About IHMCFlorida Institute for Human & Machine CognitionIHMC_242f1c54-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea00IHMC is a not-for-profit research institute of the Florida University System and is affiliated with several Florida universities.Florida University SystemIHMC CollaboratorsIHMC faculty and staff collaborate extensively with industry and government to develop science and technology that can be enabling with respect to society’s broader goals.IndustryGovernmentIHMC ResearchersResearchers at IHMC pioneer technologies aimed at leveraging and extending human capabilities.Computer ScientistsCognitive PsychologistsNeuroscientistsLinguistsPhysiciansPhilosophersEngineersSocial ScientistsIHMC Research PartnersIHMC researchers receive funding from a wide range of government and private sources. IHMC research partners have included: DARPA, NSF, NASA, Army, Navy, Air Force, NIH, IARPA, DOT, IDEO, Raytheon, IBM, Microsoft, Rockwell Collins, Boeing, Lockheed, and SAIC, among others.DARPANSFNASAArmyNavyAir ForceNIHIARPADOTIDEORaytheonIBMMicrosoftRockwell CollinsBoeingLockheedSAICSocietal goals are realized_242f1e16-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea00To develop science and technology that can be enabling with respect to society’s broader goals._242f1f10-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea00Human CentricityOur human-centered approach often results in systems that can be regarded as cognitive, physical, or perceptual orthoses, much as eyeglasses are a kind of ocular orthoses.OrthosesThese systems fit the human and machine components together in ways that exploit their respective strengths and mitigate their respective weaknesses.InterdisciplinarityThe design and fit of technological orthoses and prostheses requires a broader interdisciplinary range than is typically found in one organization, thus IHMC staff includes computer scientists, cognitive psychologists, neuroscientists, linguists, physicians, philosophers, engineers and social scientists of various stripes, as well as some people who resist all attempts to classify them.TechnologiesPioneer technologies aimed at leveraging and extending human capabilities._242f2000-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea00Current active research areas include: artificial intelligence, cognitive science, knowledge modeling and sharing, human interactions with autonomy, humanoid robotics, exoskeletons, advanced interfaces and displays, cybersecurity, communication and collaboration, linguistics and natural language processing, computer-mediated learning systems, intelligent data understanding, software agents, expertise studies, work practice simulation, knowledge representation, big data and machine learning, as well as other related areas.Artificial Intelligence_242f20e6-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea001Cognitive Science_242f229e-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea002Knowledge Modeling & Sharing_242f23e8-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea003Human Interactions with Autonomy_242f24ce-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea004Humanoid Robotics_242f25aa-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea005Exoskeletons_242f269a-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea006Advanced Interfaces & Displays_242f2780-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea007Cybersecurity_242f2866-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea008Communication & Collaboration_242f2956-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea009Linguistics & Natural Language Processing_242f2a46-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea0010Computer-Mediated Learning Systems_242f2b36-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea0011Intelligent Data Understanding_242f2c26-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea0012Software Agents_242f2d0c-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea0013Expertise Studies_242f2dfc-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea0014Work Practice Simulation_242f2ef6-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea0015Knowledge Representation_242f30ae-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea0016Big Data_242f31a8-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea0017Machine Learning_242f32ac-4ac9-11ea-b17b-73222883ea00182020-02-08https://www.ihmc.us/about/aboutihmc/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net