Dr. Rafael ‘Tico’ Ballagas is a Senior Manager of Omnicept AI at HP Labs. His work explores how AI transforms the way we interact with computers, including pioneering new types of brain-computer interfaces by understanding the links between peripheral physiology and state of mind. He leads the team responsible for building the inference engines for the Omnicept product (see http://hp.com/omnicept). Prior to HP, Tico was the co-founder and CEO of Kindoma, the award-winning creator of the mobile communication services around shared activities, like reading and drawing, that help families meaningfully connect with children when they can’t be together. His work consistently garners worldwide media attention with articles featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today. He earned his Doctorate in computer science at RWTH Aachen University in Germany, and he also has degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University.