Beijing Women's Federation

A sub-forum on women’s science and technology exchange, a regular activity of the 2023 Zhongguancun Forum, will be held in Beijing from October 12 to 13 under the theme of "the Empowerment of the New Era and the Future of Intelligence." Under the guidance of the Office of ZGC Forum, the sub-forum is sponsored by Beijing Women’s Federation, Beijing Association for Science and Technology and Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (BAST). The two-day sub-forum is an important academic event during the 26th Beijing Sci-tech Exchange Month.

The sub-forum will focus on the development of the artificial intelligence sector, and involve a wide range of activities associated with academic exchange, sci-tech innovation of youth, the commercialization of research results and the promotion of the spirit of dedication to science. Organizers invite Chinese and foreign experts to exchange views on frontier issues and intend to forge consensuses on sci-tech innovation and promote the utilization of sci-tech findings as well as the popularization of sci-tech knowledge. The event will consolidate and expand the achievements made by the first sub-forum on women in sci-tech innovation of ZGC Forum, pay close attention to the need for new growth engines and strengths in the high-quality development of the capital city, and deepen the communication among women scientists in key research fields.

1. Time: October 12 to 13, 2023

2. Location: Beijing AI Park (14th floor of the Quantum Ginza Building, No.23 Zhichun Street of Haidian district)

3. Organization:

Guided by the Office of ZGC Forum

Sponsored by Beijing Women's Federation, Beijing Association for Science and Technology, and Beijing Academy of Science and Technology

Organized by Beijing Women Scientists Association

Co-organized by ZGC International Convention & Exhibition Operation and Management Co., Ltd, the working committee on women of the Institute of Automation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the working committee for women scientists of the China Society of Image and Graphics, the Communication Center of the Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, the Women's Federation of Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing AI Park

• Schedule

• Opening ceremony (9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., October 12)

Host: Li Jing, executive vice-president of the Beijing Women Scientists Association and a member of the executive committee of the All-China Women's Federation

Speech by officials from Beijing Association for Science and Technology

Speech by Beijing Women's Federation

• Forum on academic frontiers (10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., October 12)

① Reports

Host: Xu Qi, vice-president of Beijing Women Scientists Association and deputy director of the Institute of Basic Medicine at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Report one: the application of laser in medical and healthcare sectors (about 40 minutes)

Presented by Gu Ying, president of Beijing Women Scientists Association, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, chief doctor and professor with the Laser Medicine Department of the Chinese PLA General Hospital

Report two: the in-depth development and application of AI in manufacturing sector (about 30 minutes)

Presented by Zhao Xiaoguang, a researcher and doctoral supervisor with the Institute of Automation at the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Report three: Empower WIE for Sustainable Development (about 10 minutes)

Presented by Celia Shahnaz, president of Women In Engineering (WIE) under the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), an academician at the Bangladesh Institution of Engineers and a professor with Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Report four: IoT and machine learning for enabling sustainable development goals (about 10 minutes)

Presented by Mona Jaber, an IoT expert at the Queen Mary University of London and a member of the UK and Ireland WIE under the IEEE

② Poetry recitation: Follow the Call of the Party and Ascend the Sci-tech Peak, Eternal Memory of Deng Jiaxian

By the performing arts troupe of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Women-oriented Science Popularization Lecture (2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., October 12)

• Interaction and exhibition: typical application of AI technologies

Host: Liu Qinglian, an executive board member of Beijing Women Scientists Association and senior engineer of the CAS Institute of Automation

An introduction and exhibition of mini-bionic robots by the team of Professor Shi Qing with the School of Mechanical Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology

An introduction and exhibition of bionic fish-robots by the team of Professor Liu Jincun with China Agricultural University

An introduction and exhibition of long-distance heart-rate measurement technology by the team of Researcher Dong Jing with the CAS Institute of Automation

An introduction and exhibition of high-sensitivity light detection and optoelectronic signal conversion technology by the team of Researcher Yang Xiaohong with the CAS Institute of Semiconductors

Performance of multi-legged robot by the team of Gao Kuanchang, founder of the Institute of Crazy Science and Technology

② Youth’s Forum: the prospect and development of AI

Host: Zhang Man, a board member of Beijing Women Scientists Association, researcher and doctoral supervisor of the AI College at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

Children will be invited to attend talks over AI and hold discussions over the influences of AI on life, society and the future.

• Salon on the commercialization of research results ( 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., October 13)

Host: Li Yanqiu, vice-president of Beijing Women Scientists Association, professor and doctoral supervisor with Beijing Institute of Technology

• An introduction to Beijing AI Park
• Academic exchange

Report one: Exploration and practices of interactive cognition-supported teaching approaches in the AI era (about 30 minutes)

Host: Ma Nan, a professor and doctoral supervisor with Beijing University of Technology

Report two: AI application in Beidou Satellite Navigation System (about 30 minutes)

Host: Xu Ying, deputy director, researcher and doctoral supervisor of the navigation system department of the CAS Aerospace Information Research Institute

Report three: AI-supported creative tools: narrative discourse and language formative arts (about 10 minutes)

Host: Song Miao, a distinguished professor with Concordia University and CEO of mDreams Pictures

• Round table session (10:40 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on October 13)

Host: Dong Jing, a board member of Beijing Women Scientists Association, researcher with the CAS Institution of Automation, and executive member of the IEEE Asia-Pacific Committee

Speakers:

Gong Qin, director and professor with Acoustic and Cognitive Engineering Laboratory at Tsinghua University

Liu Tong, president, general manager and researcher of Beijing Computing Center

Guo Qing, researcher of the CAS Aerospace Information Research Institute

Gu Yang, a PhD with the CAS Institute of Computing Technology

Guan Ji, a PhD with the CAS Institute of Software

• Sci-tech findings exhibition (from October 12 to 13)

Exhibition of programs on AI-related technologies and application

• Live-streaming access

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Official website of the ZGC Forum

 

BAST Channel

 

WeChat channel of Beijing Academy of Science and Technology

 

WeChat channel of Beijing Women Scientists Association