in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Information Theory from Delft University of Technology.

Koene's academic career includes a tenure as a professor at Boston University Center for Memory and Brain and co-founding the Neural Engineering Corporation of Massachusetts.

[4] He first proposed the term and specific approach called whole brain emulation, aimed at achieving mind transfer to a different substrate.

Additionally, he contributed to the Oxford working group convened in 2007, which aimed at formulating the initial roadmap towards whole brain emulation.

[5] Koene has professional expertise in computational neuroscience, psychology, information theory, electrical engineering and physics.