Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 1, 1998
DR. GERSHON WELTMAN is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Perceptronics, of which he was an original founder in 1970.
Prior to founding Perceptronics, he was a member of the engineering
faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he taught
human factors engineering and other courses, and a consultant to
industry in the areas of human factors and biomedical engineering. At
Perceptronics, in addition to his administrative role, Dr. Weltman has
served as scientific and/or technical director for a number of major
R&D programs focused on developing innovative computer-based
simulators for team and individual training. Dr. Weltman is currently
serving his second two-year term on the U.S. Army Science Board, a
group that advises the U.S. Army on scientific and technological
issues. Dr. Weltman received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
engineering from UCLA. Profile
Dr. Weltman: Perceptronics is a leader in simulation technology,
particularly in the technology of large scale real time
