by Maria Jeansson | Jul 23, 2020 | 20 in 20
We wanted to create a series were 20 academics speculated about the next 20 years, to help us unpick technology and exploring their potential futures from living electrodes to decentralised autonomous organisations. Understanding what might be hype, what might become...
by Maria Jeansson | Jul 23, 2020 | 20 in 20, Academic Visions
Imperial Tech Foresight reached out to Dr Ying-Ying Hsieh, Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to find out more. Her research explores coordination and governance mechanisms within blockchain-based, DAOs. In our conversation, we found out about the...
by Claudio Sanna | Jul 14, 2020 | 20 in 20, Academic Visions
Why is your research important? In simple terms, my lab develops materials – hardware and software systems – that interface the physical, chemical and biological world with machines. These new inventions will ultimately lead to improvements in our society,...
by Maria Jeansson | Jul 14, 2020 | 20 in 20, Academic Visions
Imperial Tech Foresight met up with Professor Rafael Calvo, who is the Director for Research at Dyson School of Design Engineering and co-lead at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, to hear more about the ethical challenges raised by new technologies...
by Maria Jeansson | Jul 14, 2020 | 20 in 20, Academic Visions
Firstly, what are the primary shifts in and around privacy? The main change is that large digital organisations are becoming pressurised from regulators. European Union, California and Singapore are particularly progressive. We are seeing these regulators taking a...
by Maria Jeansson | Jul 13, 2020 | 20 in 20, Academic Visions
We wanted to hear more about this exciting research and had a conversation with Dr Rylie Green to explore what might current challenges, future opportunities and visions that tell a real story of this work. Dr Green’s research has been focused on developing bioactive...