Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 1998, Professor Yunhe Pan is a distinguished Chinese computer scientist whose research and professional work have focused on artificial intelligence, computer graphics, computer-aided design, and intelligent systems. Born on 4 November 1946 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, he received his B.Arch. from the Department of Architecture at Tongji University in 1970 and his M.S. in Computer Applications from Zhejiang University in 1981. He was elected Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 1998. At Zhejiang University, he served as Director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence from 1989, Chairman of the Department of Computer Science from 1991, Vice President from 1994, and President and Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee from 1995 to 2006. From June 2006 to June 2014, he served as Executive Vice President, at ministerial level, and Deputy Party Secretary of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He currently serves as Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Committee of the National New Generation Artificial Intelligence Strategy, Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Committee of the Zhejiang University Shaoxing Research Institute, and Chairman of the Seventh Council of the China Invention Association. He also served as a member of the Standing Committee of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of its Foreign Affairs Committee.