Prof. Ming Chen

Zhejiang University, China

Bio: Professor Ming Chen is a leading figure in bioinformatics at Zhejiang University, where he serves as the Head of the Department of Bioinformatics. He spearheads the Bioinformatics core curriculum development for the Ministry of Education's "101 Plan" in Biosciences and directs the Bioinformatics Virtual Teaching & Research Office. After earning his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from Bielefeld University, Germany, in 2004, he joined Zhejiang University in 2005, progressing from Associate Professor (2006) to Full Professor (2010) while holding key administrative roles including Department Head and Assistant Dean. His distinguished public service includes a secondment to the Ministry of Science and Technology (2008-2009). With a long-standing research focus on bioinformatics and systems biology, he specializes in omics data integration, non-coding RNA, biological network modeling, and precision medicine. He has an outstanding publication record, authoring over 20 papers in prestigious journals like Bioinformatics and Nucleic Acids Research, co-authoring in Cell and Nature, and amassing over 10,000 citations with an H-index of 54. His professional leadership includes chairing the Zhejiang Society of Bioinformatics and leading national professional committees. His accolades include the "New Century Excellent Talent" award and recognition among the top 100,000 global scientists.

Prof. Bing Ji

Shandong University, China

Bio: Professor Bing Ji is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University. He has been recognized as a Shandong Provincial "Taishan Scholar" Young Expert and a Shandong University "Future Plan" Scholar. His research focuses on artificial intelligence algorithms and applications, including deep reinforcement learning, contrastive learning, and vision-language models, as well as intelligent robotics. He has led seven major research projects, with total funding exceeding 12 million RMB. These include one key project under the National Key R&D Program, one General Program and one Youth Program from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, two High-End Foreign Expert Projects from the Ministry of Science and Technology, and one Major Innovation Project of Shandong Province. He has published 45 SCI-indexed papers in authoritative journals in the field, and has been granted 4 EU invention patents and 20 Chinese invention patents. His notable awards include the 2022 Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) from the Chinese Association of Automation (1st rank), the 2021 Shandong Medical Science and Technology Award (First Class, 1st rank), and the 2020 Shandong Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class, 2nd rank).

Prof. Bin Liu

Dalian University of Technology, China

Bio: Professor Bin Liu is a Doctoral Supervisor and holds dual appointments at Dalian University of Technology (DUT) Affiliated Hospital and as a Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He serves as the Director and technical lead of the Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Simulation Technology. Recognized as a high-level talent in Dalian, he is also a member of the review panel for GF projects and holds memberships in several prestigious academic societies, including CCF, ACM, and MICCAI. His significant roles in professional committees include serving as a Standing Committee Member of the Neuroregeneration and Repair Committee of the Chinese Research Hospital Association. Professor Liu earned his Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees (the latter through a top-ranked direct-entry program) from DUT between 2000 and 2009. He further conducted joint research as a visiting scholar at the National University of Singapore from 2018 to 2019. His primary research focuses on computer vision, graphics, intelligent medical image processing and analysis, and computer-assisted 3D preoperative planning and simulation. He has led over 14 research projects, including 4 grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. His scholarly output includes more than 60 international journal papers as first or corresponding author, over 30 authorized Chinese invention patents as the primary contributor, and more than 40 software copyrights. Additionally, he has guided undergraduate and postgraduate students to win over 30 gold and silver awards in national and provincial competitions such as the "Challenge Cup" and "Internet Plus".