PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Jose C. Principe

Also known as C. Principe, J C Principe, J Principe, J. C. Principe, J. Principe, José Carlos Príncipe

Jose Principe is a retired University of Florida professor whose AI research spans neural networks, information-theoretic learning and brain-machine interfaces. He studied electrical engineering at Porto and UF, then joined UF's faculty in 1987. At UF, he founded the Computational NeuroEngineering Laboratory in 1991 and received the IEEE Neural Network Pioneer Award in 2011. He coauthored a paper on information-theoretic analysis of autoencoders in 2018. He plans to continue research with colleagues after retiring in 2026.

Works
1,230
Citations
36,932
h-index
84

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1970s

    Electrical engineering degrees

    He earns an electrical-engineering degree at the University of Porto before completing a master's degree and Ph.D. at UF in the 1970s.

  2. 1987

    Joining UF from Aveiro

    He joins the University of Florida in 1987 after an eight-year appointment as a professor at the University of Aveiro.

  3. 1990

    The gamma neural model

    With Bert de Vries, he presents the gamma neural model for processing temporal patterns in a 1990 NIPS paper.

  4. 1991

    Founding a neuroengineering lab

    He creates UF's Computational NeuroEngineering Laboratory in 1991 to focus research on biological information-processing models.

  5. 2011

    An IEEE neural networks award

    He receives the IEEE Neural Network Pioneer Award from IEEE's Computational Intelligence Society in 2011.

  6. 2018

    Information theory for autoencoders

    He coauthors Understanding Autoencoders with Information Theoretic Concepts, applying information-theoretic methods to learning dynamics and autoencoder design.

  7. 2025

    Advising an AI hackathon team

    He advises the FINS team, which wins first place at UF's 2025 AI Days hackathon with software that uses AI agents to verify research claims.

  8. As of October 2026

    Retired from UF

    He is retired from UF's Don D. & Ruth Eckis Endowed Distinguished Professor post after nearly 40 years as a UF faculty member. He plans to continue research with colleagues.

Sources and credits

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  1. ‘It’s been a great journey’: ECE icon Jose Príncipe retires after nearly 40 years ece.ufl.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Jose Principe - NIMET: Nanoscience Institute for Medical & Engineering Technology eng.ufl.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. A Theory for Neural Networks with Time Delays papers.nips.cc. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. José Principe » Faculty ece.ufl.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Understanding Autoencoders with Information Theoretic Concepts arxiv.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. UF student hackers enter ‘Plato’s Cave’ for first-place win ece.ufl.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.