# Carnegie Mellon University **Entity class:** Person **Type:** University **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Primary source:** [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] ## Definition Carnegie Mellon University is identified as an N3 performer exploring ultrasound-mediated localization and neural interaction. ## Relationships [[wiki/Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon University]] is related to [[wiki/DARPA N3|DARPA N3]] as a performer and to [[wiki/Functional Ultrasound|ultrasound neural access]] as a modality. <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> This entry is routed through [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]], [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]], and [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]]. Its source context is developed in [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]], [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]], [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]], and [[articles/The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State|The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State]]. Status-qualified source edges are preserved in the terminal Research Edges section. ### Key Relationships - [[wiki/DARPA N3|DARPA N3]] features **Carnegie Mellon University**. acousto-optical recording + interfering electric fields for writing. - [[wiki/Disney Research|Disney Research]] is associated with **Carnegie Mellon University**. - [[wiki/Disney Research Pittsburgh|Disney Research Pittsburgh]] is associated with **Carnegie Mellon University**. - [[wiki/Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3)|Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3)]] features **Carnegie Mellon University**. ### People and institutional relationships - **Carnegie Mellon University** has as an N3 principal investigator [[wiki/Pulkit Grover|Pulkit Grover]]. acousto-optical recording + interfering electric fields for writing. ### Additional Documented Relationships - acousto-optical recording + interfering electric fields for writing. <!-- END HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> ## Source route [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] ## Neurotech source route **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Source article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] ## Related Work in the Corpus <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED CORPUS ROUTES 2026-09-11 --> - In [[articles/The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State|The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State]], **The Disney Research and Competence Ecosystem** provides the narrative context for **Carnegie Mellon University**: Disney Research was formally established with external academic co-labs at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh) and ETH Zurich (Switzerland) in 2008, each representing a five-year commitment by Disney to fund a director and… - In [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]], **Coordinate 2: The Compute-Energy-Territory Substrate — Stargate** provides the narrative context for **Carnegie Mellon University**: The proximity pattern is structural and self-reinforcing: Walt Disney Imagineering (headquartered in Glendale, California, but with Florida operational presence through the parks), Disney Research (labs in Pittsburgh co-located… - In [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]], **DARPA N3: The State's Modality Search** provides the narrative context for **Carnegie Mellon University**: Battelle Memorial Institute's BrainSTORMS (Brain System to Transmit Or Receive Magnetoelectric Signals), led by Dr. - In [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]], **IX.4 — Institutional Geography** provides the narrative context for **Carnegie Mellon University**: The institutional geography of brain-grounded computing is concentrated at a relatively small number of centers that combine substantial computational, biological, clinical, and engineering capabilities. - In [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]], **DARPA N3: Nonsurgical Modality Search Space** provides the narrative context for **Carnegie Mellon University**: Additional performers: Carnegie Mellon University (ultrasound waves for pinpointing light interaction in targeted brain regions, with wearable electrical mini-generators counterbalancing skull/scalp noise); Johns Hopkins… <!-- END HUMANIZED CORPUS ROUTES 2026-09-11 --> ## Research Edges <!-- BEGIN NEUROTECH RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 --> #### Master relationship graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Neurotechnology Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Neurotechnology Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] · [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] #### Outgoing typed edges - **Edge 119 — `N3_principal_investigator` → [[wiki/Pulkit Grover|Pulkit Grover]]** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. acousto-optical recording + interfering electric fields for writing. #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 118 — [[wiki/DARPA N3|DARPA N3]] `performer` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. acousto-optical recording + interfering electric fields for writing. <!-- END NEUROTECH RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 --> <!-- BEGIN INTERFACE SOFT SOVEREIGNTY RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 --> #### Interface and soft-sovereignty graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collections:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Interface and Soft Sovereignty Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Interface and Soft Sovereignty Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] · [[articles/The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State|The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State]] #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 19 — [[wiki/Disney Research|Disney Research]] `co_lab_partner` → this entry** — **CORPUS_V**; evidence `CORPUS_MAGIC`. - **Edge 21 — [[wiki/Disney Research Pittsburgh|Disney Research Pittsburgh]] `co_located_with` → this entry** — **CORPUS_V**; evidence `CORPUS_MAGIC`. - **Edge 471 — [[wiki/DARPA N3|Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3)]] `performer` → this entry** — **VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. <!-- END INTERFACE SOFT SOVEREIGNTY RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 --> <!-- BEGIN CONSCIOUSNESS MAPPING TRANSFER RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 --> #### Consciousness mapping and transfer graph patch — 2026-09-10 **Collections:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] · [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] **Relationship source:** [[research/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer Ecosystem Relationship Graph - 2026-09-10|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer Ecosystem Relationship Graph — 2026-09-10]] **Related source articles:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] · [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] · [[articles/2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces|2026 Annual Report on Brain-Computer Interfaces]] · [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] #### Outgoing typed edges - **Edge 119 — `N3_principal_investigator` → [[wiki/Pulkit Grover|Pulkit Grover]]** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. acousto-optical recording + interfering electric fields for writing. #### Incoming typed edges - **Edge 118 — [[wiki/DARPA N3|DARPA N3]] `performer` → this entry** — **PRIOR_NEUROTECH_VERIFIED**; evidence `DARPA_N3`. acousto-optical recording + interfering electric fields for writing. <!-- END CONSCIOUSNESS MAPPING TRANSFER RELATIONSHIP GRAPH 2026-09-10 -->