Prof. Tianyou Chai
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BiographyTianyou Chai received the Ph.D. degree in control theory and engineering in 1985 from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, where he became a Professor in 1988. He is the founder and Director of the Center of Automation, which became a National Engineering and Technology Research Center and a State Key Laboratory. He is a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, IFAC Fellow and IEEE Fellow. He has served as director of Department of Information Science of National Natural Science Foundation of China from 2010 to 2018. His current research interests include modeling, control, optimization and integrated automation of complex industrial processes.
He has published 297 peer reviewed international journal papers. His paper titled Hybrid intelligent control for optimal operation of shaft furnace roasting process was selected as one of three best papers for the Control Engineering Practice Paper Prize for 2011-2013. He has developed control technologies with applications to various industrial processes. For his contributions, he has won 5 prestigious awards of National Natural Science, National Science and Technology Progress and National Technological Innovation, the 2007 Industry Award for Excellence in Transitional Control Research from IEEE Multiple-conference on Systems and Control, and the 2017 Wook Hyun Kwon Education Award from Asian Control Association.
Prof. Caroline Ling Li
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BiographyProfessor Caroline Ling Li is Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence at City St George’s, University of London. Her research spans wearable sensing, biomedical signal processing, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on understanding human physiological and cognitive states and developing data-driven approaches for health monitoring and clinical applications.
She has contributed to interdisciplinary research programmes in pervasive sensing and digital health and works closely with industry to translate research into real-world impact. She currently serves as Chair of the IEEE Computer Society UK and Ireland Section. Her work on creative applications of brain–computer interfaces has also been recognised through the British Council’s Showcase Your Innovation programme.
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