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We are pleased to announce that Adam Gazzaley—David Dolby Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and founder and executive director of the Neuroscape Center—has been elected an Academician of the World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (WAAC), in recognition of his programmatic research on attention and aging, cognitive control, and digital interventions, as well as his pioneering contributions to translational neurotechnology.
Centering on closed-loop neuroassessment–intervention paradigms, Gazzaley’s team has achieved a continuum of advances from mechanism to application in working memory, selective attention, and multitasking control, helping to usher in a new era of cognitive enhancement that is measurable, trainable, and verifiable.
- Global Collaboration and Academic Ecosystem
The Academicians of WAAC come from universities and research institutions such as Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Cambridge, the University of California, the French Academy of Sciences, the University of Padua, the University of Queensland, Columbia University, and the University of Exeter, among others. Honorary Academicians represent multiple countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Canada, Australia, Spain, and China. Additionally, leading scientists from renowned research institutions and technology companies—such as Google, the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and Zeekr—are also involved.
- About WAAC
The World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (https://www.waac.ac/) is a global academic institution established in Paris in 2025. Its mission is to advance frontier research and international collaboration in artificial consciousness through the integration of science, technology, and philosophy. The Academy publishes open research, policy recommendations, evaluation standards, and more. The current President is Academician Yucong Duan, and the Secretary-General is Dr. Yingbo Li. The Honorary Academician List: On May 3, 2025, WAAC released its first batch of Top 100 Honorary Academicians, recognizing scholars who have made foundational or leading contributions to the theory of artificial consciousness.