Yesterday, the Department of Civil Engineering at Tongji University, one of the oldest departments among Shanghai universities, celebrated its 110th birthday. The School of Civil Engineering of Tongji University released the "Tongji University Artificial Intelligence Empowering Civil Discipline Innovation and Development Action Plan (2024-2027)". The school stated that it will be based on AI4SEE (AI for Science-Engineering-Education) through a three-year cycle and four core tasks. , 20 implementation measures to promote the high-quality development of artificial intelligence-empowered civil engineering disciplines.
CivilGPT, a large knowledge model independently developed by the School of Civil Engineering, was released on site. This model has recently been registered with the Office of the Central Network and Information Technology Commission, becoming the first large model in the national education system to complete the registration of generative artificial intelligence services. This is a research result at the intersection of knowledge engineering and civil engineering disciplines. It is another innovative practice of Tongji University in exploring the use of digital intelligence to drive the transformation and upgrading of traditional engineering disciplines.
CivilGPT integrates 44 professional courses, more than 500,000 pages of professional corpus, more than 2,600 course textbooks and specifications, and 70,000 exam questions. Through 7 billion token data sets and 72 billion parameter model training, CivilGPT realizes civil engineering Accurate understanding and efficient reasoning of complex knowledge systems in the engineering field. It adopts a hybrid architecture enhanced based on the civil engineering professional knowledge graph independently constructed by Tongji University, including more than 11,000 knowledge points and more than 13,000 relationships. It can intelligently locate weak knowledge points and recommend personalized learning paths for students. It also integrates transportation, Knowledge in multiple engineering fields such as environment, mechanics, and materials helps students deal with interdisciplinary engineering problems. Through all-weather Q&A, self-assessment and intelligent tools, "teacher-student-machine" collaborative interaction has created a new personalized learning model for civil engineering education. It can also provide strong support for engineering practice activities and become an important intelligent assistant for engineers.
At the same time, the United Nations Development Program and the School of Civil Engineering of Tongji University jointly signed a memorandum of understanding. The two parties will establish a strategic partnership and jointly build the United Nations Development Program Urban Disaster Resilience Innovation Laboratory (Tongji University) to jointly explore and experiment with the purpose of enhancing urban disaster resilience. Cutting-edge technology solutions for disaster reduction and climate resilience.
A new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation are developing in depth. Tongji Department of Civil Engineering responds to the changes and needs of the times and moves towards the new. Not long ago, the New Energy System Infrastructure Research Institute was established to focus on the scientific issues and key technologies of infrastructure construction such as power grids, wind power, and solar energy; the China Smart Infrastructure Industry-Academy-Research Collaborative Innovation Platform was established to promote the integration of industry and education to promote smart infrastructure technological innovation and Industrial application; joining forces with disciplines such as architecture, transportation, economics and management to establish a high-speed rail and station-city integration research institute to contribute wisdom to empowering new railway productivity.
In 2023, the Ministry of Science and Technology officially approved the establishment of the National Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Disaster Prevention and Reduction, shouldering new important missions. Focusing on major directions such as "full-life disaster prevention, multi-hazard prevention and control, intelligent disaster reduction, and resilience improvement", we strive to build national strategic scientific and technological capabilities for civil engineering disaster prevention and safety, and continue to achieve international leadership in civil engineering disaster prevention and reduction technology. In 2022, it was approved as a national key laboratory for high-speed maglev technology to strengthen organized scientific research and provide key support for the continued innovation and engineering industrialization development of my country's high-speed maglev technology.
"The Department of Civil Engineering's series of explorations and practices in using artificial intelligence to empower the innovative development of disciplines has inspired the transformation and upgrading of other disciplines in the school and provided a model for reference." said Zheng Qinghua, president of Tongji University and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
"Standing at a new starting point of 110 years, I hope that the Department of Civil Engineering will live up to expectations, be upright and innovative, continue to lead the development of world-class disciplines with Chinese characteristics through first-class party building, continue to stand up for its responsibilities, continue to write brilliant stories, and lead my country's civil engineering education towards a better future. A broader world stage," said Fang Shouen, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tongji University.