Working Together for the Future | Our School Successfully Hosts the 2025 Cross-Intelligence Forum!
On the afternoon of September 22, 2025, the School of Computer Science and Engineering at South China University of Technology hosted the Cross-Intelligence Forum, combined with the event China Society of Image and Graphics - Visualization and Cognitive Computing Special Committee Visits South China University of Technology.
Group Photo of Participating Experts
Co-organized by South China University of Technology and the Visualization and Cognitive Computing Special Committee of the China Society of Image and Graphics (CSIG-VCC), and hosted by SCUT’s School of Computer Science and Engineering and the Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Large Models and Generative Artificial Intelligence, this forum themed "Cross-Intelligence" invited renowned domestic and international experts and scholars including Professor Li Bo, Executive Vice Dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence at Beihang University; Professor Xia Yuanqing, President of Zhongyuan University of Technology; Professor Wang Huiqiang, Director of the Network Technology and Information Security Institute at Harbin Engineering University; Professor Cai Chengtao, Dean of the School of Intelligent Science and Engineering at Harbin Engineering University; Professor Liu Xianglong, Party Committee Secretary of the School of Computer Science at Beihang University; and Professor Yang Xin, Deputy Director of the Discipline Development Office at Dalian University of Technology to attend and deliver keynote reports.
Attendees from our school included Party Secretary Lin Zhi, Professor Xu Xuemiao, Professor Yu Zhiwen, Professor Lin Weiwei, Associate Professor Nie Yongwei, and Assistant Professor Li Yong. The event attracted enthusiastic participation from a large number of faculty members, doctoral students, and master’s students both within and outside the university.
Professor Xu Xuemiao, Vice Dean of our school and Director of the Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Large Models and Generative Artificial Intelligence, served as the Chair of this Cross-Intelligence Forum.
Professors Xu Xuemiao, Wang Huiqiang, and Yang Xin Co-chaired the Forum
Yang Xin, Director of the CSIG-VCC Special Committee, and Lin Zhi, Party Secretary of the SCUT School of Computer Science and Engineering, attended the conference and delivered opening remarks. The forum was co-chaired by Professor Xu Xuemiao, Professor Wang Huiqiang, and Professor Yang Xin.
Party Secretary Lin Zhi Delivers Welcome Speech on Behalf of the School
On behalf of the school, Secretary Lin Zhi extended a warm welcome and sincere gratitude to the guests and briefly introduced the school’s significant achievements in recent years in faculty development, educational quality, and scientific accomplishments. Secretary Lin Zhi expressed the hope that this forum would help more experts and scholars gain an in-depth understanding of the school and jointly promote its high-quality development. He also looked forward to inspiring intellectual exchanges among the experts and presenting an enriching academic feast for faculty and students.
Professor Cai Chengtao, Dean of Harbin Engineering University’s School of Intelligent Science and Engineering, Delivers Special Presentation
During the main forum session, four scholars delivered enlightening reports. Professor Cai Chengtao, Dean of Harbin Engineering University’s School of Intelligent Science and Engineering, presented on "Ship Intelligent Perception and Digital Twin Technology," sharing the applications and challenges of intelligent perception in the maritime sector. He lucidly explained the classification of autonomous ship navigation and emphasized how to enhance the safety and reliability of ship operations through perception technologies supported by artificial intelligence.
Professor Xia Yuanqing, Chair Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, Presents on 'Cloud Control Theory and Technology for Intelligent Connected Unmanned Systems'
Professor Xia Yuanqing, Chair Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, delivered a report titled "Cloud Control Theory and Technology for Intelligent Connected Unmanned Systems." Focusing on cross-domain collaboration for intelligent networked unmanned systems, he clearly explained the theoretical architecture of cloud control systems and emphasized that "cloud control" serves as a critical hub for cross-domain collaborative control and decision-making. Finally, Professor Xia showcased practical applications of intelligent networked unmanned systems, including coordinated control across ground unmanned vehicles, aerial drones, and surface unmanned vessels.
Professor Li Bo, Executive Vice Dean of Beihang University’s School of Artificial Intelligence, Delivers Special Presentation
Professor Li Bo, Executive Vice Dean of Beihang University’s School of Artificial Intelligence, presented a keynote report titled "Scientific Innovation and Intelligent Applications for AI Development." Professor Li shared that data-knowledge fusion is a core technology against the backdrop of rapid AI advancements. The dual-driver approach of data and knowledge, aligning with the natural integration of human perception and cognition, is expected to become the primary method for realizing complex intelligent applications. Professor Li also introduced two major challenges in AI: commonsense reasoning and uncertainty reasoning.
Professor Liu Xianglong, Party Committee Secretary of Beihang University’s School of Computer Science, Delivers Special Presentation
Professor Liu Xianglong, Party Committee Secretary of Beihang University’s School of Computer Science, presented a report titled "Physical Adversarial Attacks in Embodied Intelligence." Starting from potential security risks in embodied intelligence, he revealed the impact of adversarial attacks on machine learning and explained countermeasures including inversion generation methods against physical attacks and environmental hallucination modeling for physical adversarial scenario generation. Professor Liu proposed that building a secure embodied intelligence world requires a world-inversion model jointly driven by cognition, alignment, and physics to achieve spatio-temporal security risk inversion.
Faculty, Students, and Experts Engage in Lively Discussion
During the Q&A session, participants actively raised profound and thought-provoking questions. The experts provided detailed responses, sparking lively discussions that further deepened the exploration of the forum’s themes and offered additional academic inspiration.
This event not only strengthened academic exchanges between our school and renowned domestic scholars but also provided faculty and students with a vital platform to broaden their horizons and stimulate innovation. Its successful organization has made positive contributions to cultivating globally minded innovative talents and advancing scientific research.
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