To solve humanity's problems, we need innovators

The Epoch Foundation invites 9 top young innovators under the age of 35 from all over the world to share their research directions in essential technical fields, including AI & Robots, Biotech, Materials, Computing, and Climate Change.  They not only perceive the most promise and the biggest hurdles ahead in their respective areas but also propose solutions through their innovations. We hope their sharing inspires you and gives you an idea of what to expect in the years to come.

Our Speakers

  • Jia Liu

    Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
  • Xin Jin

    Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Scripps Research
  • Naoji Matsuhisa

    Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
  • Kevin Kung

    Co-founder and CTO, Takachar
  • Xu Zhang

    Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Ishan Misra

    Research Scientist, Facebook (Meta) AI Research
  • Stefanie Mueller

    Associate Professor, EECS/MechE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Eunsuk Kang

    Assistant Professor, Software and Societal Systems Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Setor Zilevu

    Lead User Experience Researcher, Facebook (Meta)

Agenda

Young Innovators Conference
09:15 - 09:30
Dummy Speaker

Registration & Reception

09:30 - 09:35
Computing
Felix Ho
Chairman, Epoch Foundation

Opening Remarks

09:35 - 11:05
Materials Science
Jia Liu
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Soft and Flexible Brain-machine Interface

AI and Robots
Ishan Misra
Research Scientist, Facebook (Meta) AI Research

Machine Learning without Human Supervision

Computing
Eunsuk Kang
Assistant Professor, Software and Societal Systems Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Safe and Robust Software by Design

11:05 - 11:10
Dummy Speaker

Break

11:10 - 12:25
Materials Science
Naoji Matsuhisa
Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

Smart Skin-like Devices for Future Wearables

Climate Change
Kevin Kung
Co-founder and CTO, Takachar

How to Hack the University R&D System for Fun and Profit

Computing
Stefanie Mueller
Associate Professor, EECS/MechE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Giving Physical Objects Digital Capabilities

12:25 - 12:30
Dummy Speaker

Break

12:30 - 13:35
Biotech
Xin Jin
Assistant Professor Department of Neuroscience Scripps Research

In Vivo Perturb-Seq: Scalable Investigation of Gene Functions

Computing
Xu Zhang
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Pushing Semiconductors to the Atomic Limit

Computing
Setor Zilevu
Lead User Experience Researcher, Facebook (Meta)

The Future of Human and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare