The School of Artificial Intelligence of Wuhan University was officially established, marking a new milestone in the field of artificial intelligence. The college is headed by President Zhang Pingwen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, as its first dean. Relying on Wuhan University’s strong disciplinary resources, the college is committed to cultivating high-quality artificial intelligence talents, conducting cross-disciplinary research in multiple fields, and promoting breakthroughs in cutting-edge science and technology. The college will focus on four fields: mathematical foundation and data science, machine learning and intelligent science, intelligent natural science, and intelligent social science. It will begin recruiting undergraduate students, master's students, and doctoral students in 2025, covering artificial intelligence, intelligent science and technology, and electronics. Information and other majors.
In terms of subject construction and scientific research, the college is committed to realizing cross-innovation in multiple fields such as "AI + science", "AI + engineering", "AI + medicine", "AI + humanities and social sciences", and promoting breakthroughs in cutting-edge science and technology. develop. At the same time, the construction of the faculty of the college is also progressing steadily, and the Department of Artificial Intelligence Theory, the Department of Artificial Intelligence Application, the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and the Experimental Teaching Center have been established. In the future, the level of teachers will be improved by attracting top talents.
It is worth noting that the School of Artificial Intelligence will begin recruiting undergraduate students in 2025, majoring in "Artificial Intelligence". At the same time, it will recruit academic master's and doctoral students in the discipline of "Intelligent Science and Technology", and majors in "Electronic Information" Master's and doctoral students. This talent training plan will provide more high-quality artificial intelligence professionals from all walks of life.
Wang Fei, Wuhan regional general manager of Xiaomi Group, said at the establishment ceremony that he warmly congratulated the establishment of the School of Artificial Intelligence of Wuhan University and looked forward to establishing a closer cooperative relationship with the new school. He emphasized that through the integration of industry and education, resource sharing and complementary advantages can be achieved, and the research, development and application of artificial intelligence technology can be promoted.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that Xiaomi Group founder Lei Jun donated 1.3 billion yuan to his alma mater Wuhan University last year to support basic research and technological innovation. This donation has injected new impetus into the scientific development of Wuhan University, especially in the construction of computers and related fields. In March this year, Wuhan University and Xiaomi also jointly established the Department of Robotics, further promoting the in-depth integration of industry, academia and research.
Highlights:
The School of Artificial Intelligence of Wuhan University was officially unveiled, with academician Zhang Pingwen serving as the first dean.
The college will begin recruiting undergraduate and postgraduate students in 2025, focusing on cross-disciplinary research in multiple fields.
Xiaomi Group looks forward to deepening cooperation with the college to jointly promote the application and development of artificial intelligence technology.
The establishment of the School of Artificial Intelligence of Wuhan University not only marks a new height in the school's development in the field of artificial intelligence, but also lays a solid foundation for promoting industry-university-research cooperation and cultivating more talents in the field of artificial intelligence. The future development is worth looking forward to.