James Olds, PhD

James Olds, PhD

University Professor of Neuroscience and Public Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government

Faculty Directory

Research Focus

My current research is aimed at replacing nitrogen-based fertilizers with microbiome-based solutions for staple cereal crops using high throughput sequencing metagenomics and data from the National Ecological Observatory Network. Another research interest is the future of the Artificial Intelligence revolution. I am interested in the many applications of AI, from combat systems to automated hypothesis generation, as well as the sustainability of the technology.

Current Projects

■ AI in the Year 2030: how will AI integrate into US Air Force combat systems over the next decade and a half?

■ Elucidating rules of life from continental scale metagenomics

■ Edge AI infrastructure across the US

■ Illicit transplantation networks

Select Publications

■ Olds, J. L. (2016). The rise of team neuroscience. Nature Neuroscience Reviews 17, 601–602.

■ Olds, J. L. (2015). Neurotechnology. In W. Bainbridge & M. Roco (Eds.), Handbook of science and technology convergence. Switzerland: Springer.

 

Download My Fact Sheet

Contact

Phone: 703-993-3700

Email: jolds@gmu.edu

Website: https://jameslolds.academia.edu