Hong Mei

Mei Hong is a Professor and Vice President for HR and International Collaboration at Beijing Institute of Technology since 2016. Previously, she held leadership roles including Vice President for Research at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2013-2016) and Dean of the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Peking University (2006-2014). She has made groundbreaking contributions to software engineering and system software fields.

• BSc and MSc in Computer Science & Engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (1984, 1987)
• PhD in Computer Science and Technology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (1992)

Her research focuses on software architecture, component-based software engineering, and cloud computing/big data systems. She has led over 40 grants totaling 200+ million CNY and holds 20+ patents. Her work addresses critical challenges in software lifecycle modeling, interoperability, and standardization.

As a leading authority in software engineering, she has received China's highest honors including State Awards for Science and Technology Progress (2006), Technology Invention (2008), and Natural Science (2012). She was elected Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2011 and IEEE Fellow in 2014.

• Executive Editor-in-Chief of Science China-Information Sciences (2012-2017)
• Editor-in-Chief of Science China-Information Sciences (2018-present)
• Advisory Board Member of Alibaba DAMO Academy (2017-present)