Hear expert and SJSU alumnus Jim Hogan discuss today’s Cognitive Era. Cognitive science is a diverse field which is unified and motivated by a single basic inquiry: How does my education, career and life change in the Cognitive Era? How do people, animals or computers “think,” act and learn? To understand the mind and brain, cognitive science brings together methods and discoveries from neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, philosophy and data/computer science.

September 20

Diaz Compean Student Union Theater

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About the Speaker

Private investor and SJSU alumnus Jim Hogan is currently the managing partner of Vista Ventures, LLC. Hogan has worked in the semiconductor design and manufacturing industry for more than 40 years, gaining experience as a senior executive and board director in electronic design automation, intellectual property, semiconductor equipment, material science and IT companies. He was a general partner at Telos Venture Partners and senior vice president of business development at Artisan Components Inc., now part of ARM Holdings PLC. Hogan held executive engineering, marketing and operational management positions at Cadence Design Systems, Inc., National Semiconductor Corporation (TI) and Phillips Semiconductor (NXP). Hogan holds three degrees from San Jose State: a BA in mathematics, a BS in computer science and an MBA. He serves on several private companies’ board of directors. Additionally, Hogan serves as a strategic advisor to several private and public companies.