High School Research Tracks

Research Topics

We pursue ambitious, technically rigorous research aimed at solving civilization-scale problems through advanced AI systems.
Moonshot Research
Tracks We're Pursuing
Pick a track, develop a research question, and publish work that matters.
Economics & AI

Eliminating Extreme Poverty via AI Economic Planning

Problem

Over 600 million people live in extreme poverty globally.

Moonshot

Build a real-time AI economic simulator modeling global resource flows, labor markets, climate impact, and infrastructure gaps.

  • Satellite-based poverty estimation using computer vision
  • Macroeconomic policy simulation engines
  • Causal ML to evaluate welfare interventions
  • Digital identity + financial inclusion modeling
Impact

Precision-guided global poverty eradication strategies.

Health & Biomedical

Universal Early Cancer Detection

Problem

Most cancers are detected at late stages, drastically reducing survival rates.

Moonshot

A multimodal AI system that predicts cancer years before clinical onset using blood biomarkers and health records.

  • Multi-omics foundation modeling
  • Longitudinal health trajectory prediction
  • Self-supervised learning on hospital data
  • Personalized AI risk scoring
Impact

Cancer becomes manageable and preventable.

Mental Health

Total Mental Health Prediction & Prevention

Problem

Mental health crises are escalating globally among youth and adults.

Moonshot

Privacy-preserving AI that detects early cognitive and emotional deterioration from multimodal behavioral signals.

  • Speech + sleep pattern modeling
  • Long-term emotional forecasting
  • Causal inference in psychiatry
  • Clinical-grade AI therapy systems
Impact

Significant reduction in global suicide and crisis rates.

Drug Discovery

Universal Disease Eradication Platform

Problem

Thousands of rare diseases lack treatments; drug discovery takes decades.

Moonshot

End-to-end AI drug design and clinical simulation within months, not decades.

  • Protein structure & interaction modeling
  • Automated compound discovery
  • Clinical trial outcome prediction
  • AI-driven robotic lab loops
Impact

Rapid cures for neglected and rare diseases worldwide.

Climate & Energy

Achieving Net-Zero Energy

Problem

Fossil fuel dependency drives climate change and threatens global stability.

Moonshot

AI-accelerated material discovery and global grid optimization for clean energy at scale.

  • Fusion plasma control modeling
  • Battery materials discovery via ML
  • Planet-scale grid simulation
Impact

Clean energy abundance and climate crisis mitigation.

Longevity

Slowing or Reversing Biological Aging

Problem

Aging drives nearly all major diseases, reducing healthspan for billions.

Moonshot

AI longevity clocks and drug discovery for healthspan extension at population scale.

  • Epigenetic aging models
  • Reinforcement learning compound search
  • Protein reprogramming systems
  • Systems biology simulation
Impact

Extended healthy lifespan for billions globally.