Danny Hillis

About

Danny Hillis is an inventor, scientist, author and engineer. While completing his doctorate at MIT, he pioneered the concept of parallel computers that enabled the development of the processors used for AI and most high-performance computer chips. He has over 400 issued patents, covering parallel computers, disk arrays, methods of cancer treatment, various electronic, optical and mechanical devices, and the pinch-to-zoom display interface. He is also the designer of a 10,000-year mechanical clock. Hillis has founded multiple companies, but his only regular job was as VP of R&D at Disney Imagineering. He is now a founding partner at Applied Invention, working on new ideas in cybersecurity, medicine and agriculture.