Datavault AI Partners with St. John's University to Establish RWA Research Center in Taipei

Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) has executed a memorandum of understanding with St. John's University in Taipei to support the establishment of the RWA International Research Center, scheduled for inauguration on the university's campus on January 26, 2026. The collaboration represents an academic and applied research initiative focused on advancing standards, education, and cross-disciplinary industry-academia cooperation around real-world asset tokenization, regulatory technology, and applied financial innovation.

The Center is intended to serve as a regional platform for multi-university collaboration in Taiwan and longer-term engagement with international partners in Europe and the United States. Datavault AI expects to contribute proprietary capabilities, including its Information Data Exchange® (IDE), International Elements Exchange (IEE), and VerifyU® frameworks, to support secure data attribution, governance, and compliance-oriented research. These technologies are designed to enable Digital Twins and licensing of name, image, and likeness by securely attaching physical real-world objects to immutable metadata objects, fostering responsible AI with integrity.

This partnership aligns with Datavault AI's broader mission in AI experience, valuation, and monetization of assets in the Web 3.0 environment. The company's cloud-based platform provides comprehensive solutions serving multiple industries, including HPC software licensing for sports & entertainment, events & venues, biotech, education, fintech, real estate, healthcare, and energy. The Data Science Division leverages the power of Web 3.0 and high-performance computing to provide solutions for experiential data perception, valuation, and secure monetization.

The establishment of the RWA International Research Center comes at a time when real-world asset tokenization is gaining significant attention in financial and technological circles. By creating an academic hub focused on this emerging field, the collaboration aims to address regulatory challenges, develop industry standards, and foster innovation in secure data management and compliance frameworks. The Center's location in Taipei positions it strategically within Asia's growing technology ecosystem, potentially influencing regional approaches to digital asset management and financial technology development.

Datavault AI's technology suite offers AI and Machine Learning automation, third-party integration, detailed analytics and data, marketing automation, and advertising monitoring capabilities. The company's Acoustic Science Division features WiSA®, ADIO®, and Sumerian® patented technologies and industry-first foundational spatial and multichannel wireless HD sound transmission technologies with IP covering audio timing, synchronization, and multi-channel interference cancellation. While these audio technologies represent a separate division of the company's operations, they demonstrate the breadth of Datavault AI's technological expertise that may inform cross-disciplinary research at the new Center.

The memorandum of understanding represents a formal commitment to collaboration between academic research and industry application in the rapidly evolving field of real-world asset tokenization. As regulatory frameworks continue to develop globally, initiatives like the RWA International Research Center could play a crucial role in shaping responsible implementation of these technologies while addressing compliance requirements across different jurisdictions. The Center's planned inauguration in early 2026 provides a timeline for developing research programs, establishing partnerships, and defining specific projects that will advance understanding and implementation of RWA tokenization technologies.