| Prof. FangXiang WuUniversity of Saskatchewan, Canada Dr. FangXiang Wu is currently a full professor in the Departments of Computer Science, Division of Biomedical Engineering, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) and a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). He is a recipient of the University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Researcher Award (the institution’s highest research honour). His research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Machine/Deep Learning, Computational Biology, Health Informatics, Medical Image Analytics, and Complex Network Analytics. Dr. Wu has published over 500 journal or conference papers. His total Google scholar citations are over 19500 and h-index is 75. He is among top 2% world’s scientists ranked by Stanford University. Dr Wu is serving as the editorial board member of several international journals (including IEEE TCBB, Neurocomputing, etc.) and as the guest editor of numerous international journals, and as the program committee chair or member of many international conferences. |
| Prof. Meijia ZhangSouth China University of Technology, China Meijia Zhang, Professor, Ph.D. He was selected for the Ministry of Education’s "New Century Excellent Talents Support Program" in 2011 and is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2014). Since November 2019, he has been with the School of Medicine at South China University of Technology. From July 2009 to September 2010, he was a visiting scholar at the laboratory of internationally renowned reproductive biologist Academician John Eppig at the Jackson Laboratory in the United States. During that time, he used gene-mutant mice to confirm that C-type natriuretic peptide (NPPC) is the factor that maintains meiotic arrest in oocytes. He has published more than 70 papers in journals including Science, Theranostics, Cell Death & Disease, Communications Biology, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Biology of Reproduction, Endocrinology, and Molecular Human Reproduction. His long-term research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of primordial follicle activation, oocyte maturation, and fertilization. He also teaches physiology. |
| Prof. Zhenghao ShiXi’an University of Technology, China Ph.D., Professor, and doctoral supervisor; member of the Academic Committee of Xi’an University of Technology; Distinguished Member of the China Computer Federation (CCF); Senior Member of IEEE; recognized as a "500 Elite Talent" of Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province; Vice President of the Shaanxi Clinical Medical Engineering Society; Executive Director of the Shaanxi Computer Society; Chair of the "Computer Vision Technology Professional Committee" and Deputy Chair of the "Biomedical Intelligent Computing Professional Committee" of the Shaanxi Computer Society; leader of the "Intelligent Image Processing and Applications" research team at Xi’an University of Technology. His main research interests include machine vision, medical image processing, and machine learning. He has published 60 academic papers as first author or corresponding author and holds 15 authorized invention patents, including one South African patent. |
| Prof. Yueming DingHuazhong University of Science and Technology, China Professor Ding Mingyue's primary research focuses on medical image processing and ultrasound imaging. In recent years, within the medical imaging field, he has undertaken key technological breakthroughs and industrialization efforts concerning three-dimensional carotid ultrasound imaging and processing, ultrasound tomography techniques, and their applications in early breast cancer diagnosis and screening, musculoskeletal imaging, and other domains. He has published over 20 SCI papers in renowned international journals. He has applied for over 40 domestic and international patents, with more than 20 already granted. Bio-Medical Engineering, Medical Physics, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, and Cells. He has filed over 40 domestic and international patents, with more than 20 granted, achieving patent commercialization worth 13 million yuan. In recent years, he has undertaken and completed over 30 major projects, including the National 973 Program, National Natural Science Foundation, National High-Tech 863 Program, National Support Program, National Major Scientific Instrument Development Project, Ministry of Science and Technology Major International Cooperation Project, Ministry of Education Doctoral Program Special Key Project, and Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation Key Project. He has edited and published eight Chinese-English monographs, obtained one European patent, and secured over 30 Chinese invention patents. |
