Dr. John Kaufhold – Executive Technologist
Dr. Kaufhold is an expert in artificial intelligence and deep learning. He is the founder of Deep Learning Analytics , a machine learning company, and served as Secretary of the Washington Academy of Sciences . Prior to founding Deep Learning Analytics, John investigated deep learning algorithms as a staff scientist at the National Institutes of Health. Prior to NIH, Dr. Kaufhold was the youngest member of the Technical Fellow Council at Science Applications International Corporation. Over 7 years at SAIC, John served as principal investigator or technical lead on large government contracts funded by NIH, DARPA and IARPA. Prior to joining SAIC, Dr. Kaufhold investigated machine learning algorithms for medical image analysis and image and video processing at GE’s Global Research Center. On a Whitaker fellowship, Dr. Kaufhold earned his Ph.D. from Boston University’s biomedical engineering department. Dr. Kaufhold is named inventor on >10 issued patents in image analysis, and author/coauthor on > 40 publications in the fields of machine learning, image understanding and neuroscience.