Systems ( IS ), from dataprocessing and cloud storage to robotics . Todd Hixon of Forbes claims that Boston ’ s startup ecosystem is uniquely qualified to profit from an investment resurgence centered around IS , citing the foundation of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab in 1959 as the genesis of the city ’ s long relationship with cutting edge IS R & D .
Enter Nara Tech startup Nara Logics was co-founded in Cambridge , MA , in 2011 by ex-MIT research scientist Nathan Wilson . Wilson , now serving as CTO , has brought his research in brain and cognitive science to Nara , using synaptic-mapping to create software mimicking the way neural networks make connections and sort data .
BOSTON
- THE FACTS
Population : 673,184 Area : 232 sq km
Population density : 5,344 per sq km
Unemployment rate : 4.2 %
Average income per capita $ 34,770 – that ’ s over $ 6,000 higher than the American average
Highest areas of employment : healthcare and social assistance ( 18.42 %), educational services ( 13.36 %), professional , scientific and technical services ( 11.68 %).
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