Dr. Nataliya Kosmyna

Dr. Nataliya Kos'myna is a Research Scientist at MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group and a Visiting Researcher at Google.

She has over 15 years of experience in developing and designing end-to-end brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Coming from a background in artificial intelligence, neuroscience and human-computer interaction (HCI), she is passionate about the idea of creating a partnership between AI and human intelligence, a fusion of the machine with the human brain.

Dr. Kos'myna obtained her Ph.D in 2015 in the domain of non-invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs). Most of her projects are focused around BCIs in the context of consumer grade applications. Kos'myna is a public speaker, author of multiple research papers and reviewer of numerous professional journals and conferences. Dr. Kosmyna often collaborates with teams from Boston Dynamics, Microsoft Research, NASA, Meta. Dr. Kos'myna's solutions are successfully deployed in the classrooms, workspaces, aerospace and hospitals.

Dr. Kos'myna won multiple awards for her work, among which is L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science award she received in 2016. Nataliya was also named as one of 10 Top French Talent 2017 from MIT Innovators Under 35. She has served as one of 24 international experts (Ad Hoc Expert Group - AHEG) for UNESCO to help prepare a first draft of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology. The final text of the Recommendation will be presented for adoption in November 2025 at the 43rd session of the General Conference. She is currently serving as on the Expert Advisory Group on Neurotechnology and Children for UNICEF.

Since 2016 Dr. Kos'myna is also interested in closed-loop systems using real-time biofeedback to enhance and augment human performance, particularly attention and focus. At Fluid Interfacesgroup @MIT Media Lab, Dr. Kos'myna works on designing and testing novel hardware solutions and paradigms for different applications (such as learning, driving) and user groups. Her work was covered in more than 100 TV appearances, radio and other news outlets all around the world.