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Hong Wei is a Professor at the Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) . He also serves as Director of SUSTech Global and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Shuli College . Previously, he held tenured positions at Iowa State University and dual appointments at Hokkaido University . Hong Wei earned his B.S. and M.S. in Solid Mechanics from Tsinghua University , followed by a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from Harvard University (2006) . His research spans solid mechanics , soft matter mechanics , dielectric breakdown , smart materials , electrochemical reactions , and surface instability . Current work focuses on phase-field modeling and coupled deformation-transport phenomena in soft materials. His representative publications cover cutting-edge topics in Science Advances , J. Mech. Phys. Solids , and Soft Matter , with trends in hydrogel mechanics , electromechanical coupling , and material failure analysis . Scientific recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , alongside editorial roles in journals like Meccanica and International Journal of Applied Mechanics . Hong Wei has mentored students such as Sun Xingjian (doctoral student), Wang Sicong , Pan Lei , Feng Xianke , and Shen Zhiyuan , who received the Lixue Scholarship . He has led international projects and secured grants from the National Science Foundation (USA) and National Natural Science Foundation of China .

• Solid Mechanics
• Fracture Mechanics
• Soft Matter Mechanics
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Xiuxiu Li is a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology . She earned her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (2018) and B.Sc. in Chemistry Base Class (2013), both from Wuhan University , under the supervision of Prof. Xumu Zhang. Her research focuses on asymmetric catalysis, particularly asymmetric hydrogenation and hydroformylation reactions. Doctoral Degree: Wuhan University, Organic Chemistry (2013-2018) Bachelor's Degree: Wuhan University, Chemistry Base Class (2009-2013) Her work spans asymmetric catalysis, reaction-diffusion networks, and selenium-based catalytic systems. Recent publications highlight advancements in regio- and enantioselective hydroformylation, asymmetric hydrogenation of complex substrates, and novel catalytic oscillator designs. She has received multiple awards including the 2021 FGS Dean Excellence Fellowship and the 2017 National Scholarship for PhD Students. 2021 Weizmann Institute FGS Dean Excellence Fellowship 2018 Wuhan University Academic Innovation Second Prize 2017 National Scholarship for PhD Students 2017 Wuhan University Bangyang Luo Jia Honorary Title Her research group at SUSTech's Grubbs Institute explores catalytic mechanisms for chiral compound synthesis, with collaborations across multiple institutions including Weizmann Institute and Wuhan University.

• Asymmetric Catalysis
• Organic Chemistry
• Reaction-Diffusion Systems
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Zhuoren Jiang is a tenure-track Assistant Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Department of Information Resources Management, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University. He holds a Ph.D. and serves as a key faculty member in the department, with his office located in Room 612-2 of the School of Public Affairs building at Zhejiang University's main campus in Hangzhou. Dr. Jiang's research spans multiple interdisciplinary domains, with primary focus on Information Science & Library Science, Computational Social Science, Policy Simulation, and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms and Applications. His work bridges social science, data science, and computer science, creating innovative approaches to understanding complex social phenomena through computational methods. He has developed expertise in graph representation learning, large language models, and their applications in scientific impact prediction, legal reasoning, and policy analysis. His publication record reveals a strong trajectory in high-impact venues, with recent work focusing on multimodal business analysis, legal judgment prediction, policy style measurement, and scientific peer review systems. His research demonstrates an increasing emphasis on integrating large language models with graph-based approaches to solve complex interdisciplinary problems, particularly in the domains of legal informatics and scientific communication. Zhejiang University Teaching Excellence Award, 2024 Best Short Paper Awards Nominee, SIGIR Conference, 2024 Alibaba Research Fellowship, 2019 & 2020 Boya Postdoctoral Fellowship, Peking University, 2016 Best Poster Award, JCDL, 2013 Dr. Jiang actively mentors students and seeks highly self-motivated PhD and master's candidates interested in interdisciplinary research. He has served as principal investigator or sub-project lead for multiple research projects including National Key R&D Program, Major Projects of the National Social Science Foundation of China, and Projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. His academic service includes editorial board membership for Frontiers in Big Data and peer reviewing for numerous top journals including Information Processing & Management and Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. He maintains active collaborations with industry, having previously served as a consultant (visiting professor) at Alibaba DAMO Academy and currently as a collaborating expert at Tongyi Lab. His professional memberships include ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), ACM SIGIR, ACL (Association for Computational Linguistics), and ASIS&T (Association for Information Science and Technology).

• Information Science & Library Science
• Computational Social Science
• Policy Simulation
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Professor JI Jie serves as Professor and Vice Director of the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), with additional leadership roles in the Engineering Research Center of Thermal Safety and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Thermal Safety Technology. Education: Bachelor of Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 2002 Ph.D. in Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, 2008 Postdoctoral Research, University of Science and Technology of China, 2008-2010 His research pioneers fire plume dynamics, combustion of complex materials, fire spread mechanisms in ancient/high-rise structures, and real-time fire forecasting using data assimilation techniques. Current work focuses on integrating experimental and numerical methods for fire risk assessment in tunnels, subways, and cultural heritage sites. Recent publications (2021-2023) demonstrate expertise across fire dynamics, smoke management, and safety engineering, with significant contributions to understanding wind-driven fires, multi-fire interactions, and real-time smoke prediction systems using Ensemble Kalman Filter approaches. Honors and Awards: Elected fellow of the Combustion Institute (2022) Highly Cited Chinese Researcher (Elsevier 2020, 2021) National Science and Technology Innovation Leadership Talent (2018) Excellent Young Scientists Fund recipient (2017) Multiple national teaching and research awards including China Fire Protection Association First Prize (2019) Professor Ji has secured major funding including the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars and multiple National Natural Science Foundation projects, while supervising award-winning research teams. His lab implements fire safety standards in national construction projects and international protocols. He leads USTC's State Key Laboratory of Fire Science research team, focusing on experimental combustion studies, computational fire dynamics, and practical fire safety engineering applications for complex infrastructure.

• Fire Plume Behavior
• Combustion of Liquids and Solids
• Fire Spread
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SU Linlin is an Associate Professor (Tenure-Track) in the Department of Mathematics at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). Previously, she held positions as a Post-Doctoral Scholar at the University of Vienna's Department of Mathematics (2013–2014) and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2010–2013). Her short-term affiliations include visiting scholar roles at East China Normal University and the University of Chicago. Education: Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Minnesota, USA (2005–2010) M.S. in Mathematics, Tsinghua University, China (2002–2005) B.S. in Mathematics, Tsinghua University, China (1998–2002) Research Focus: Her work centers on the qualitative analysis of nonlinear reaction-diffusion equations/systems and mathematical biology. She investigates spatial dynamics in population genetics (e.g., migration-selection models, clines) and ecological systems using PDEs and integro-differential equations. Earlier research included contributions to geometric analysis and spectral theory. Publication Trends: Recent works (2012–2016) focus on evolutionary dynamics in spatially structured populations, stability analysis of migration-selection equilibria, and integro-PDE models for gene flow. Earlier publications (2005–2010) addressed nonlinear diffusion in genetics and geometric aspects of Lagrangian submanifolds. All articles emphasize rigorous mathematical frameworks for biological and physical phenomena.

• Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations
• Reaction-Diffusion Systems
• Mathematical Biology
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