Conference Steering Committee

Jacob T. Robison, Conference Co-Chair
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering
Co-Director, Rice Neuroengineering Initiative, Rice University

Behnaam Aazhang, Conference Co-Chair
J.S. Abercrombie Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Co-Director, Rice Neuroengineering Initiative, Rice University

Christopher Rozell, Conference Co-Chair
Julian T. Hightower Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society, Georgia Tech

Hunter Capoccioni
Program Administrator
Rice Neuroengineering Initiative

JoJo Platt
Neurotech Strategist, Platt and Associates

Keerthy Kishore
Research Engagement Manager
Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society, Georgia Tech

Rice Neuroengineering Steering Committee for 2026

Damiano Barone
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Houston Methodist

Scott Keene
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Nanoengineering
Rice University

Nicole Provenza
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Jessica Butts
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Rice University

Nitin Tandon
Professor of Neurosurgery, Nancy, Clive, and Pierce Runnells Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience
UTHealth McGovern School of Medicine

Valentin Dragoi
Rosemary and Daniel J. Harrison III Presidential Distinguished Chair in Neuroprosthetics
Houston Methodist Research Institute