Dr. Qichao Hu

Dr. Qichao Hu (Ph.D.) is the founder and CEO of SES AI, a global leader in Lithium Metal (Li-Metal) battery technology that is bringing the next generation of high energy density battery technology safely to the world.

SES AI’s mission is to accelerate the world’s energy transition through material discovery and battery management. Its AI-enhanced high energy density and high power density Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries are the first batteries in the world to contain electrolyte materials discovered by AI. These batteries can be used for transportation on land and in the air, storage, robotics, drones, and many other applications.

Since founding SES AI in the basement of MIT over a decade ago, Qichao has led the company to become the first in the world to introduce 100Ah Li-Metal cells and the first to enter automotive A-sample and B-sample joint development agreements with major OEMs. Under Qichao’s leadership, SES AI is also spearheading an AI-powered transformation across the company to drive greater progress in material development, cell manufacturing quality, battery health monitoring and incident prediction, aspiring to build “superintelligent” AI that will drive battery innovation for electric transportation.