Gill Pratt
Chief Scientist, Toyota Motor Corporation
Dr. Gill Pratt believes that technology should enhance our quality of life — not diminish it. As the Chief Scientist and Executive Fellow for Research, Dr. Pratt guides research strategy for the Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC). Dr. Pratt also serves as the CEO of Toyota Research Institute (TRI), where he directs research to advance robotics, energy and materials, machine learning, and human-centered artificial intelligence. Previously, Dr. Pratt led a number of robotics research programs for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he served for five years as a program manager in the Defense Sciences and Tactical Technology Offices.
