Prof. LIU Yan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Bio: Professor Yan Liu is Professor of Geographical Information Science and Dean of General Education at Lee Woo Sing College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia. She is a Quantitative Human Geographer and Spatial Data Scientist, specialising in GIS, spatial analytics and modelling, and computational social science research. She has been recognized as amongst the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University since 2020. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (UK), an Executive Member of the IGU Applied Geography Commission and of the Computational Social Science Lab at CUHK, and served at the College of Experts of the Australian Research Council.
Prof. Lei Meng
Professor, Shandong University
Bio: Dr. Lei Meng is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Software, Shandong University, where he has been a faculty member since 2020. He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Shandong University in 2010, and his Ph.D. degree from the School of Computer Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, in 2015, under the supervision of Professor Ah-Hwee Tan. He then joined the Joint NTU-UBC Research Center of Excellence in Active Living for the Elderly (LILY) as a Research Fellow in 2015, working with Professor Chunyan Miao (NTU) and Professor Cyril Leung (University of British Columbia). In 2018, he moved to the NUS-Tsinghua-Southampton Centre for Extreme Search (NExT++) as a Senior Research Fellow, collaborating with Professor Tat-Seng Chua at the National University of Singapore. His research focuses on multimedia knowledge mining and machine learning theories and technologies for content representation, driven by Internet big data.
Prof. Mark Xu
University of Portsmouth, UK
Bio: Mark Xu is a professor in Information Management and founding director of Responsible AI Lab at the university of Portsmouth. Currently Director of Centre for Operational Research and Decision Analysis. His specialism is in strategic information management, sustainable capability development, supply chain and food traceability systems, digital technologies and AI governance. Mark led several research and knowledge transfer projects funded by Innovate UK and companies totaling around £1 million and published over 80 internationally recognized journal papers. Mark serves as associate journal editor, journal reviewer, UK Research Council grant reviewer, and currently guest editor for the top journal -Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
Prof. Fang You
Tongji University, China
Bio: Professor Fang You at the College of Arts and Media, Tongji University, doctoral supervisor in Design Studies and Automotive Engineering, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). She serves as Director of the User Experience Laboratory and Automotive Interaction Design Laboratory at the College of Arts and Media, Tongji University. Her research interests cover intelligent cognitive interaction, design and evaluation of intelligent driving cockpits, traditional motor cognition and art therapy, as well as mixed spatial information design and embodied design. In recent years, she has presided over more than ten provincial and ministerial research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Post-Funding Project of the National Social Science Fund, foreign expert projects sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Shenzhen International Science and Technology Cooperation Project. She holds 17 invention patents plus over 20 utility model and design patents. She has published more than 60 academic papers, authored 5 monographs, 2 textbooks, and produced a series of digital media works. She is the person in charge of Shanghai Key Course and Shanghai First-Class Undergraduate Course.
Prof. Xiaofang Yuan
Hunan University, China
Bio: Yuan Xiaofang, Doctor of Engineering, is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Hunan University, as well as a Researcher at the National Engineering Research Center for Robot Visual Perception and Control Technology. He serves as a director of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, Vice Chair of the Special Committee for Intelligent Detection and Motion Control under the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, and a member of the Special Committee for Robotics under the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.
Wuhan, known as the "River City" and "Thoroughfare to Nine Provinces," is a National Historical and Cultural City with over 3,500 years of history. Strategically located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, it has long been a vital transportation hub and commercial center in China. The city is steeped in culture, from the legendary tale of bosom friends Boya and Ziqi during the Spring and Autumn period to the timeless poetry inspired by the Yellow Crane Tower. It gained modern fame as the "Capital of the 1911 Revolution." From the ancient Panlong City ruins to the modern appearance of the Jianghan Customs House, and embodied by its pioneering, inclusive spirit and vibrant waterfront culture, Wuhan presents a unique blend of profound heritage and dynamic modernity to the world.