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Jim DiCarlo is the Peter de Florez Professor of Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Director of the MIT Quest for Intelligence. He has a background in biomedical engineering and medicine, having earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1998. Following his education, he completed postdoctoral training in primate visual neurophysiology at Baylor College of Medicine. Joining the MIT faculty in 2002 and awarded tenure in 2009, DiCarlo has made significant contributions to the understanding of visual object recognition and the neuronal mechanisms behind it. His research focuses on the transformations of sensory input to powerful cognitive representations within the brain, particularly the ventral visual processing stream. He employs a variety of techniques including neurophysiology, functional brain imaging, and computational modeling with non-human primates to investigate how the brain understands and processes visual information. DiCarlo's work aims to influence artificial vision systems and visualize prosthetics while providing insights into cognition and sensory action. He has received numerous accolades including being named an Alfred Sloan Fellow and a Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences. DiCarlo also teaches courses related to systems neuroscience at MIT.
MIT Quest for Intelligence • Cambridge, MA
Oversees and directs the MIT Quest for Intelligence, aiming to advance understanding of human intelligence.
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT • Cambridge, MA
Conducts research and teaches in the field of neuroscience with a focus on visual recognition.