Department: Founder and head of the Cyber-Human Lab (CHL) at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering
University: University of Cambridge
Bio:
Thomas Bohné is the founder and head of the Cyber-Human Lab (CHL) at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering. His lab focuses on technologies that assist human abilities and improve human performance, primarily in industrial work contexts.
His team seeks to advance knowledge by developing novel assistance systems (software and/or hardware) and experimentally testing ideas at a human-technology systems level in the lab and in industry. Examples include cognitive assistance technologies such as extended reality and AI for learning in industry, on-the-job training, guidance or decision making. As well as physical assistance technologies such as exoskeletons and cobots.
Thomas holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering, an MPhil from Cambridge’s Judge Business School, and an MLitt from the University of St Andrews. He was a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University and held academic positions at RWTH Aachen University and the University of Auckland. He has also worked in consulting, investment banking, venture capital, pharma, retail, public policy, and emergency response. Thomas is co-founder, Senior Treasurer, and Executive Committee member of the Cambridge University VR / AR Society. He is former president and current Senior Treasurer of the Cambridge University Cycling Club. He is also trustee (“Vertrauensdozent”) of the UK Group of “Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft”.