Currently, Eugene McDermott Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT. Member, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and MIBR. Honorary Member: Neuroscience Research Program; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founding Fellow, AAAI; Founding Member, McGovern Institute. One of the most cited computational scientists. Recipient of: a Laurea Honoris Causa, University of Pavia, for the Volta Bicentennial; 2003 Gabor Award; Okawa Prize 2009; AAAS Fellowship.