Nine-year-old Belgian student Laurent Simons, who studies electrical engineering, will graduate from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands in December. /VCG Photo

With an IQ of 145 and a photographic memory, Laurent Simons will soon become the youngest university graduate in the world. /VCG Photo

Laurent plans to study medicine for his Ph.D, researching artificial organs. He aspires to ultimately develop an entire artificial body in his own laboratory. /VCG Photo