Meet the Innovators Under 35 Who Are Coming to EmTech 201725 Stories

Come to EmTech where you’ll hear from the 2017 nominees including the young innovators seen here. This is your opportunity to discover future trends and to understand the technologies that will drive the new global economy. Register now.

  1. Viktor Adalsteinsson

    Working to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment.
    August 16, 2017

  2. Gene Berdichevsky

    Exploring new materials for better lithium-ion batteries.
    August 16, 2017

  3. Radha Boya

    The world’s narrowest fluid channel could transform filtration of water and gases.
    August 16, 2017

  4. Jessica Brillhart

    A pioneer in virtual-reality filmmaking.
    August 16, 2017

  5. Joshua Browder

    Using chatbots to help people avoid legal fees.
    August 16, 2017

  6. Tracy Chou

    Bringing tech’s dismal diversity numbers out into the open.
    August 16, 2017

  7. Abdigani Diriye

    A computer scientist who founded Somalia’s first incubator and startup accelerator.
    August 16, 2017

  8. Adrienne Felt

    Leading the push for a more secure Internet.
    August 16, 2017

  9. Phillipa Gill

    An empirical method for measuring Internet censorship.
    August 16, 2017

  10. Tallis Gomes

    An “Uber for beauty.”
    August 16, 2017

  11. Kathy Gong

    Developing new models for entrepreneurship in China.
    August 16, 2017

  12. Ian Goodfellow

    Invented a way for neural networks to get better by working together.
    August 16, 2017

  13. Svenja Hinderer

    A design for a heart valve that’s biodegradable—potentially eliminating the need for repeat surgeries.
    August 16, 2017

  14. Eyad Janneh

    Rescuing endangered civilians in Syria, using local materials.
    August 16, 2017

  15. Bill Liu

    His flexible components could change the way people use electronics.
    August 16, 2017

  16. Lorenz Meier

    An open-source autopilot for drones.
    August 16, 2017

  17. Neha Narkhede

    Helping companies make sense of all the data.
    August 16, 2017

  18. Franziska Roesner

    Preparing for the security and privacy threats that augmented reality will bring.
    August 16, 2017

  19. Olga Russakovsky

    Employed crowdsourcing to vastly improve computer-vision system.
    August 16, 2017

  20. Austin Russell

    Better sensors for safer automated driving.
    August 16, 2017

  21. Michael Saliba

    Finding ways to make promising perovskite-based solar cells practical.
    August 16, 2017

  22. Angela Schoellig

    Her algorithms are helping self-driving and self-flying vehicles get around more safely.
    August 16, 2017

  23. Gang Wang

    At the forefront of turning AI into consumer-ready products.
    August 16, 2017

  24. Gregory Wayne

    Using an understanding of the brain to create smarter machines.
    August 16, 2017

  25. Jianxiong Xiao

    His company AutoX aims to make self-driving cars more accessible.
    August 16, 2017