Prof. Gary G. Yen

IEEE/IET/IAPR Fellow

Sichuan University, China

Experience: Gary G. Yen joined the School of Computer Science at Sichuan University as a full-time faculty member in 2025. Prior to this appointment, he served as a Regents Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University (OSU), USA. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1992.

In terms of academic service, Prof. Yen served as Vice President for Technical Activities of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) from 2004 to 2005, Founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine from 2006 to 2009, and President of the IEEE CIS from 2010 to 2011. He has recently been elected as a Distinguished Lecturer for the 2026–2028 term. He was the recipient of the Regents Distinguished Research Award from OSU in 2009 and the Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper Award from the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society in 2011. Furthermore, he served as Chair of the IEEE CIS Awards Committee during the 2008–2009, 2014–2015, and 2018–2019 terms, and as Chair of the IEEE CIS Fellow Evaluation Committee in 2016–2017, 2020–2021, and 2023. Prof. Yen is currently a Fellow of the IEEE, IET, and IAPR.

Prof. Xiaofeng Zhu

National-Level TalentI

Hainan University, China

Experience:Prof. Xiaofeng Zhu currently serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs of Hainan University and Dean of the School of Computer Science and Technology. He is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, and also serves as Chair of the CCF Haikou Member Activity Center. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Queensland, Australia, and subsequently conducted research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Pennsylvania, and Massey University, New Zealand. Prof. Zhu's research focuses on artificial intelligence, machine learning, graph learning, multi-view learning, representation learning, transfer learning, and medical image analysis, with particular emphasis on graph representation learning, medical artificial intelligence, and few-shot learning. He has led projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), including General Program projects, as well as a major project under the National Key R&D Program of China.

Prof. Zhu has published more than 120 English-language papers, including 10 ESI Highly Cited Papers and 18 ESI Highly Cited/Hot Papers, and was recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Interdisciplinary category by Clarivate in 2019. In terms of academic service, he serves as an editorial board member and guest editor for several international journals and has undertaken various roles at international conferences, including Publication Chair, Workshop Co-Chair, and Symposium Chair. He has also served as a reviewer for numerous international journals and as a Program Committee member for international conferences in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.

Prof. Xi Li

National Distinguished Young Scholar, NAAI Member

Zhejiang University, China

Experience:Prof. Xi Li is currently a Qiushi Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang University. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and has been recognized as a National-Level Young Talent, Zhejiang Provincial Distinguished Expert, and recipient of the Zhejiang Provincial Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, pattern recognition, and data mining. He has published more than 200 high-level academic papers and serves on the editorial boards of international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, as well as an Area Chair for major international conferences such as ICCV. Prof. Li has also led major national and provincial research projects, including projects under China's 2030 Major Project of the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Technology Innovation Program and key projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

Prof. Li has received numerous awards for his outstanding research contributions, including the First Prize of the Innovation Award of the China Invention Association, the First Prize of the Luzengyong CAD&CG High-Tech Award, and Huawei Spark Value Awards. As a major contributor, he has also received the First Prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award of the Ministry of Education and the First Prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award of the Chinese Institute of Electronics. His academic achievements have been further recognized through multiple high-level academic and industry awards.

Prof. Yi Chang

National Distinguished Professor, ACM Distinguished Scientist, BCS Fellow

Jilin University, China

Experience: Prof. Yi Chang currently serves as Dean of the Research Institute and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Management at Jilin University, as well as Dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor. He is a National Distinguished Professor, ACM Distinguished Scientist, BCS Fellow, and IET Fellow. Prof. Chang's research focuses on information retrieval, data mining, machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence. Prior to joining Jilin University, he served as Technical Vice President at Huawei Research America and Research Director at Yahoo Research. He has published more than 100 academic papers in leading international conferences and journals and has received Best Paper Awards at KDD 2016 and WSDM 2016.

Prof. Chang has held various important academic service positions in the international research community. He has served as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering and undertaken key academic roles for major international conferences, including General Chair of WSDM 2018 and SIGIR 2020. His research and professional contributions have earned him broad international recognition in the fields of information retrieval, data mining, and artificial intelligence. He has also actively contributed to the development of the international research community through editorial, conference organization, and program committee activities.