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We are pleased to announce that Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, a materials engineering scholar at the National University of Singapore, has been elected an academician of the World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (WAAC) for his systematic contributions to electrospun nanofibers, the sustainable and circular materials economy, and cross-disciplinary governance of engineering.
Over many years, Academician Ramakrishna has led his team to advance electrospun nanofibers, building an end-to-end research program that spans methodology through applications. His academic and international impact is widely recognized: he has been elected an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) and a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore, the Indian National Academy of Engineering, and the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology. In 2024, he received the Chinese Government Friendship Award. In sustainable and circular materials, he has proposed and implemented a “materials–devices–systems” roadmap and evaluation framework—from material intelligence to embodied intelligent systems—providing clear levers for verification and real-world deployment.
- Global Collaboration and Academic Ecosystem
Academicians of the World Academy for Artificial Consciousness hail from institutions such as Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Cambridge, the University of California, the French Academy of Sciences, the University of Padua, the University of Queensland, Columbia University, and the University of Exeter. Honorary Academicians come from a wide range of countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Canada, Australia, Spain, and China. In addition, leading scientists from prominent research institutes and technology companies—such as Google, the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and ZEEKR—also participate.
- About WAAC
The World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (https://www.waac.ac/) is a global academic institution established in Paris in 2025. Its mission is to advance frontier research and international collaboration in artificial consciousness through the integration of science, technology, and philosophy. The Academy publishes open research, policy recommendations, evaluation standards, and more. The current President is Academician Yucong Duan, and the Secretary-General is Dr. Yingbo Li. The Honorary Academician List: On May 3, 2025, WAAC released its first batch of Top 100 Honorary Academicians, recognizing scholars who have made foundational or leading contributions to the theory of artificial consciousness.