BiografÃa / Speaker Info
Nell Watson is an engineer, entrepreneur and futurist. She has a keen interest in the philosophy of technology and how extensions of human capability drive emerging societal trends. Nell lectures globally on Machine Intelligence, AI Philosophy, Human-Machine Relationships and The Future of Human Society, is an Associate Professor at Singularity University and a Fellow of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
Watson has had an unusual career, including teaching graduate school in Computer Science at the age of 24, and later co-founding a successful Graffiti arts company. His ability to bridge the worlds of technology and the Humanities makes it easy for him to translate complex topics so that they can be clearly understood.
In 2010, Nell Watson founded Poikos, an "AI for body measurement" powered by machine learning. Nell's patented technology "dematerializes" the 3D body scanner by providing accurate 3D scans of the body with only 2D camera hardware, such as that found in smartphones or laptops. This can be applied to a range of markets, such as mass customization and healthcare. Watson is also co-founder of OpenEth.org, a machine ethics research company. OpenEth has a vision of building a safer and fairer world by enabling humans and machines to make better decisions.
