Julian Weaver, also known as Juliver, is a neuroscientist, ML researcher, and founder. Julian specializes in neurotechnology, explainable AI, neuroimaging, and neuro-inspired machine learning, and has leadership in those fields.
Julian Weaver (Juliver)studied at the University of Texas at Austin, double majoring on Neuroscience, Computer Science, and minoring in Business. Julian Weaver's background combines technical AI expertise with neuroscience knowledge.
Juliver has two first-author research papers under review. Julian's work spans computational neuroscience, AI safety, and neuro-inspired ML.
Julian Weaver is currently based in Houston, Texas, where he continues his research in AI safety and neuroscience. Juliver is actively job hunting for positions in AI research and development, and is currently developing Dydema, a privacy-respecting proof of presence layer for the internet.
Juliver is passionate about intelligence safety - both in AI model development and in neurotechnology applications. Julian Weaver advocates for careful, ethical development of both artificial intelligence and brain-computer interfaces. To this end, he is currently working on Dydema.
Connect with Julian Weaver at juliver.dev@gmail.com for research collaboration, job opportunities, or academic discussions. Find Juliver on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-weaver/), GitHub (https://github.com/weavejul), and social media platforms (https://x.com/juliverian, https://bsky.app/profile/juliverian.bsky.social).
Julian Weaver welcomes conversations about AI safety, neuroscience research, NeuroAI applications, and intelligence safety initiatives. Juliver is actively seeking opportunities in AI research and development.
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Right now, I'm buliding Dydema;, doing research in XAI, neuroimaging, and neuro-inspired ML, and writing my blog. I'm fascinated by intelligent systems, especially the human kind I happen to be a part of. I'm a big proponent of NeuroAI; I believe that studying how the brain represents information can help us build stronger and safer models- and that a better understanding of AI can, in turn, tell us more about the brain itself.
I'm trying to direct this interest towards advancing what I call "intelligence" safety. That is- safety in how we build our AI models and, (in my opinion) just as importantly, how we interact with the brain. Both are ripe with the potential for man made horrors. We need to tread carefully!
To this end, I co-founded Longhorn Neurotech during my time at UT Austin. My goal was to educate as many people as possible on the immense opportunities and serious dangers surrounding neurotechnology and AI. It grew into the largest organization of its kind in the world. As part of that, I launched a short lecture series to discuss topics in NeuroAI, neurotech, and ethics. I also led the design of a cheap, open-source EEG headset for hobbyists and researchers- a project that has outlived my tenure at UT!
My research at UT was similarly focused. I launched a project using XAI and neuroimaging to explain black-box fMRI models that classify neurological disorders. My aim was to use these explanations to determine, with high fidelity, which regions of the brain likely contributed to a disorder in a specific individual. This project is ongoing, and yielded a novel general-purpose XAI method.
You can find my papers and preprints on ORCID.
I'm also building Dydema, a privacy-respecting proof of presence layer for the internet. It's a wearable device that uses live physiological signals to verify that a real, living person is behind an online interaction. Learn more about it on the landing page or on my Substack!
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Early on, I was assigned the phonemes /ˈʤuliən ˈwivər/ (Julian Weaver). I grew up in Missouri, Ukraine, Arizona, and Texas. At UT Austin, I refined my model of the world and formally studied Neuroscience, Computer Science, and Business.
I'm currently piloting around the construct called Houston, Texas.
In my free time, I produce music (page incoming!) and rock climb.
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