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Brokoslaw Laschowski

Brokoslaw Laschowski is a machine learning researcher whose brain-inspired work links autonomous robotics and computational neuroscience. After studying neuroscience and kinesiology, he completed engineering degrees at Waterloo and developed deep-learning methods for robot vision. He worked on AI-enabled wearable robots for mobility support and later developed algorithms for brain-machine interfaces. As of October 2026, he is a research scientist and principal investigator at UHN, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, and director of the Computational Neuroscience Lab.

Now at
University Health Network, University of Toronto and Computational Neuroscience Lab

Timeline

  1. 2016–2021

    Neuroscience and engineering degrees

    He studies neuroscience and kinesiology as an undergraduate and master's student before earning an MASc in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo in 2016 and a PhD in Systems Design Engineering there in 2021 under John McPhee's supervision.

  2. 2021

    Deep learning for robot vision

    In 2021, he uses deep learning for visual intelligence, modelling visual processing in the brain to support autonomous robot control. John McPhee supervises his thesis, and collaborators William McNally and Alexander Wong are members of the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute.

  3. 2022

    ExoNet computer vision benchmark

    In 2022, he coauthors a study that benchmarks deep convolutional networks on ExoNet, an open dataset of wearable-camera images of real-world walking environments. The comparison finds MobileNetV2 achieves the best NetScore, which weighs image accuracy against computation and memory use.

  4. June 2023

    AI for wearable robots

    In June 2023, he and his team develop AI-powered wearable robots, including bionic prosthetic legs, exoskeletons, smart glasses and neural interfaces.

  5. December 2024

    Computational neuroscience at KITE

    In December 2024, he is a research scientist and principal investigator at UHN's KITE Research Institute. He develops machine-learning algorithms to model human perception, cognition and motor control as part of his work on brain-inspired algorithms and brain-machine interfaces.

  6. October 2025

    Brain-machine interface decoding

    In October 2025, his Computational Neuroscience Lab develops a brain-decoding algorithm that could make brain-machine interfaces more accurate and efficient.

  7. October 2025

    Assistant professor (status)

    In October 2025, he is a research scientist at the University Health Network and an assistant professor (status) in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.

  8. As of October 2026

    Assistant professor and lab director

    As of October 2026, he is a Research Scientist and Principal Investigator at UHN and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, with appointments in Neuroscience and Mechanical Engineering. He directs the Computational Neuroscience Lab, which works at the intersection of machine learning, neuroscience and AI.

Career

  1. NowUniversity Health NetworkResearch Scientist and Principal Investigator
  2. NowUniversity of TorontoAssistant Professor
  3. NowComputational Neuroscience LabDirector

Education

  1. 2021University of WaterlooPhD in Systems Design Engineering
  2. 2016University of WaterlooMASc in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

From the biography.

Checked career sources: uhn.ca, uhnresearch.ca, robotics.utoronto.ca.

Sources and credits

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  1. Building robot brains: How one robotics researcher is changing the way robots think. Literally. robotics.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  2. Taking a step towards autonomous robots uwaterloo.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  3. Research team developing autonomous robots uwaterloo.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  4. Environment Classification for Robotic Leg Prostheses and Exoskeletons Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks frontiersin.org. Checked 27 October 2026.
  5. ‘Bionic professor’ aims to transform the field of wearable robotics utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  6. Brokoslaw Laschowski Builds Robot Brains uhn.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  7. Brains, minds and machines: A new algorithm for decoding intelligence robotics.utoronto.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.
  8. Brokoslaw Laschowski uhnresearch.ca. Checked 27 October 2026.