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Board of DirectorsMANAGING DIRECTOR
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Dr. Kristinn R. Thórisson has been researching artificial intelligence for two decades, in academia and industry. His research centers on realtime interactive intelligences, complex cognitive systems and mind models. At MIT he pioneered new ideas in the area of communicative, multimodal intelligent agents. Recent projects include developing a cognitive architecture for 
Dr. Gísli Hjálmtýsson has over 25 years of experience as an innovator, entrepreneur and manager. He is currently the Managing Partner of Thule Investments, a venture capital company. Previously he was a Professor and Dean of Computer Science and Engineering at Reykjavik University. Mr. Hjálmtýsson has served on numerous boards, including SKÝRR, Voice Commerce Group, Siminn and CCP Games. He has also conducted research on the Internet and novel network services at AT&T Research at Bell Laboratories. He has held positions on the faculty of Columbia University, and University of Iceland and been a co-recipient on significant grants from EC, NSF, DARPA, with leading researchers from MIT, Dartmouth College, Carnegie Mellon University, Princeton and more. Gísli received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Deepa Iyengar (Reserve Board Member) holds an S.M. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT. Her research interests lie in electrophysiological methods and in the neurophysiology of habit learning. These are combined in MindGames, Ltd., a company which she co-founded and directs. MindGames has released the world’s first mind-controlled apps and games on iPhone and iPad, compatible with commercial EEG controllers. The games are controlled by the player’s levels of relaxation and concentration, enabling the practice of mindfulness as part of entertainment.
Bala Kamallakharan (Reserve Board Member) is one of the founding partners at Auro Investment Partners LLC. Bala is chairman of the Board at CLARA and board member at Glo Biopharma. His years of professional experience have been spent as a management consultant and investment-banking advisor. Mr. Kamallakharan received his Dual M.S. in Information Systems and Economics & International Trade & Finance from Louisiana State University and M.M,S in Business Management & Finance from Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani, India.|
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR He leads projects on virtual humans, social simulation, interactive drama, emotions and theory of mind.
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Dr. Stacy Marsella has been a Research Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California, Associate Director for Social Simulation Research at the 
Sigríður Ólafsdóttir, CEO at Akthelia Pharmaceuticals and independent consultant at SÓL Consultancy which provides technical and regulatory expertise in development of drugs and medical devices. Received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University. Her expertise lies in biotechnology, drug development, research and leadership. She currently is a member of the University Council of University of Iceland, on the Board of Nordic Innovation and University of Iceland Science Park.
Þórunn Sigfúsdóttir has over 18 years of experience in the area of computer science and software development. She has worked with several start-up companies in New York, NY and as Director of Software Development managing R&D projects for venture capital stakeholders. Since 2005 Þórunn has been working for TrackWell Software in product management and business development. Þórunn´s interest lies in all types of technology development.
IIIM Advisory BoardDr. Rosalind Picard, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory. She has served on dozens of international science committees and recently chaired the National Science Foundations Committee of Visitors for the Information and Intelligent Systems Division. She has also worked as a consultant for companies such as Apple, AT&T, BT, HP, iRobot, and Motorola. Dr. Jörg Siekmann, Co-Founder & Scientific Director, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). Dr. Siekmann was a founding Chairman of the German AI Society, a Fellow of the German Computer Science Society (GI), Chairman of the Collaborative Research Centre on Resource-Bounded Cognitive Processes, among others. Dr. Ipke Wachsmuth, Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF); Chair, Artificial Intelligence, University of Bielefeld. Dr. Wachsmuth has a strong multidisciplinary publications in several fields, including cognitive learning research, intelligent tutoring systems, virtual reality and multimodal interaction. He is former president of the German Cognitive Science Society and is co-director of the Collaborative Research Center “Alignment in Communication.” Dr. Finnur Oddsson, Managing Director, Iceland Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Oddsson works with many of Iceland’s largest organizations, public and private, in various capacities. Prior to his current post he was Director of MBA Programs at Reykjavik University, and Director of Executive Education and Assistant Professors. Dr. Eythor Ivar Jonsson, DBA, CEO of Klak, Reykjavik, Iceland, directs one of he primary incubation outfits in Iceland. Before joining Klak he held an Associate Professor position at Copenhagen Business School. He is Chairman of the Board of over a dozen Danish companies. Dr. Hannes H. Vilhjalmsson, Research Scientist, Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents. Associate Professor, School of Computer Science at Reykjavik University. Research focus on intelligent avatars and interactive virtual environments with emphasis on social interaction and collaboration. Co-founder, board-member and technical advisor of Alelo Inc. Former Research Scientist at the Center for Advanced Research on Technology for Education (CARTE) at USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI). Dr. Yngvi Bjornsson, Co-Director, Center for Analysis and Design of Intelligent Agents, Reykjavik University. Associate Professor, School of Computer Science at Reykjavik University. Former research associate with the GAMES research group at University of Alberta, Canada. Main research interests are artificial intelligence (AI), specifically: informed search methods, learning of search-control, machine learning, and AI applied to computer games. Dr. John B. Vander Sande, co-founder of American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC), he is the Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, emeritus, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), specializing in the analysis of the microstructure of materials. He was Associate Dean and Acting Dean of Engineering at MIT from 1992 to 1999 and was founding Executive Director of the Cambridge (England)-MIT Institute from 1999 to 2003. He was Acting Provost at Reykjavik University, Iceland in 2009-10. Dr. Vander Sande’s experience lies in extensive knowledge of materials, the power technologies industry and his long-time tenure as a professor and administrator at a leading research university. |
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