30 November 2012

U.WATERLOO: Prof C. ELIASMITH

Chris Eliasmith

Professor
Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Neuroscience
Department of Philosophy
Department of Systems Design Engineering
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
N2L 3G1
Canada

Research Positions

2011-Present
Full Professor
Department of Philosophy
Department of Systems Design Engineering
Cheriton School of Computer Science (cross appointment)
University of Waterloo
2006-Present
Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Neuroscience (Tier II)
2006-Present
Director, Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience
University of Waterloo
2005-Present
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
Department of Systems Design Engineering
Cheriton School of Computer Science (cross appointment)
University of Waterloo
2001-2005
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
University of Waterloo
2000-2001
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Computational Neuroscience Research Group
McDonnell Center for Higher Brain Function
Washington University Medical School

Education

2008 - Present
Licensed Professional Engineer (Ontario)
1996 - 2000
Ph.D. in Philosophy
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Thesis: How neurons mean: A neurocomputational theory of representational content (pdf version)
Areas of Interest: Philosophy of Mind, Theoretical Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Science (esp. Neuroscience), Epistemology
1994 - 1995
M.A. Philosophy
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 
Thesis: Mind as a dynamic system (pdf)
1989 - 1994
B.A.Sc. Systems Design Engineering, First Class Honours
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 

Books

Eliasmith, C. (in press) How to build a brain: A neural architecture for biological cognition. Oxford University Press.
Eliasmith, C. and C. H. Anderson (2003). Neural Engineering: Computation, representation and dynamics in neurobiological systems. MIT Press. (Amazon.com).

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