Team at Noumenal Labs
Candice Pattisapu
Cofounder and CEO
Expert in cognitive science and Bayesian modeling, Candice’s work on episodic memory and emotional state inference drives Noumenal’s data-compressed world modeling for thermodynamic computing.
Maxwell Ramstead
Cofounder and Chief Science Officer
A leading authority on Active Inference and the Free Energy Principle, Maxwell shapes Noumenal’s theoretical and applied R&D. Known as the “Karl Friston Whisperer,” he translates complex thermodynamic AI concepts into practical systems.
Jason Fox
Cofounder and CTO
A veteran systems architect and former Navy technologist, Jason co-built the first industry Active Inference lab. He leads hardware–software integration for embodied agents, applying thermodynamic principles to real-world robotics.
Patrick Huembeli
Founding Research Engineer
Patrick leads Noumenal’s Thermodynamic Computing Lab, pioneering physical inference systems that merge statistical physics with generative modeling. His expertise spans quantum information, thermodynamic hardware, and real-time inference.
Karl Friston
Advisor
Inventor of Active Inference and the Free Energy Principle, Friston provides the theoretical foundation for thermodynamic computing and remains one of the most influential scientists in intelligence research.