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9on may 5, at the 2024 inclusion·bund conference, the first ant intech technology award announced the winners, and 10 young scholars won the award and received a public welfare bonus provided by ant group. the ant intech technology award was established in july 2024 to reward outstanding young chinese scholars who have made innovative breakthroughs in scientific research in computer science and related disciplines, and to encourage them to continue to explore and solve real problems in the development of computer science.

zheng weimin, academician of the chinese academy of engineering and professor of tsinghua university, chen chun, academician of the chinese academy of engineering and professor of zhejiang university, michael i. jordan, academician of the u.s. national academy of sciences, the national academy of engineering, and the national academy of arts and sciences, he zhengyu, chief technology officer of ant group, and chen wenguang, dean of ant group technology research institute, presented awards to the 10 winners on the spot.

(photo: zheng weimin and chen chun, academicians of the chinese academy of engineering, and michael i. jordan, academician of three american academies, presented awards on site)

these 10 young scholars come from universities and institutions such as tsinghua university, peking university, shanghai jiao tong university, west lake university, and hunan university. they focus on research in areas such as artificial intelligence, data processing, security and privacy technology. their research results have been highly recognized by domestic and foreign academic circles and have been widely used in the industry.

lan zhenzhong, the award-winning young scholar and head of the deep learning laboratory of west lake university, told reporters that the deep integration of academia and industry can allow researchers to engage in scientific research more down-to-earth, and the two promote each other to promote the development of ai. in addition, the industry is close to real data and real application scenarios, which is also conducive to researchers to study real problems.

(photo: list of winners of the first ant intech technology award)

at the award ceremony, ant group chief technology officer he zhengyu said that the 2024 ant intech technology award received nominations from nearly 100 senior experts and scholars during the nomination stage, which made him firmly believe that supporting the development of young scholars is a consensus between academia and industry. "as a technology company, ant is honored to be able to participate in it and make a contribution to the cultivation of scientific and technological talents in my country."

it is understood that the ant intech science and technology award is a nomination system, which is evaluated once a year and accepts nominations and recommendations throughout the year. nominators include academicians of the two chinese academies, overseas academicians, or peer experts with senior professional titles (professor, researcher, professor-level senior engineer, etc.).