Innovation & Impact

Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, whose career spans engaging in cutting-edge semiconductor research to leading one of the world’s most iconic automotive brands, sits down with host Dean Vijay Kumar to discuss the company’s vision for the future.

Dean Vijay Kumar sits down with UCLA’s Jason Cong, a pioneer in customizable computing whose work has helped redefine how modern computing systems are designed and optimized. In this episode, Cong reflects on the technological shifts that have reshaped the field over the past two decades.

Vanessa Chan, Vice Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, sits down with three Penn Engineering faculty members who were recently named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), one of the highest distinctions for academic inventors whose work has made a measurable impact on society.

Dean Vijay Kumar sits down with Tsu-Jae Liu, President of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and a pioneering force in semiconductor technology.

Dean Vijay Kumar is joined by one of the most influential figures in modern engineering, Kurt Petersen, widely recognized as the father of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).

Dean Vijay Kumar speaks with Meta’s Chief AI Scientist and Turing Award winner, Yann LeCun, about the journey of AI, how we define intelligence and the possibilities and challenges it presents.

Dean Vijay Kumar is joined by experts from Penn Engineering and Penn Medicine to discuss the NSF Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA Foundry, or AIRFoundry, which unites Penn and a host of institutions to revolutionize fields as diverse as agriculture and precision medicine.

Guests are Daeyeon Lee, Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, CBE; Zachary Ives, Adani President’s Distinguished Professor, CIS; and Kathy Liu, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine.

Susan Davidson, Weiss Professor in CIS, discusses “Responsible Innovation” with fellow Penn Engineering professors.

Guests are Michael Kearns, National Center Professor of Management & Technology in CIS; Mark Yim, Asa Whitney Professor of Mechanical Engineering in MEAM; and Daniel Koditscheck Alfred Fitler Moore Professor in ESE.

Susan Davidson, Weiss Professor in CIS, hosts an episode about how AI is accelerating discovery in fields such as Bioengineering and Computing, while also bringing unexpected new challenges in areas such as security.

Joining her are Cesar De La Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Microbiology; Surbhi Goel, Magerman, Term Assistant Professor, CIS; and Chris Callison-Burch, Associate Professor, CIS.

Cherie Kagan, Stephen J. Angello Professor in ESE, hosts a discussion on how AI, tech, population growth, and other factors will impact the future of energy and sustainability, while also exploring how educational institutions like Penn can lead the way.

Joining her are Benjamin Lee, Professor in CIS and ESE; Lei Gu, Assistant Professor in ESE; and Chris Murray, Richard Perry University Professor in Chemistry and MSE.

David F. Meaney, Solomon R. Pollack Professor in BE, hosts a discussion on the impact of RNA on health care and biomedical engineering technologies.

Guests are Michael Mitchell, Associate Professor in BE, and Noor Momin, Stephenson Foundation Term Assistant Professor of Innovation in Bioengineering.

Susan Davidson, Weiss Professor in CIS, hosts the premiere episode of “Innovation & Impact” to discuss the growth and impact of generative AI.

Guests are Michael Kearns, National Center Professor of Management & Technology in CIS; Chris Callison-Burch, Associate Professor in CIS; and Robert Ghrist, Andrea Mitchell University Professor in ESE.