Pietro
Michelucci
PhD
Location
Ithaca, NY, USA
Current Organization
Human Computation Institute
Biography
Pietro Michelucci, PhD, directs the Human Computation Institute, a multidisciplinary innovation center that develops crowd-powered systems to address societal problems. He is editor-in-chief of the Handbook of Human Computation (Springer Publishing Co., 2013) and founding editor of the journal Human Computation. Michelucci received a joint PhD in cognitive science and mathematical psychology from Indiana University, and has been advising federal research agencies since 2006. In 2014, he led a three-day summit at the Wilson Center, which produced a national roadmap for Human Computation research. As an Organismic Computing pioneer, he is interested in developing new methods for augmenting collective intelligence (ie, a branch of artificial intelligence that creates collaborative networks among many humans and machines). In 2015 he launched the EyesOnALZ citizen science project to accelerate Alzheimer’s disease research.
Grants
Alzheimer's Disease Research
Crowd-Powered Microvascular Modeling – EyesOnALZ Phase 2
Active Dates
July 01, 2017 - June 30, 2019
Principal Investigator
Pietro Michelucci, PhD
Current Organization
Human Computation Institute
Alzheimer's Disease Research
Crowd-Powered Microvascular Modeling
Active Dates
January 01, 2016 - June 30, 2017
Principal Investigator
Pietro Michelucci, PhD
Current Organization
Human Computation Institute
News Featuring This Grantee
Research News
Scientists Unlock Potential for Fighting Reduced Blood Flow in Brain
Researchers find that using an antibody targeting vascular endothelial growth factor can help reinforce the blood brain barrier and restore healthy blood flow to the brain.
Research News
All Eyes on EyesOnAlz in New PBS Series
On March 15, BrightFocus staff attended a Washington, DC, screening of The Crowd & the Cloud.
Research News
Bringing the Power of the Crowd to Solve Alzheimer’s
BrightFocus grantee, Pietro Michelucci, PhD, shares the excitement surrounding the EyesOnALZ project and the Stall Catchers science game in this Q & A.