On November 13, 2017, the Academic Committee Meeting and Inauguration Ceremony of Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Computational Intelligence, hosted by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, was successfully held in Conference Room 401, Administration Building. The director of Academic Committee, Academician of Chinese Academy of Science Prof. Xu Zongben and members of Academic Committee: Prof. Jiao Li Cheng from Xidian University, Prof. Bao-Liang LU from Shanghai Jiaotong University, Prof. Hou Zengguang, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof. Zhang Jian, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Researcher Shan Shiguang from Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor Tang Tao, Vice President of SUSTech, Professor Yao Xin, Director of Key Laboratory, Professor Tang Ke, Executive Deputy Director, Professor Shi Yuhui, Professor Hisao Ishibuchi and other laboratory team members attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Yao Xin, director of the key laboratory.

Vice-President Tang Tao delivered a welcome speech

Vice-Chancellor Professor Tang Tao first welcomed the attendance of all experts in computational intelligence and thanked all the experts for their support to SUSTech and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering as well. He mentioned that the academic committee plays a decisive role in the development of key laboratories and even in computer science. He hoped experts would give advice and suggestions and seek common development.

Prof. Yao Xin delievered a welcome speech 

Then the experts of the academic committee put forward valuable constructive suggestions in terms of laboratory direction, research direction and evaluation system, and expressed the hope that Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Computational Intelligence could build an internationally competitive Lab that meets the needs of the national economy in Shenzhen and even China.

In addition, the meeting also conducted a key laboratory unveiling ceremony and academic committee member appointment ceremony. After the meeting, Prof. Xu Zongben also brought an academic report entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Big Data". 

Unveiling ceremony

Vice President Tang Tao issued appointment certificate for Prof. Xu Zongben

Prof. Xu Zongben delivered an academic talk