As the dawn of 2025 illuminates new possibilities, the VinFuture Foundation remains steadfast in its mission to disseminate knowledge and honor transformative scientific advancements. Building upon the success of our first podcast season, we are pleased to announce the launch of “Unveil the Future” Season 2, 2025 Edition. For this inaugural episode, we welcome back Dr. Firdausi Qadri of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Laureate of the 2024 VinFuture Special Prize for Innovators from Developing Countries.
As AI and robotics have increasingly reshaped industries and societies, the VinFuture Prize is committed to recognizing pioneers who have driven this technological revolution. After the 2024 Grand Prize honored five scientists for their contributions to advancing deep learning, the Prize Council has now welcomed Professor Daniela Rus, Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT, as its newest member. In this interview, Prof. Rus reflects on her journey in a field long perceived as male-dominated and shares how AI plays an important role in shaping the future of robotics.
A leading force in cholera vaccine research, Dr. Firdausi Qadri at the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b) has dedicated her career to combating this dramatic mortal disease through the innovative improvement of oral cholera vaccination, aiming to large-scale vaccination effort in developing countries. Upon receiving the 2024 VinFuture Special Prize, valued at $500,000, Dr. Qadri generously committed the entire award to expanding ideSHi—the Institute for Developing Science and Health Initiatives in Bangladesh.
The rise of powerful AI like DeepSeek is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace, sparking enthusiasm and deep concerns about its potential risks. On that subject, “AI godfather” Yoshua Bengio (Université de Montréal and Mila - Quebec AI Institute) highlighted the urgent need for national and global efforts to regulate AI and ensure equitable benefits for all.
“Most of the major scientific prizes are traditionally given in developed economies. Therefore, it is significant that a big prize such as the VinFuture Prize is now given in Vietnam, an emerging economy. This demonstrates to the world that emerging economies can be equal partners in the innovation game.”
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Professor Soumitra Dutta – Member of the VinFuture Prize Council
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The 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize laureates have been further recognized with the prestigious 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for their pioneering work in modern machine learning.
Professor Rachid Yazami, the 2023 VinFuture Grand Prize Laureate, has commended the groundbreaking nature and significant impact of this prestigious award. He believes that VinFuture not only recognizes innovations that benefit all of humanity but also positions Vietnam as a global hub for cutting-edge technology development and collaboration.
“VinFuture Prize celebrates science and technology innovators on the basis of their contribution to humanity. It is the first of its kind to originate in the global south and is unique in bringing a global and specifically humanitarian focus to all prize categories.“
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Sir Richard Henry Friend, FRS, Chair of the VinFuture Prize Council
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The VinFuture Foundation organizes a series of 06 InnovaTalk (webinar) webinars with the theme of key areas of science and technology, to introduce new technology trends that can be solutions to pressing global probems.
The VinFuture Foundation organizes a series of 06 InnovaTalk (webinar) webinars with the theme of key areas of science and technology, to introduce new technology trends that can be solutions to pressing global probems.
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