Leonid Perlovsky

Timeline

1. By 1985

   Professor at Novosibirsk and NYU

   Before he joins Nichols Research in 1985, he serves as a professor at Novosibirsk State University and at New York University.

2. 1985–1999

   Chief scientist at Nichols Research

   From 1985 to 1999, he is chief scientist at Nichols Research, a high-tech US defense contractor. There he leads corporate research in intelligent systems, neural networks, sensor fusion and data mining.

3. 2001

   Neural modeling fields at AFRL

   Oxford University Press publishes his book Neural Networks and Intellect in 2001. At the Air Force Research Laboratory, he develops neural modeling fields, a machine-learning framework that combines neural networks, fuzzy logic and model-based recognition and also serves as a mathematical description of the mind. Its dynamic logic handles the combinatorial complexity of matching signals to models.

4. 2004

   Founding Physics of Life Reviews

   He founds Physics of Life Reviews, a quarterly Elsevier journal established in 2004, and serves as its editor-in-chief.

5. 2005–2007

   Gabor and McLucas awards

   He receives the IEEE Boston Section's Distinguished Member Award in 2005. In 2007, he wins the International Neural Network Society's Gabor Award, the Air Force Research Laboratory's Charles E. Ryan Memorial Award and the McLucas Award, the top scientific award of the US Air Force.

6. 2006–2009

   Neurodynamics with Robert Kozma

   With Robert Kozma, he organizes a special track on the neurodynamics of higher-level cognitive behavior at the 2006 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence in Vancouver. The two co-edit a Springer volume on neurodynamics, cognition and consciousness in 2007, and he serves as program co-chair of the 2009 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks.

7. 2016–2017

   Professor in St. Petersburg

   In 2016, he is appointed professor at St. Petersburg Peter the Great Polytechnic University. His book Music, Passion, and Cognitive Function appears in February 2017 and links music to the evolution of consciousness and culture. In July 2017, he is a visiting scholar at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a principal research physicist at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Hanscom Air Force Base.

8. As of October 2026

   Research professor at Northeastern

   He is an affiliated research professor at Northeastern University, where he has held a joint professorship in the psychology and engineering departments, and a visiting scholar at Harvard University. His research covers cognitive algorithms and the evolution of languages and cultures.