, Institute of Systems Research
University of Maryland.
Education
- BS – Imperial college – 1976
- MS – Stanford University – 1977
- Ph.D. – Stanford University – 1980
Expertise
- Speech models of brain
- Neural signal processing
- Computational neuroscience
- Robust control systems
- Neuromorphic engineering
Awards and Distinctions
- Fellow, IEEE
- Fellow, Acoustical Society of USA
- ISR Outstanding Faculty Award
- NIH Advisory Board
- Blaise Pascal Intl. Research Chair