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Dr. Amina Zhao

Bio-Inspired Systems Lead

Biography

Dr. Amina Zhao is a leading expert in bio-inspired systems and evolutionary computing. With a PhD in Bio-Inspired Computing from MIT, she specializes in developing AI systems that mimic biological adaptation and evolutionary processes.

Her work pioneers adaptive algorithms that self-optimize in response to environmental changes, achieving breakthroughs in autonomous systems. Dr. Zhao has published over 35 peer-reviewed papers and leads several DARPA-funded research initiatives in evolutionary AI.

Research Focus

Evolutionary Optimization

Developing genetic algorithms that evolve neural network architectures through multi-objective optimization and adaptive selection mechanisms.

Neural Plasticity

Researching brain-inspired learning paradigms that enable neural networks to dynamically reconfigure synapse weights in response to changing input patterns.

Featured Publications

"Adaptive Evolution in Neuromorphic Systems"

IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computing, Vol. 18 (2024)

This research demonstrates evolutionary algorithms that self-adapt in real-time, achieving 89% optimization efficiency across 12 different synthetic benchmark problem sets.

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"Neural Plasticity for Autonomous Systems"

Nature Machine Intelligence, Vol. 6 (2023)

This work presents a novel synaptic adaptation framework that improves robotic navigation performance by 72% in dynamically changing environments.

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Get in Touch

Office Location

BioAI Research Labs, Cambridge, MA

Email

amina.zhao@neuronexus.org

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