Hello!

My name is Sergio Ponce de Leon. I am a PhD Candidate in Cognitive and Information Sciences at the University of California, Merced. My research interests include consciousness science, philosophy of mind, and artificial intelligence. I use experimental, philosophical, and computational approaches. My current research projects include:

1. Measuring conscious contents using EEG complexity: see here, here, and here
2. Philosophical analysis of integrated information theory (IIT): see here and here
3. Testing IIT using transcranial magnetic stimulation
4. Societal impacts of conscious AI

You can see most of my projects here.

My dissertation (in preparation) is titled: Consciousness, complexity, and silent neurons: Philosophical and empirical investigations for integrated information theory (IIT). My dissertation advisor is Jeff Yoshimi.

Before starting my PhD, I studied Human-Computer Interaction, data visualization, and applied machine learning at the University of Michigan School of Information, and I was a Senior Director of UX & Product Management for a suite of project management software applications at PMA Consultants. You can learn more about me here.

Feel free to contact me via email.