270I_Lucas Gil Nadolskis, PhD student at the Bionic Vision Lab

What is The Future for Cities?

"I think when you say someone is disabled, there is an assumption that that person is not functional - which could not be more wrong!"

Are you interested in the difference between inclusion and integration? What do you think about the disability of people or the environment? How can accessibility make the urban environment better for everyone?

Interview with Lucas Gil Nadolskis, a PhD student at the bionic vision lab. We talk about his vision for the future of cities, the city as something to conquer, importance of accessibility compared to disability, and many more.

Lucas Gil Nadolskis, with a BS in Computer Science and Neuroscience from the University of Minnesota and an MS in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, is advancing his research as a Graduate Student Researcher in the Bionic Vision Lab. His work spans autonomous navigation, computer vision, brain-computer interfaces, and enhancing accessibility in data visualization. Lucas started his PhD in Dynamical Neuroscience at UC Santa Barbara in Fall '23, focusing on developing innovative cortical implants for the blind—a cause close to his heart, as he has been blind since age five. Beyond academia, Lucas enjoys music, travel, and audio-described content.

Find out more about Lucas through these links:

• ⁠Lucas Gil Nadolskis⁠⁠ on the BME Graduate Spotlight;
• ⁠⁠Lucas Gil Nadolskis⁠⁠ on LinkedIn;
• ⁠⁠@lnadolskis⁠⁠ as Lucas Gil Nadolskis on X;
• ⁠⁠Bionic Vision Lab⁠⁠ with Lucas Gil Nadolskis;

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• ⁠No.147 - Interview with Damien Hewitt⁠ about including marginalised communities in the design process
• ⁠No.200 - NeurodiverCity⁠ - panel conversation
• No.269R -

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