Prof. Keyang Cheng

Jiangsu University, China

Brief Introduction

Keyang Cheng is a Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at Jiangsu University, where he serves as Executive Dean of the Institute of Cyberspace Security and Director of the Academic and Professorial Committee of the School of Computer Science and Communication Engineering. He is also Secretary-General of the Zhenjiang Computer Society.

Professor Cheng is a high-level talent recognized under the Jiangsu Province “333 Project” and serves as Director of the National First-Class Undergraduate Program in Internet of Things Engineering. He is a Senior Member of the China Computer Federation and holds memberships in several professional committees of the China Association of Automation and the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence.

Since 2003, Professor Cheng has been engaged in research in artificial intelligence and the intelligent Internet of Things (IoT).

Prof. Rui Yao

China University of Mining and Technology, China

Brief Introduction

Rui Yao is a Professor and PhD Supervisor at China University of Mining and Technology, and High-Level Talent of Jiangsu “Six Talent Peaks”. He is among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford, 2025–2026). His research outputs include over 100 papers in CVPR/ICCV/ECCV, IJCV/TIP/TMM, and 20+ authorized invention patents. He has led 4 NSFC projects, provincial and enterprise research projects, and one provincial teaching reform project. His awards include the Second Prize of MOE Research Award and other provincial/industry awards. He is a Distinguished CCF Member, serves on relevant technical committees, and reviews for ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV.