Alexander Steele Selected as DARPA Riser for Innovative Research on Spinal Cord Language Decoding

Alexander Steele, a PhD candidate in the Non-invasive Brain-Machine Interface lab at the University of Houston, was selected as one of five DARPA Riser’s to give a 5-minute talk on his dissertation research entitled, “Decoding the language of the spinal cord using non-invasive methods”. DARPA Risers are up-and-coming standouts in their fields, whose research is related to national security and demonstrates the potential to lead to technological surprise — the heart of DARPA’s mission. The Risers program provides individuals in the early stages of their research career a unique opportunity to be recognized for their notable work and present their ideas directly to DARPA. The Risers program provides individuals in the early stages of their research career a unique opportunity to be recognized for their notable work and present their ideas directly to DARPA. The event consists of a 90-minute poster session, during which the selected Risers present a poster to assigned reviewers from DARPA and university faculty. These reviewers then select five Risers to present a 5-minute talk to the assembled Riser event participants.