On March 22, 2024, the kick - off meeting for the first - batch of AI4S projects was successfully held at Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School. Academician Zhang Jin, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice - President of Peking University and Dean of Shenzhen Graduate School; Mr. Chen Shangyi, Chairman of Baidu Technology Committee; Mr. Huang Youyuan, Vice - Chairman of BETRAY New Materials Group Co., Ltd.; Ms. Zhang Meng, Head of the Basic Research Department of BETRAY Central Research Institute; and all the general leaders and co - leaders of the first - batch of AI4S projects attended the meeting, jointly witnessing this historic moment. The meeting was chaired by Professor Tian Yonghong, Head of the AI4S Task Force and Dean of the School of Information Engineering at Shenzhen Graduate School.
Meeting Scene
Chaired by Tian Yonghong
At the meeting, Professor Zou Ruqiang, Dean of the School of New Materials at Peking University, and Associate Professor Mo Fanyang from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Peking University signed on - site on behalf of the "New Paradigm for Single - Atom Catalyst Design: Application and Exploration of Machine Learning" project and the "R & D of Hardware and Software Systems for AI - Assisted Chromatographic Separation and Purification of Compounds" project, which are among the first - batch of AI4S projects. This marks that the first - batch of AI4S projects have officially entered the substantive implementation stage.
Signing Ceremony
Subsequently, the seven general leaders of the first - batch of AI4S projects, namely Professor Wang Chu from the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Assistant Professor Yu Ke from the School of Environment and Energy at Shenzhen Graduate School, Professor Zou Ruqiang from the School of New Materials, Professor Lin Yihan from the Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Professor Zhang Wenbin from the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Associate Professor Mo Fanyang from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Professor Mao Youdong from the School of Physics, respectively gave special reports on their participating projects in terms of research progress, technical advantages, and future development prospects. Academician Zhang Jin highly recognized the work of the project teams. Head Zhang Meng also expressed her expectations for and support to the AI4S projects, hoping to have the opportunity to participate in cooperation in the future and jointly promote the innovation and development of the AI4S industry.
Professor Tian Yonghong summarized the meeting. He said that the successful launch of the AI4S projects was inseparable from the joint efforts and support of all the leaders and participants. In the future, more cooperation models will be considered, such as introducing enterprises as PI parties to participate in projects, etc. The AI4S Task Force will play a good role as a bridge and link to promote the industrialization of AI4S projects to develop in a deeper and more efficient way.
Group Photo
The successful holding of the kick - off meeting for the first - batch of AI4S projects marks an important step forward in the research work of AI4S projects at Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School. Let's look forward to that, led by innovation, Shenzhen Graduate School will shape the future with intelligence, achieve more breakthroughs and results, and make greater contributions to promoting the high - quality development of the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area.
