At CETQAP I focus on helping students with AI and Brain Computer Interface projects. I also have a general background in biomedical engineering at the faculty level and can help students build projects which will have an impact in industry and individuals with severe disabilities.

Honour awarded to Mind Storms Ltd. and separately to Dr. Horowitz

Leading a pioneering startup revolutionizing human-machine interaction. Mind Storms specializes in Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology, empowering individuals with neuro-motor disabilities to communicate via thought. Responsible for product roadmap, fundraising, and operations. A brain wave scientist at heart, I drive product development in UX/UI and Quantum Sensors, leveraging Quantum Tech, Machine Learning, and Deep Tech. Proudly building a brain wave decoder with commercial software, funded with 800K USD, to unlock the power of the mind. Passionate about accessibility, innovation, and collaboration, we're shaping a future where communication transcends limitations.

Digital Health London is funded by the U.K. Government and the Mayor's Office. In our cohort our products and services are focussed on Health Tech. My particular interest is taking the Brain Computer Interface and helping people who are both paralyzed and non-vocal. I look forward to learning ways to help people within the NHS make use of this technology that will help individuals communicate verbally once again.

My Voice AI Ltd is a privately held company and is a pioneer and leader in conversational AI. My Voice AI is building the most secure end-to-end voice intelligence platform using advanced machine learning technologies. My Voice AI licenses software and services to bring speaker verification to the edge, enabling a more seamless and privacy-enhanced authentication experience. We specialize in state-of-the-art deep neural network and deep learning techniques, delivering the world’s smallest footprint and power efficient training and inference engines. Our customers include financial institutions and edge AI embedded platform leaders.Dr. Horowitz' expertise is in the acoustic basis of speaker identification, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering, Conversational AI, Speech Communication (MIT), acoustic correlates of Voice Quality, severity of PTSD metrics, issues all based on the acoustic correlates of voice quality.

Leading AI research focused on modeling voice quality through physiological acoustic cues derived from the Speech and Hearing chain. As Principal Investigator for a U.S. Office of Naval Research Global contract, I applied Speech Acoustics techniques to identify distinct acoustic features linked to individual voice quality.This effort led to the development of SpeechXRays, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Framework grant with 5.2 million Euros (2016-2019). Serving as Innovator and Technical Director, I directed a Consortium of over 10 members. Responsible for research and architecture, I pioneered the ACV (Acoustic Correlates of Voice Quality) Pilot project, integrating voice quality acoustic correlates with statistical GMM algorithms, resulting in a significant 10% accuracy boost.

With 19 years of experience as an Inventor and Scientist based in London, United Kingdom, I've been at the forefront of Conversational AI advancements. From developing groundbreaking solutions like Kurzweil AI VoiceRAD to VoiceMOVES, aiding quadriplegics in job roles, I've consistently driven innovation. My expertise extends to integrating speech recognition into telephony platforms, enhancing communication experiences.Notable achievements include securing substantial funding, such as 6.8 million Euros for FASiL, and obtaining research grants for studying acoustic speech correlates. Additionally, I've co-developed pioneering Lossless Data Compression algorithms for digital audio storage and hold patents for innovative solutions like Grammar Builder for Free Speech Selections, Virtual Personal Assistant, and Multi-Channel Disambiguation for Multimodal Solutions.

Title: "Aspects of the Human Factors and Psychophysics of Speech Recognition and Audition in Rehabilitation Engineering and Clinical Medicine" Prof. Stephen J.Cox, Doctoral Supervisor.I was the second of only two to earn the distinction 'Ph.D. by Publication' University wide. My Ph.D. is in Computing Sciences. My Prof. Stephen Cox, also was first to earn this distinction, Ph.D. in Computing Science by Publication, as well. While 16 publications were selected, the thesis was written to bring the results of the research up to date as of 2004, when the Ph.D. was submitted as well as approved. I have made plans to return to the themes of research expressed in my thesis, with an eye towards developing an EU Project on Immersive Symbiotic Companions.The University of East Anglia Department of Computing Sciences is particularly strong in imaging, computer graphics, speech processing, data mining, machine learning and statistics, business modelling and optimisation, biological modelling and bioinformatics.The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities. In 2013 the University was ranked 23rd in the UK by The Times, 22nd by The Sunday Times, 17th by The Guardian and 20th by The Complete University Guide. It was also ranked 1st for student satisfaction by the Times Higher Education magazine in 2013.

I received a prestigious award to be Visiting Scientist to the 'Breakfast Club' where I was instrumental in promoting the Naval S&T Strategic Plan in Defence Research; I was the principal scientist presenting to a top level gathering of Government Leaders. I presented a unique proposal and technically defended it's feasibility for the now called JCTD. The topic was on mutlimodal interfaces for terrorist mitigation. The project, total worth 15M USD came out in the top 2% (ranked number 3) out of over 2,000 proposal submissions and was approved by the U.S. Government. It cemented my reputation with the United States Department of Defence and the U.S. Military.The Office of Naval Research Global (ONR Global) Visiting Scientist Program (VSP) supported me as presenting to the Breakfast Club met their mission in planning cooperative science and technology (S&T) programs with researchers in the Naval Research Enterprise (NRE); identifying and discussing outstanding S&T issues in areas of NRE interest and developing long-term relationships; and to maintain ONRG connectivity with the international scientific community in the focus areas of the “Naval S&T Strategic Plan.”

My doctoral research was supported by an RA funded with the Clarence J. LaBel Chair of Electrical Engineering held by my supervisor Professor Kenneth N. Stevens. I focussed on quantitatively modelling human voice among a wide range of male talker types. Quantitative models included acoustics, electronic circuit analogues, and discrete signal processing techniques and algorithms. 4 years of acoustic models forms the basis of my current work called Voice Biometrics XRays. My work in voice biometrics also includes psychoacoustic models - underscoring my claim that my approach is built out of models that quantify the manner and mechanism by which human listeners identify a voice or given speaker. I spent considerable time exploring the general problem of human audition as well as forms of Artificial Intelligence that included Biological and Human Psychophysical models. I studied and applied a form of Brain Science and also excelled in Cognitive Psychology.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. MIT has a strong emphasis on scientific, engineering, and technological education and research.MIT received 18,109 undergraduate applicants for the class of 2016, with only 1,620 offered admittance, an acceptance rate of 8.9%. It employs around 1,000 faculty members. Seventy-eight Nobel laureates, 52 National Medal of Science recipients, 45 Rhodes Scholars, and 38 MacArthur Fellows are currently or have previously been affiliated with the university. MIT has a strong entrepreneurial culture. The aggregated revenues of companies founded by MIT alumni would rank as the eleventh-largest economy in the world. (For the rich detail about MIT, see Wikipedia the Free Encyclopaedia.)

MIT Sloan School of Management, full course in Product Design and Development. A rigorous product development course including a unique approach to product design based on technical and engineering requirements and usability based on fabrication and design principles. Included methods of product planning and development. Product Design and Development is a project-based course that covers modern tools and methods for product design and development. The cornerstone is a project in which teams of management, engineering, and industrial design students conceive, design and prototype a physical product. Class sessions are conducted in workshop mode and employ cases and hands-on exercises to reinforce the key ideas. Topics include identifying customer needs, concept generation, product architecture, industrial design, and design-for-manufacturing.MIT Sloan offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs, as well as non-degree executive education, and has over 20,000 alumni globally. Its largest program is its full-time MBA, which is one of the most selective in the world, with students from more than 60 countries every year, and ranked #1 in more subjects than any other MBA program. (For citations, please see Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopaedia.)

Appointed Research Fellow in Mechanical Engineering by the Vice President of the Institute under recommendation of my supervisor, Prof. Robert W. Mann. Pursued inter-disciplinary research between the Departments of Mechanical Engineering (MIT) and the MIT Media Lab and The Eric P. and Evelyn E. Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Engineering (fundamental research towards improving the communicative ability of individuals who are non-vocal due to Cerebral Palsy) with clinical studies performed at the New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine. Work formed the basis for the invited journal article published in Automedical. (Reprints available upon request). Topic: Phonotopic Space for Gestural Control of Synthetic Speech.The Eric P. and Evelyn E. Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation. Technology’s most lasting benefits are derived from its ability to impact individual human capabilities. Technology has dramatically expanded the range and scope of human performance: where we can go, what we can sense, what we can do and how we communicate. The focus of the Newman Laboratory is technology to enhance human performance. The mission of the The Eric P. and Evelyn E. Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation is to:Understand and quantify key aspects of human sensorimotor performance, including mobility manipulation touch and feel; Restore function to individuals impaired by disease, accident, birth defect, occupational hazard or the physical challenge of normal aging; Create new technology to enable performance beyond unaided human capability.