The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) comprises external experts in Active Inference and related research areas who provide guidance, review grant proposals, and offer advice on scientific integrity. The first SAB was active during 2022, and the fourth SAB cohort will be active during 2025.

SAB participants offer expertise, advice, guidance, and recommendations to the Institute. They draw on their experience as executives from academia, private business, the public sector, not-for-profit organizations, and beyond. The Scientific Advisory Board acts in an 'advisory capacity' and is not a managing board. 

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2025 Scientific Advisory Board

• Mahault Albarracin

• Bradly Alicea

• Sebastian Alvarado

• John Boik

• Matt Brown

• John Cook

• Scott David

• Shanna Dobson

• Shady El Damaty

• Jeff Emmett

• Chris Fields

• Karl Friston

• Holly Grimm

• Avel GUÉNIN—CARLUT

• Elliott Hauser

• Andrea Hiott

• Ana Magdalena Hurtado

• Susan Keen

• Thomas Kehler

• Magnus Koudahl

• Michael Lennon

• Héctor Manrique

• Alexandra Mikhailova

• George Mobus

• Haris Neophytou

• Arun Niranjan

• Alexander Ororbia

• Chokha Palayamkottai

• Andrew Pashea

• Candice Pattisapu

• Andrew Penland

• Sandeep Ramesh

• Ali Rahmjoo

• Maxwell J. D. Ramstead

• Adeel Razi

• Jeffrey Samuel Schulman Jr.

• Cory Slater

• Jakub Smekal

• Ian Tennant

• Mick Thacker

• Shingai Thornton

• Mark Wilcox

• Michael Zargham

2024 Scientific Advisory Board

Mahault Albarracin, Bradly Alicea, Sebastian Alvarado, John Boik, Matt Brown, John Cook, Scott David, Renée Davis, Shanna Dobson, Shady El Damaty, Jeff Emmett, Chris Fields, Karl Friston, Holly Grimm, Avel GUÉNIN—CARLUT, Sarah Hamburg, Susan Hasty, Conor Heins, Andrea Hiott, Susan Keen, Thomas Kehler, Héctor Manrique, Alexandra Mikhailova, Haris Neophytou, Alexander Ororbia, Sandeep Ramesh, Maxwell J. D. Ramstead, Adeel Razi, Manuel Razo-Mejia, Jakub Smekal, Ian Tennant, Mick Thacker, Shingai Thornton, Mark Wilcox, Michael Zargham

2023 Scientific Advisory Board

Bradly Alicea, John Boik, Matt Brown, Scott David, Shady El Damaty, Jeff Emmett, Chris Fields, Karl Friston, Holly Grimm, Sarah Hamburg, Victor Kariuki, Anatoly Levenchuk, Maxwell J. D. Ramstead, Adeel Razi, Michael Zargham

2022 Scientific Advisory Board

Bradly Alicea, John Boik, Matt Brown, John Clippinger, Scott David, Jeff Emmett, Chris Fields, Karl Friston, Rafael Kaufmann, Anatoly Levenchuk, Rosalyn Moran, Elba Serrano, Charel van Hoof, Tim Verbelen, Swan Webb, Michael Zargham