International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, IEAS

Academician

Jianping FAN

Profile:

Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2020, Professor Jianping Fan is a distinguished Chinese computer scientist whose career has contributed to the development of high-performance computing, advanced research institutions, and technology-driven innovation in China. Born in November 1963 in Jungar Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, he received his B.S. from Nankai University in 1984 and his Ph.D. in Engineering from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in 1990. He joined the institute upon graduation and subsequently held a series of research, engineering, and management positions, including Project Team Leader, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Intelligence Center, Deputy Director of the Institute, Executive Vice President of Dawning Corporation, and Vice President of Lenovo Research Institute. In 2006, he was appointed Founding Director of the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), CAS, where he served until 2023 and led its development from an initial five-person team into a multidisciplinary research institution with approximately 4,300 members. From 2018, he also served as Director of the Preparatory Office of Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology and, in 2024, was appointed President and Deputy Party Secretary of the newly established university. A Fellow of the China Computer Federation (CCF), he has received the Shenzhen Mayor’s Award (2014), recognition among the 40 Innovative and Entrepreneurial Figures of the 40th Anniversary of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (2020), and the National May 1st Labour Medal (2022).

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Professor Fan’s research has focused on high-performance computing, cloud computing, and parallel and distributed computing, with particular emphasis on the development and application of large-scale computing systems. As an early contributor to the Dawning series of high-performance computers, he led software development for Dawning-1, China’s first symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) parallel computer, and subsequently directed work on the Dawning-1000 and Dawning scalable parallel computer systems. These developments contributed to the establishment of technical and engineering capabilities for the large-scale development and application of high-performance computing in China. He has completed more than ten projects under the National 863 Programme, authored three monographs, published more than 150 academic papers, and applied for more than 80 patents. His scientific and technological contributions have been recognised through one National Science and Technology Progress Award (First Prize), two National Science and Technology Progress Awards (Second Prize), two CAS Science and Technology Progress Awards (Special Prize), and one CAS Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize). Beyond high-performance computing, he introduced the “Low-Cost Health” concept in 2006 and led the development of more than ten medically certified diagnostic devices and systems for primary healthcare, which have been deployed across approximately 50,000 grassroots healthcare outlets and reached an estimated 50 million people nationwide. Through sustained leadership in national research programmes, technology development, and institutional innovation, Professor Fan has contributed to connecting advances in computer science and engineering with large-scale computing infrastructure, accessible healthcare technologies, and the development of interdisciplinary research and innovation capabilities in China.