David Touretzky, PhD

David S. Touretzky is a research professor in the School of Computer Science and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University, where his research spans computational neuroscience, robotics education, and the policy dimensions of artificial intelligence. He has remained at CMU throughout his career as a research professor in the computer science department. His research evolved to encompass computational modeling of hippocampal spatial navigation and, more recently, policy advocacy around AI ethics in education and the rights of users.