Yonghong Tian

Yonghong Tian, Ph.D., IEEE Fellow, is Vice Chancellor of Peking University’s Shenzhen Graduate School; Executive Dean of the School of AI for Science at Peking University; Boya Distinguished Professor in the School of Computer Science at Peking University; Deputy Director of the AI Supercomputing Department at Peng Cheng Laboratory; and Director of the CloudBrain Institute at Peng Cheng Laboratory.  His research interests include brain-inspired neural network models, distributed machine learning and AI for Science, with the author or coauthor of over 350 technical articles in refereed journals and conferences. He has exhibited unparalleled leadership by spearheading international standardization efforts that have transformed the AI and video coding industries. As Chair of the IEEE P2941 WG, he led a diverse team of experts from academia, industry, and government to develop the IEEE 2941-2021 standard. This standard defines AI development interfaces and breaks down barriers between computing architectures and algorithm frameworks, facilitating interoperability across platforms. His role as Vice Chair of the IEEE DCSC further underscores his influential leadership in shaping global standards. As an editor of ITU-T SG16 Q5 F.AIM-RCM, he also actively contributed to the ITU standardization activities. Due to these contributions, he was awarded the IEEE SA Standards Medallion in 2022, and the IEEE 2941 Working Group under his leadership received the IEEE SA Emerging Technology Award also in 2022.