Gene Kogan is an artist and engineer who was among the first to work with neural networks as an artistic medium. He trained in applied mathematics and machine learning. His free educational project ml4a (Machine Learning for Artists) and his NYU lecture series 'The Neural Aesthetic' introduced many artists to AI. The founders of Runway were his students at NYU, and he became the company's first advisor. He created Abraham, a project for an autonomous artificial artist, and co-founded the Eden platform and the AI program at Mars College.