Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Mark Gasson is a British scientist and visiting research fellow at the Cybernetics Research Group, University of Reading, UK. He pioneered developments in direct interfaces between computer systems and the human nervous system, is active in the research fields of implantable medical devices and identity and has appeared in television documentaries and public lectures including TEDx discussing his work to promote public engagement in science.He is most widely known for his experiments in transmitting a computer virus into a human implant, leading to his claim to be the first human infected with a computer virus. He is a proponent of human enhancement using technology implanted into the body, and argues that advanced medical devices have already set a precedent and this evolving technology will inevitably drift to non-medical applications in humans. He also strongly argues that as functions of the body are restored or enhanced by implanted devices, the boundaries of the body (the human experience of the body’s delimitation) become increasingly unclear and the separation between man and machine simply becomes theoretical, meaning that the technology becomes perceived by the human as being a part of their body and so should be considered as such.In 2010 Gasson was the General chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society 2010 (ISTAS'10).. }
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- Mark_Gasson abstract "Mark Gasson is a British scientist and visiting research fellow at the Cybernetics Research Group, University of Reading, UK. He pioneered developments in direct interfaces between computer systems and the human nervous system, is active in the research fields of implantable medical devices and identity and has appeared in television documentaries and public lectures including TEDx discussing his work to promote public engagement in science.He is most widely known for his experiments in transmitting a computer virus into a human implant, leading to his claim to be the first human infected with a computer virus. He is a proponent of human enhancement using technology implanted into the body, and argues that advanced medical devices have already set a precedent and this evolving technology will inevitably drift to non-medical applications in humans. He also strongly argues that as functions of the body are restored or enhanced by implanted devices, the boundaries of the body (the human experience of the body’s delimitation) become increasingly unclear and the separation between man and machine simply becomes theoretical, meaning that the technology becomes perceived by the human as being a part of their body and so should be considered as such.In 2010 Gasson was the General chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society 2010 (ISTAS'10).".