Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Shengjie Zhao is a Chinese computer scientist whose career has focused on artificial intelligence, computer vision, digital signal processing, wireless communications, and intelligent urban systems. Born in 1965, he received his bachelor’s degree in radio electronics from the University of Science and Technology of China, his master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the Second Research Institute of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, and his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from Texas A&M University. He subsequently spent more than two decades in international industrial research, including at Bell Laboratories, where he was elected to the Bell Labs Technical Academy. Returning to China in 2013, he joined Tongji University as a Professor in the College of Electronic and Information Engineering and later served as Dean of the School of Software. He is now Professor at Tongji University’s College of Computer Science and Technology and Director of the Ministry of Education Engineering Research Centre for Major Engineering Software Technology of Smart City Sensing and Planning. He has also held positions in professional and advisory organisations, including the Thousand Talents Plan Experts Association, the China Invention Association, and the Institute of International Technoeconomics of the Development Research Centre of the State Council. He is an Academician of the Bell Labs Technical Academy and a Fellow of the China Invention Association, and was named a Person of the Year in Science in China in 2014.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Song Sun is a distinguished Chinese marine biologist whose research and professional work have focused on polar marine ecology, jellyfish biology, and ocean ecosystem dynamics. Born in December 1959 in Laiyang, Shandong Province, he received his B.S. from Shandong College of Oceanography, now Ocean University of China, in 1982, his M.S. from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in 1985, and his Ph.D. from the same institute in 1994. He has pursued his academic career at the Institute of Oceanology, CAS, progressing from trainee researcher to Assistant Researcher, Associate Research Fellow, and Research Professor from September 1996. From 1998 to 1999, he served as Deputy Party Secretary, Discipline Inspection Secretary, and Vice Director of the Institute; from 1999 to 2006 as Party Secretary and Vice Director; from 2006 to 2008 as Party Secretary and Director; and from 2008 to 2017 as Director. Between 2017 and 2021, he served as Dean of the College of Marine Science at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Qingdao Science and Education Park Development Center, CAS.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Wenzhong Shi is a distinguished Chinese geomatics scientist whose research and professional work have focused on urban informatics, smart cities, spatial data quality, and geospatial information technologies. Born in January 1963 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, he received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping, now Wuhan University, in 1985 and 1988, respectively, and his Ph.D. from the University of Osnabrück, Germany, in 1994. He was selected for the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Category B) in 2006. In 2018, he was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom, and an Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences. He currently serves as Chair Professor of Geo-Informatics and Remote Sensing and Director of the LKS Foundation Smart City Research Institute at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, as well as Director of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University–Shenzhen Technology and Innovation Research Institute (Futian) and the Joint Laboratory for Geo-Spatial Information between The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Wuhan University.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Changyong Wang is a distinguished Chinese neuroengineer and tissue engineer whose research and professional work have focused on brain–computer interfaces, stem cell biology, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Born in 1968, he completed his undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies at the Fourth Military Medical University between 1986 and 1998. From 1998 to 2000, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), and subsequently continued his career at AMMS, where he progressed from Associate Research Fellow to Research Fellow and Laboratory Director. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the Institute of Military Cognition and Brain Science and Director of the Tissue Engineering Research Center at AMMS. He was awarded the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2011 and selected as a top-tier talent under the Military High-Level Scientific and Technological Innovation Talent Project. He also serves as Deputy Director of the PLA Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, an expert of the Innovation Special Zone Expert Group, and an expert of the National Manned Spaceflight Development Strategy and Advanced Research Expert Group.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Yaolin Liu is a distinguished Chinese geographic information scientist whose research and professional work have focused on geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis, and geospatial applications. Born in September 1960 in Huanggang, Hubei Province, he received his B.S. in Geography from China University of Geosciences in 1982 and his M.S. in Remote Sensing from the same university in 1988, during which year he also undertook advanced studies at the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) in the Netherlands. He was selected as a trans-century talent by the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping in 1995 and by the State Land Administration in 1996, and conducted senior visiting scholar research at Wageningen University in the Netherlands in 1996. In 1997, he was selected as a national-level candidate of the National Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talent Project and, in 2002, of the Ministry of Education Trans-Century Talent Project, the same year in which he received his Ph.D. in Geo-Information Science from Wageningen University. He subsequently served as Senior Research Fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2004 and was selected as a National Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology Leading Talent in December 2012. He currently serves as Professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, and President of Duke Kunshan University.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Cao Xuetao is a distinguished Chinese immunologist and an internationally recognised scholar of innate immunity, inflammation, and tumour immunology. Born in 1964, he received his M.D. in 1986 and Ph.D. in 1990 from the Second Military Medical University, now Naval Medical University. Following postdoctoral research, he pursued his academic career at the same institution, progressing from Lecturer to Professor and subsequently serving as President. He currently serves as Vice Minister of the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, combining a distinguished scientific career with senior responsibilities in national health administration. He was elected Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2005 and Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018. His scientific contributions have been recognised through the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize for Science and Technology Progress, the Chinese Medical Science Prize, and the State Natural Science Award (Second Prize), among other honours.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Cao Xiaofeng is a distinguished Chinese plant molecular biologist and an internationally recognised scholar of epigenetic regulation and developmental plasticity in plants. Born in 1965, she received her B.S. from Peking University in 1988 and her M.S. from the same institution in 1991, followed by a Ph.D. from China Agricultural University in 1997. After completing postdoctoral research at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), she joined the institute as a Principal Investigator and subsequently advanced to Research Professor and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics. She was elected Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2015 and Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018. She currently serves as Director of the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, CAS. Her scientific contributions have been recognised by the National Natural Science Award (Second Prize) and the Tan Kah Kee Science Award in Life Sciences.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Tianchun Ye is a distinguished Chinese microelectronics scientist whose research and professional work have focused on integrated circuit manufacturing technology, advanced semiconductor devices, and micro- and nanofabrication. Born in December 1965, he received his B.Eng. from the Department of Electronic Engineering at Fudan University in 1986 and joined the Microelectronics Centre of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he progressed from Assistant Engineer to Research Professor. He also undertook visiting research at the RIKEN Institute in Japan from 1992 to 1993. At the Institute of Microelectronics, CAS, he served as Deputy Director from 2001 to 2007 and Director from 2007 to 2020. He is currently Research Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Institute, Dean of the School of Microelectronics at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Chairman and President of the Greater Bay Area Institute of Integrated Circuits and System Applications in Guangdong Province. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association, a member of the National Advisory Committee on Integrated Circuit Industry Development, and Chief Technologist of the National Science and Technology Major Project on Very Large-Scale Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Equipment and Complete Process Technology, commonly known as the “02” Major Project, which he has led since its launch in 2008. In 2026, he was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for contributions to advanced device science and technology. His honours also include recognition as an Advanced Worker of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Xingfa Gu is a distinguished Chinese remote sensing scientist whose research has made significant contributions to quantitative remote sensing, satellite sensor calibration, and Earth observation system engineering. Born in 1962, he has pursued his academic career at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), where he currently serves as Research Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the Aerospace Information Research Institute. He previously served as Director of the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, CAS. He is an Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics and a Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). His professional and public service has included membership of the 12th and 13th National Committees of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, membership of the Standing Committee of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPPCC, Vice Chairmanship of the Beijing Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party, and Vice Presidency of the Western Returned Scholars Association. He currently serves as President of the China National Committee for Remote Sensing, Deputy Secretary-General of the Asian Association on Remote Sensing (AARS), and Co-Chair of the Asia-Oceania Group on Earth Observations.

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2018, Professor Xiaojun Yan is a distinguished Chinese marine biologist whose research and professional work have focused on seaweed biochemistry, algae-resource chemistry, marine aquaculture, and the utilisation of marine biological resources. Born in August 1968 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, he studied at Fudan University from 1985 to 1989 and received his doctorate in marine biology from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 1994. He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at Japan’s National Food Research Institute and held visiting appointments at the University of Massachusetts, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Cádiz. After establishing his early career at the Institute of Oceanology, CAS, he returned to Zhejiang in 2002 as one of the first Qianjiang Scholars, where he established a research team in seaweed-resource biochemistry at Ningbo University. He later served as Executive Dean of its School of Marine Sciences and Vice President, and was President of Zhejiang Ocean University from 2017 to 2018. Since December 2018, he has served as Party Secretary of Zhejiang Ocean University and Director of the National Engineering Research Centre for Marine Facility Aquaculture. His honours include the National May 1 Labour Medal, the China Youth Science and Technology Award, the title of National Advanced Worker, and recognition among Elsevier’s Most Cited Chinese Researchers in agriculture and biology from 2014 to 2018.