Research Partnerships
ETG's teams forge international partnerships and do research on emerging technologies. As children of the digital age, we believe that young people have an incredible capability to leverage emerging technologies to uphold values-based development and shape future policy around key emerging technologies. To this end, we partner with leading public and private actors on a variety of research and innovation projects designed to leverage the power of emerging technologies and promote socially optimal outcomes.
Please note: our project teams function under the probono, voluntary mentorship of these listed external organizations. ETG maintains independent decision-making in all matters.
Our Impact
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Past Projects Include...
Our research projects span partners across 5 continents and leverage our members' experience to shape global policy and maximize our social impact through emerging technologies. We have listed some past projects below to give examples of our work.
Please note that not all past projects are displayed below. For a full list, please contact ETG.
Python Education Team
Partner: IOS
Location: Brasilia, Brazil
Description: The Institute for Social Opportunity (IOS) is a Charitable Social Assistance Entity certified by CEBAS, which has been promoting free professional training and employability for young people and people with disabilities since 1998. IOS serves over 2,600 underserved students annually.
Project Title: Designing an Introductory Python Education Curriculum To Aid Underserved Communities in Brazil.
Project Status: Ongoing.
Space Team
Partner: Schmidt Futures
Location: New York, New York
Description: Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt. They are building a network of the sharpest minds on Earth — helping them to solve hard problems in science and society by connecting them across fields, bringing multiple types of capital to bear, and applying modern tools and technology thoughtfully.
Project Title: Analyzing the Governance of Emerging Technologies in Space.
Project Status: Ongoing.
Domestic AI Regulation Team
Partner: Schmidt Futures
Location: New York, New York
Description: Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt. They are building a network of the sharpest minds on Earth — helping them to solve hard problems in science and society by connecting them across fields, bringing multiple types of capital to bear, and applying modern tools and technology thoughtfully.
Project Title: Setting Evidence-Based Policy for Regulating Artificial Intelligence.
Project Status: Ongoing.
Global AI Cooperation Team
Partner: Schmidt Futures
Location: New York, New York
Description: Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt. They are building a network of the sharpest minds on Earth — helping them to solve hard problems in science and society by connecting them across fields, bringing multiple types of capital to bear, and applying modern tools and technology thoughtfully.
Project Title: Designing International, Rules-Based Standards for AI Governance.
Project Status: Ongoing.
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Bioengineering Team
Partner: Gingko Bioworks
Location: Boston, MA.
Description: Ginkgo Bioworks is an American biotech company founded in 2008 by five scientists from MIT. The company specializes in using genetic engineering to produce bacteria with industrial applications for other biotech companies, saving other companies the cost of reproducing the initial stages of design in synthetic biology. Gingko also engages in a wide variety of policy-related work.
Project Title: Leveraging Novel Biotechnologies to Promote Health and Sustainability.
Project Status: Ongoing.
Renewables Team
Partner: Gingko Bioworks
Location: Boston, MA.
Description: ChargerHelp is a startup and a federally certified Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE), nationally and state-certified Woman Minority- Owned Business Enterprise (WMBE). Through our safety and training curriculum and EMPWR platform, CH! enables a workforce to diagnose and repair the wide range of unique EV charging technologies in the market today, bridging the gaps between EV Service Providers and Manufacturers.
Project Title: Analyzing Electric Vehicle Charging Uptake and Attempts to Improve Efficiency.
Project Status: Ongoing.
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Cybersecurity Education Team
Partner: IOS
Location: Brasilia, Brazil
Description: The Institute for Social Opportunity (IOS) is a Charitable Social Assistance Entity certified by CEBAS, which has been promoting free professional training and employability for young people and people with disabilities since 1998. IOS serves over 2,600 underserved students annually.
Project Title: Designing a Novel Conceptual Cybersecurity Education Curriculum To Aid Underserved Communities in Brazil.
Project Status: Ongoing.
Technical Education Team
Partner: IOS
Location: Brasilia, Brazil
Description: The Institute for Social Opportunity (IOS) is a Charitable Social Assistance Entity certified by CEBAS, which has been promoting free professional training and employability for young people and people with disabilities since 1998. IOS serves over 2,600 underserved students annually.
Project Title: Designing a novel Technical Education Curriculum To Aid Underserved Communities in Brazil
Project Status: Completed.
Large Language Models Team
Partner: Schmidt Futures
Location: New York, New York
Description: Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt. They are building a network of the sharpest minds on Earth — helping them to solve hard problems in science and society by connecting them across fields, bringing multiple types of capital to bear, and applying modern tools and technology thoughtfully.
Project Title: Landscape Analysis for Large Language Models
Project Status: Completed.
Peacebuilding & Diplomacy Team
Partner: Schmidt Futures
Location: New York, New York
Description: Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt. They are building a network of the sharpest minds on Earth — helping them to solve hard problems in science and society by connecting them across fields, bringing multiple types of capital to bear, and applying modern tools and technology thoughtfully.
Project Title: The State of Technology and Diplomacy.
Project Status: Completed.
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Computational Bioengineering Team
Partner: JuraBio
Location: Cambridge, MA
Description: JuraBio is a biotechnology startup based in Cambridge, MA that uses machine learning to overhaul the targeting of CAR T-Cell therapies for autoimmune diseases. The company is an early-stage startup partnered with Harvard Medical School and Helmholtz Munich in Germany, and their proprietary technology is widely recognized as one of the best in the industry.
Project Title: Adversarial Poisoning in Machine Learning for Drug Development.
Project Status: Completed.
Environmental Engineering Team
Partner: Optim Energy
Location: Sierra Leone
Description: Optim Energy is an early stage startup run by CEO Jeremiah Thoronka, a young inventor from Sierra Leone. Their signature product is a piezoelectric device that generates renewable, clean energy for local villages in Sierra Leone. Thoronka's invention has been honored by a number of foreign foundation, including Chegg, the British Commonwealth, and more.
Project Title: Scaling Up Renewable and Piezoelectric Energy Generation in Sierra Leone.
Project Status: Completed.
Natural Language Processing Team
Partner: ERDC
Location: Talinn, Estonia
Description: The Estonian Roundtable for Development Cooperation (ERDC) is a coalition of 39 nonprofit organizations in Estonia that work in the field of development cooperation, global citizenship education or sustainable development. The ERDC is a strategic partner for the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on issues related to development cooperation, global citizenship education or sustainable development. ERDC also provides workshops for private sector companies as well as the wider public on sustainable development goals and global issues.
Project Title: Ensuring Open and Transparent Digital Communications
Bioengineering Team
Partner: Argenx
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Description: Argenx is a global biotechnology company with a market capitalization of over $20 billion dollars focused on providing patient-centered innovation in immunology and antibody therapies.
Project Title: The Future of Vectorized Antibody Design
Project Status: Completed.