University of Washington
- Alison Mehravari
Alison Mehravari
Managing Director, AI Education & Research Initiative at University of Washington
Alison Mehravari serves as the Managing Director of the AI Education & Research Initiative at the University of Washington's College of Engineering since June 2011, overseeing AI-focused programs and research. In addition to this role, Alison has held various significant positions such as Program Director for BISCCIT, Program Manager for Weill Neurohub North, and Associate Director for the NIH U19 Program, demonstrating expertise in interdisciplinary research and funding management. Earlier experience includes roles at Middlebury College and Cornell University, where Alison engaged in behavioral neuroscience and computational physiology research, complemented by a strong educational background with a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior from the University of Washington and a B.A. in Neuroscience from Middlebury College.
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Managing Director, AI Education & Research Initiative
October, 2023 - present
Program Director, Bisccit: Bio-inspired Sensing, Computing, And Control With International Teams
May, 2022
Program Director, UW Center For Translational Muscle Research (ctmr)
March, 2021
Program Manager, Weill Neurohub North
August, 2020
Scientific Program Manager, Afosr Muri: Neural-inspired Sparse Sensing And Control For Agile Flight
August, 2019
Associate Director, NIH U19 Program: Computational & Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Rapid Learning
September, 2018
Assistant Director Of Operations, Afosr Coe: Nature Inspired Flight Technologies And Ideas (nifti)
June, 2015
Program Coordinator
May, 2014
Neuroscience Graduate Research Assistant
June, 2011