Scholar
Jonathan Lenchner
Google Scholar ID: k0Nn_jEAAAAJ
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,128
H-index
22
i10-index
57
Publications
20
Co-authors
8
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published papers: 'Harnessing Growth-Mindedness to Enhance Organizational Effectiveness' (2024, AHFE 2024), 'Thinking Fast and Slow in AI: the Role of Metacognition' (2021, NeurIPS 2021), etc.; Patents: Energy Efficient Electronic Card (US 11880893, 2024.01.22), Automatic Creation Of A Tiled Image Based On User Interests (US 11763692, 2023.09.18), etc.
Research Experience
- Chief Scientist at IBM Research Africa (May 2016 - November 2018), one of the principal investigators at the Cognitive Environments Lab, where he developed a system for the Toronto Raptors to assist with trades and draft picks; previously worked on a mobile robot project for autonomously mapping, monitoring, and managing data center energy and thermal properties; also contributed to the strategy component of the IBM Jeopardy-playing program Watson.
Background
- Research interests include the relationship between the difficulty of describing algorithmic problems and solving them, analyzing combinatorial games, the connection between information theory and mathematical logic, and the use of AI to help resolve open problems in physics. Proponent of the 'growth mindset', emphasizing lifelong learning and continual self-reinvention.
Miscellany
- Founded and plays saxophone in the IBM Yorktown jazz band Algorhythms and Blues; created two mathematical games available at zerosumz.com and mod3sumz.com; recently inducted into the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.
