Title: Hot Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Speaker: Professor Xu Yi, Dalian University of Technology

Host: Professor Liang Zhenxing

Time: April 26, 2026 (Sunday), 15:30–16:30

Venue: Conference Room 1109, Building B13, University Town Campus

Organizer: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

All faculty and students are cordially invited to attend!

Biography:

Xu Yi is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Dalian University of Technology. He has been selected into the National Young Talent Program, the Liaoning Province Xingliao Elite Young Top-Notch Talent Program, and the Xiaomi Young Scholars Program. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and his B.S. from Zhejiang University. His primary research interests encompass machine learning, computer vision, and optimization theory. He has published over 50 papers in premier international journals and conferences in artificial intelligence, including TPAMI, ICML, NeurIPS, CVPR, and ICCV, and has been granted 5 invention patents and 2 software copyrights. He has led multiple research projects funded by key programs of central government ministries and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He serves as a member of the Youth Working Committee of CSIG, an executive committee member of both the CCF-AI and CCF-CV Technical Committees, and a member of the Executive Area Chair Committee of VALSE. Under his mentorship, his students have won championships in 3 international conference challenges (including CVPR and ICCV) and one first prize in a national competition.

Abstract:

This lecture focuses on the cutting-edge technologies and applications in the contemporary field of artificial intelligence. It systematically reviews the historical evolution of AI, elucidates pivotal technological breakthroughs in large-scale foundation models, embodied intelligence, and AI for Science, and critically examines their practical implementation. The presentation aims to delineate the developmental trajectory and transformative impact of frontier AI technologies.

Announced by School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering