Biao Huang, Professor, IEEE Fellow

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China

Bio: Professor Huang earned his PhD in Process Control from the University of Alberta in Canada in 1997. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in Automatic Control from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (now Beihang University). Over his distinguished career, he has shaped industrial practices and academic advancements through research in automation, machine learning, and digital twins. Serving as several industrial research chairs, he has spearheaded over 35 research projects. His work has addressed critical challenges in process industries, delivering cost-effective solutions that improve operational efficiency. Professor Huang has been internationally recognised through fellowships in several highly regarded organisations: IEEE, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association, the Chinese Association of Automation, and the Chemical Institute of Canada. He is also a respected academic editor, having served as Editor-in-Chief of the IFAC journal Control Engineering Practice, and currently as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Franklin Institute. With 600 peer-reviewed publications (over 32,000 citations, H-index 89), five books, and more than 30 keynote/plenary addresses worldwide, Professor Huang works to bridge theory and practice effectively. His contributions have earned several accolades, including the R.S. Jane Memorial Award (the highest distinction from the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering), the J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research, the Humboldt Research Fellowship, the APEGA Summit Research Excellence Award, as well as titles such as Killam Professor and McCalla Professor.

Yang Tang, Professor, IEEE Fellow

Eastern China University of Science and Technology, China

Bio: Tang Yang is an IEEE Fellow and has been recognized as a national high-level talent (2019), a leading scientific and technological innovation figure by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and a national high-level youth talent (2014). He is also an awardee of the Shanghai Academic Leadership Program and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship in Germany. His research focuses on intelligent unmanned systems, multi-agent systems, industrial intelligence, embodied intelligence, and bioinformatics. He has published over 200 papers in prestigious journals, including Naturesister journals, Automatica, and IEEE Transactions (with more than 180 papers in IEEE Transactions and CCF-A ranked publications), and has applied for/publicly disclosed/been granted more than 20 patents. He has led key projects and research initiatives under the National Key R&D Program of China and multiple key-class projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
He serves as a Senior Field Editor for IEEE TCASI, and as an Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member for several international journals, including IEEE TNNLS, IEEE TCYB, IEEE TII, IEEE/ASME TMECH, IEEE TCDS, IEEE TETCI, IEEE SJ, EAAI (IFAC Journal), as well as domestic journals such as Scientia Sinica Informationsand Acta Automatica Sinica. In 2019, he received the First Prize of the Shanghai Natural Science Award (as the first completer).