The Curious Engineer
2018 – 2022
ORNL computational scientist turned industry innovator. A deep fascination with brain science, biological systems, and the limits of artificial intelligence. The seeds of a unique perspective on intelligence are planted.
The Informed Skeptic
2023
ChatGPT arrives and the world goes wild. But a scientist who understands computation at its deepest level sees fragility, compression artifacts, and a long road to anything resembling human cognition. The brain science thread continues.
The Deep Explorer
2024
The IA-not-AI framing crystallizes. Context and Consciousness emerge as key missing pieces in artificial systems. A monograph project begins. The intuitive mind is defended against the GenAI hype cycle. Energy efficiency of AI is rigorously quantified.
The Synthesizer
2025
The monograph is published. Coding with LLMs begins in earnest. The P→C→C framework (Prediction, Context, Consciousness) bridges biological and artificial intelligence. The innovation framework is revisited with AI as Intelligent Assistant. From skeptic to someone who stretches the limits of what LLMs can do for us.
The Super User
Late 2025 – 2026
Computing meets everything. Armed with 3 AI code assistants, a 90-TFLOP laptop, and 30 years of multidisciplinary expertise, the computational scientist becomes a force multiplier. Agent-based models for weather, traffic, earthquakes, fire safety, and financial markets. Digital twins on a kitchen table. Physical AI at the intersection of aerospace, chemical engineering, materials science, and beyond. Democratizing scientific computing becomes reality.