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Ghanaian neuroscientist revolutionizing artificial intelligence through brain-inspired computing systems.

Professor Kwabena Boahen is a computational neuroscientist at Stanford University whose neuromorphic engineering research is transforming AI development. His Neurogrid project created a silicon chip mimicking 1 million brain neurons using only 3W power - a 90% energy efficiency improvement over traditional GPUs. This breakthrough, detailed in his 2022 paper "Scaling Brain-Inspired Computing", enables real-time neural network simulations for prosthetics and autonomous systems.

Boahen's Brain-Inspired Computing Initiative (BICI) has trained 300 African engineers in neuromorphic design through partnerships with African Centre for Science and Technology. His 2024 open-source NeuroSim toolkit allows researchers worldwide to simulate neural networks at 1/10th the cost of traditional methods. In healthcare, his team developed the NeuroProsthetic Limb System, a neural-controlled bionic arm that restores near-natural movement to amputees - currently in clinical trials at Ghana's Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

Boahen's advocacy for NSF-funded "Africa-AI" partnerships has secured $50M in grants to establish neuromorphic research hubs in Nairobi and Cape Town. His 2023 book "The Human Brain: Nature's Ultimate Computer" explains neural computing principles to general audiences, while his YouTube channel has over 1.5 million subscribers. Recently, he collaborated with IBM to integrate neuromorphic chips into their Watson Health platform, improving diagnostic accuracy in cancer detection by 18%.