SAN DIEGO, CA, May 22, 2018 -- Brain Corp, an AI company specializing in the development of self-driving technology for robots, announced today its Board Director and Co-Founder Dr. Allen Gruber will speak on the computer science panel at the upcoming Alliance for SoCal Innovation Showcase. The event will take place at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California on May 24.“The Southern California region is home to some of the most innovative companies and top universities and has a talented workforce and supportive infrastructure,” said Dr. Allen Gruber, Board Director and Co-Founder at Brain Corp. “Educating the tech community about the opportunities and resources that exist here is important to attracting companies and growing the innovation culture. At the SoCal Innovation Showcase, investors will learn about the business environment in the region and some of the initiatives Brain Corp is spearheading to nurture a robust innovation economy in San Diego.”The SoCal Innovation Showcase will engage an invitation-only audience of professional investors on the caliber of innovation in Southern California and how to accelerate growth of the region’s technology and life sciences ecosystems. The event will feature three core program segments focused on life sciences, physical sciences and computer sciences. Each segment will feature a short keynote address followed by a panel featuring three experts to illustrate:The vast number of companies commercializing scientific breakthroughs discovered and developed in SoCal What makes startups in SoCal uniquely positioned to benefit from their geography How SoCal’s innovation ecosystem prospers from a diverse cultureThe computer science panel will be moderated by Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. Additional computer science participants include Stefano Soatto, Director of Applied Science at Amazon Web Services & Professor at UCLA; Roy Ashok, CEO at DAQRI; and Michel Sika, Founder and CEO at Lucid Circuit.About Brain CorporationBrain Corporation (Brain Corp) is a San Diego-based AI company that partners with manufacturers of commercial equipment and consumer electronics to convert their manually-operated products into autonomous robots. Brain Corp’s technology represents the next generation of artificial brains for robots. Brain Corporation is funded by the SoftBank Vision Fund and Qualcomm Ventures. For more information or to access videos of its robots, please visit http://www.braincorp.com