Dates
May 18–22, 2026 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, Georgia, USA
About the Academy
The Atlanta Academy on Science and Innovation Policy is an intensive international workshop designed for doctoral students and early-career scholars interested in science, technology, and innovation policy. The Academy provides a collaborative environment for emerging scholars to present research, receive mentoring from leading experts, and engage in interdisciplinary discussions on science and innovation policy.
Participants joined a global cohort of doctoral students and junior scholars from South Korea, the United States, Europe, and beyond, along with graduate students from Georgia Tech.
Co-organized by Georgia Tech’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy and Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Program Themes
The 2026 Academy focused on cutting-edge topics in science and innovation policy, including but not limited to:
- Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
- AI Governance and Emerging Technologies
- Innovation Ecosystems and Global Competitiveness
- Responsible Innovation
- Advanced Energy Technologies, and Policy
- University Entrepreneurship, Collaboration with Industry, and Technology Transfer
- Evidence-Based Science Policy Evaluation
- Digital Infrastructure, Demographic Change, and the Future of Societies
Participants presented their research and engaged in mentoring sessions, roundtable discussions, and collaborative workshops led by leading scholars in the field.
2026 Cohort
Meet the cohort for the 2026 Atlanta Academy on Science and Innovation Policy.
Competition Winners
Competition I: Selling Your Research Hackathon Pitch
Winner: Invisible Inputs: Measuring Research Infrastructure Dependency in an Age of Technological Sovereignty
Team members: Shahan Ali Memon (Univ of Washington and NYU), Saeyoung Choi (Seoul National Univ), Jacopo Cricchio (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa), Ziyu Chen (University of Hong Kong and UCLA)
Competition II: Letter of Intent Proposal Competition
Winner: Invisible Inputs: Measuring Research Infrastructure Dependency in an Age of Technological Sovereignty
Team members: Shahan Ali Memon (Univ of Washington and NYU), Saeyoung Choi (Seoul National Univ), Jacopo Cricchio (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa), Ziyu Chen (University of Hong Kong and UCLA)
Competition III: Final Presentation Competition
Winner: Do state-level political investments shape the direction of regional innovation in the United States?
Team members: Sooyeon Lim (Georgia Tech), Seohyeon Park (KAIST), Wanwi Ju (KAIST), Ye Roo Park (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)