Bios

Martin Renaud
Chief Scientist

Credentials?

  • I hold an MA in Experimental Psychology from Simon Fraser University with a specialty in Behavioral Decision Making.
  • I’m 4 years into a Ph.D. program in Experimental Psychology (Memory) that I recently postponed to focus on my role at Cogneto.
  • I’ve taught and assisted in numerous courses including Cognition, Memory, Statistics and Learning at BC’s Simon Fraser University while furthering research into intuitive theories.
  • I have a comprehensive understanding of past and current research on human memory and decision-making
  • I’ve acted in a senior development and research capacity for another high-tech start-up in the authentication field.

NICKNAME?

Never had one, though whenever my students ask what to call me, I tell them that it doesn’t matter as long they keep asking questions.

FONDEST MEMORY?

Must I pick one? There are so many. One would be singing with my brothers while growing up.

CRAZIEST MEMORY?

I once told a would-be robber holding a knife to my face to get out of the 7-Eleven I worked at as a teenager. (Needless to say, I survived.)

CHILDHOOD AMBITION?

Not really an ambition, but I always wanted to build things – Lego® houses, skateboard ramps – anything as long as there was some form of construction involved.

WILDEST DREAM?

Write a great novel – or even just a mediocre novel.

WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE BASED ON YOUR LIFE?

(A much younger) Harrison Ford.y.

IF YOUR LIFE HAD A SOUNDTRACK WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Lots of saxophone.

TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT?

Coffee maker, absolutely.

HISTORY’S GREATEST TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION?

The zipper, a Canadian invention no less.

WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT: PIRATES OR NINJAS?

The ninjas, who would be smart enough to leave enough rum lying around to render the pirates inebriated and defenseless. 

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