Dr. Weaver received a Master of Science (SM) degree from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and was the initial Daltry scholar at Wesleyan University, where he was a University Scholar earning dual Masters Degrees in Japanese and Computer Science and a CAS Doctoral Degree in Japanese and Physics. Weaver is a former member of the MIT Media Lab, Fellow of the MIT Communications and Policy Program and a Board Member of the MIT Communications Technology Roadmap Group in the Microphotonics Center. He now teaches in the Comparative Media Studies and Engineering departments where he is a Lecturer and Visiting Scholar. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2005, he was inducted into the Cosmos Club for excellence in engineering.