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'''Corinna E. Lathan''' is an American entrepreneur and engineer. She is the Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Board Chair of [[AnthroTronix|AnthroTronix, Inc.]], a biomedical research and development company. Lathan is recognized for her work on digital health software and assistive technology,<ref name="WEPAN">http://www.wskc.org/thoughtleader-cori-lathan </ref> and she has worked extensively with the US military and [[DARPA]].
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She was selected a [[WEF/Young Global Leaders 2006|Young Global Leader]] by the [[World Economic Forum]] in 2006. She went on to sit on the WEF's [[Global Futures Council on Human Enhancement]] and [[Global Agenda Council for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics]].<ref>https://www.bestpracticeinstitute.org/expertdetail/10230-cori-Lathan.html</ref>
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== Education ==
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Lathan received her B.A. in Biopsychology and Mathematics from [[Swarthmore College]] in [[Swarthmore, Pennsylvania]] and an S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from [[MIT]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]].<ref>https://bulletin.swarthmore.edu/bulletin-issue-archive/archive_p=849.html </ref>
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==Career==
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Lathan was an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at [[Catholic University of America|The Catholic University of America]] and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]].<ref name = "Forbes">https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2001/0514/216.html#17d7f0e57016 </ref>
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==AnthroTronix==
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In 1999, Lathan co-founded [[AnthroTronix|AnthroTronix, Inc.]], a research and development company in Silver Spring, [[Maryland]]. In 2005, she founded AT KidSystems, Inc., a spinoff of AnthroTronix, which distributes alternative computer interfaces and educational software.<ref name="WEPAN"/>
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AnthroTronix’s has created a mobile medical software application for the [[US Department of Defense]] to support diagnosis and evaluation of cognitive functioning.  <ref>https://singularityhub.com/2015/11/16/exponential-medicine-the-future-of-the-quantified-brain/</ref>  It is also working on [[human-robot control interfaces]], including haptic devices (touch control) for the Army’s [[Future Force Warrior Program]].<ref name=acm/>
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By 2005, she had also worked with DARPA (the [[ DARPA|Defense Advanced Research Program Agency]]) program on [[Tactical Mobile Robots]] [TMR]. "We wanted to look at new ways to control these robots. We worked on vibrotactile feedback and using gloves for control. "We developed the SPAT-A test, a test of spatial ability test as we found a correlation of spatial ability and teleoperation ability. In the past five years we have had approximately equal funding from the military and the rehabilitation areas."<ref name=acm>https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/1052438.1052463</ref>
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Lathan’s work with children with disabilities and robotics has been featured in magazines including [[Forbes]],<ref name = "Forbes"/> [[Time (magazine)|Time]],<ref>Halper, Mark (15 December 2013). "Global Business: To Your Health". Time. p. A8.</ref> and [[The New Yorker]].<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/02/robots-that-care</ref> She was named as Maryland's Top Innovator of the Year,<ref name = "maryland-top">https://www.technologyreview.com/s/401472/2002-tr100/</ref> and one of [[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company Magazine]]’s “Most Creative People in Business,”<ref name = "Fast-Company">https://www.fastcompany.com/person/corinna-lathan </ref> among other recognitions.
  
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== Outreach ==
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Lathan serves as co-chair of [[World Economic Forum]]’s Global Futures Council on [[Human enhancement|Human Enhancement]],<ref>https://www.weforum.org/communities/the-future-of-human-enhancement</ref> a Board Member for the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation,<ref>http://www.insightssuccess.com/corinna-e-lathan-catalyst-enhances-interaction-technology-people/</ref> and a Board Member at [[Engineering World Health]], supporting the emergence of healthcare technology in the developing world.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180124005751/http://www.ewh.org/about/board</ref> She also serves as an Independent Director at [[PTC (software company)|PTC]], a global technology provider for [[internet of things]] and [[augmented reality]] platforms.<ref>https://www.ptc.com/en/news/2017/ptc-appoints-dr-corinna-lathan-to-its-board-of-director</ref>
  
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Dedicated to recruiting women and minorities to science and technology, Lathan founded Keys to Empowering Youth (KEYs) in 1993 at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], which has since been adopted at other universities nationwide.<ref name="WEPAN"/><ref>https://psc25.mit.edu/inspirations/keys#.WmY1R6inFPY</ref> She is an advisor to the [[For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology|FIRST]] and [[VEX Robotics Competition|VEX]] robotics programs<ref name="WEPAN"/> and a Board Member at [[KID Museum]].<ref>http://kid-museum.org/who-we-are/board-members/</ref>
  
  
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Person.png Corinna Lathan  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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NationalityUS
Alma materSwarthmore College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Member ofWEF/Young Global Leaders/2006
Interests • Brain-computer interface
• human-robot interaction
Biomedical researcher who has worked extensively with the US military and DARPA, working on human-robot interaction. WEF/Young Global Leaders 2006

Corinna E. Lathan is an American entrepreneur and engineer. She is the Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Board Chair of AnthroTronix, Inc., a biomedical research and development company. Lathan is recognized for her work on digital health software and assistive technology,[1] and she has worked extensively with the US military and DARPA.

She was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2006. She went on to sit on the WEF's Global Futures Council on Human Enhancement and Global Agenda Council for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.[2]

Education

Lathan received her B.A. in Biopsychology and Mathematics from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and an S.M. in Aeronautics and Astronautics and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3]

Career

Lathan was an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The Catholic University of America and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park.[4]

AnthroTronix

In 1999, Lathan co-founded AnthroTronix, Inc., a research and development company in Silver Spring, Maryland. In 2005, she founded AT KidSystems, Inc., a spinoff of AnthroTronix, which distributes alternative computer interfaces and educational software.[1]

AnthroTronix’s has created a mobile medical software application for the US Department of Defense to support diagnosis and evaluation of cognitive functioning. [5] It is also working on human-robot control interfaces, including haptic devices (touch control) for the Army’s Future Force Warrior Program.[6]

By 2005, she had also worked with DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Program Agency) program on Tactical Mobile Robots [TMR]. "We wanted to look at new ways to control these robots. We worked on vibrotactile feedback and using gloves for control. "We developed the SPAT-A test, a test of spatial ability test as we found a correlation of spatial ability and teleoperation ability. In the past five years we have had approximately equal funding from the military and the rehabilitation areas."[6]

Lathan’s work with children with disabilities and robotics has been featured in magazines including Forbes,[4] Time,[7] and The New Yorker.[8] She was named as Maryland's Top Innovator of the Year,[9] and one of Fast Company Magazine’s “Most Creative People in Business,”[10] among other recognitions.

Outreach

Lathan serves as co-chair of World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Human Enhancement,[11] a Board Member for the Smithsonian Institution's Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation,[12] and a Board Member at Engineering World Health, supporting the emergence of healthcare technology in the developing world.[13] She also serves as an Independent Director at PTC, a global technology provider for internet of things and augmented reality platforms.[14]

Dedicated to recruiting women and minorities to science and technology, Lathan founded Keys to Empowering Youth (KEYs) in 1993 at MIT, which has since been adopted at other universities nationwide.[1][15] She is an advisor to the FIRST and VEX robotics programs[1] and a Board Member at KID Museum.[16]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/201225 January 201229 January 2012Switzerland2113 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/201620 January 201623 January 2016World Economic Forum
Switzerland		Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values".
WEF/Annual Meeting/201717 January 201720 January 2017World Economic Forum
Switzerland		2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership."
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References

  1. ↑ a b c d http://www.wskc.org/thoughtleader-cori-lathan
  2. ↑ https://www.bestpracticeinstitute.org/expertdetail/10230-cori-Lathan.html
  3. ↑ https://bulletin.swarthmore.edu/bulletin-issue-archive/archive_p=849.html
  4. ↑ a b https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2001/0514/216.html#17d7f0e57016
  5. ↑ https://singularityhub.com/2015/11/16/exponential-medicine-the-future-of-the-quantified-brain/
  6. ↑ a b https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/1052438.1052463
  7. ↑ Halper, Mark (15 December 2013). "Global Business: To Your Health". Time. p. A8.
  8. ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/02/robots-that-care
  9. ↑ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/401472/2002-tr100/
  10. ↑ https://www.fastcompany.com/person/corinna-lathan
  11. ↑ https://www.weforum.org/communities/the-future-of-human-enhancement
  12. ↑ http://www.insightssuccess.com/corinna-e-lathan-catalyst-enhances-interaction-technology-people/
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180124005751/http://www.ewh.org/about/board
  14. ↑ https://www.ptc.com/en/news/2017/ptc-appoints-dr-corinna-lathan-to-its-board-of-director
  15. ↑ https://psc25.mit.edu/inspirations/keys#.WmY1R6inFPY
  16. ↑ http://kid-museum.org/who-we-are/board-members/
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