DeepModeling and Dalian University of Technology School of Future Technology Forge Strategic Partnership to Build an AI4Sci Talent Ecosystem

Dec 17, 2024 18:37 CST Updated 18:37

DP Technology

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In an era of rapid technological development, artificial intelligence is reshaping the models of scientific research and education at an unprecedented speed. Cultivating versatile tech talents with digital and intelligent thinking and practical abilities has become a key goal of China's education and scientific research strategy. Against this backdrop, on December 10, DP Technology was invited to hold a strategic cooperation signing ceremony at the Future Technology College of Dalian University of Technology. The event focused on building a "Future Research and Study Center," engaging faculty and students in multi-level exchanges and interactions. With the core theme of digital-intelligent education and talent cultivation, both parties pooled their resources to jointly explore how AI can empower scientific research and educational innovation.

Sign Strategic Cooperation to Jointly Promote Innovation in Talent Cultivation

On the afternoon of August 10, the two parties held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony at the Future Technology College of Dalian University of Technology. The signing ceremony was hosted by Guo Yanqing, Deputy Dean of the Future Technology College of Dalian University of Technology. During the ceremony, Wang Lei, Deputy Director of the Academic Affairs Office and Director of the General Education and Basic Education Center of Dalian University of Technology, delivered a speech expressing warm welcome and support for this collaboration. He anticipated that this partnership would provide new opportunities for student development, inject fresh vitality into higher education innovation, and set a new model for university-enterprise cooperation. Lu Huchuan, Executive Dean of the Future Technology College of Dalian University of Technology, introduced the college’s work in talent cultivation and stated that this collaboration with DP Technology is an important step in exploring the integration of industry, academia, and research. It will not only contribute to the holistic growth of students but also serve as a new example of collaborative education between universities and enterprises.

Wang Yibo, General Manager of the Teaching Department at DP Technology, introduced the company's overall layout in industry-education integration and its school-enterprise cooperation model. He stated that DP Technology and the Future Technology College of Dalian University of Technology began their collaboration as early as January 2024, reaching a consensus on multidisciplinary integration and national strategic needs. This signing marks an important step in deepening the partnership, and both parties look forward to jointly contributing to the cultivation of talent in digital intelligence education and achieving greater success in the future.

At the ceremony, Zheng Xing, Chief Engineer of Biomedical Research and Development at DP Technology, and Lu Huchuan, Executive Dean of the Future Technology College at Dalian University of Technology, signed the agreement. Wang Lei, Deputy Director of the Academic Affairs Office at Dalian University of Technology, presented the first "Future Research and Study Center" commemorative plaque (No. 001) to Wang Yibo, General Manager of the Teaching Department at DP Technology. The signing and plaque presentation ceremony marks an important milestone in the joint efforts of both parties to promote the cultivation of talent in digital intelligence education. The two sides will engage in strategic cooperation in education and teaching, jointly exploring new paradigms for talent development under the background of AI for Science (hereinafter referred to as "AI4S").

In the future, the two parties will specifically carry out cooperation in the following aspects:

Carry out AI4S teaching construction and build an AI4S curriculum system.By integrating the teaching resources of both parties, jointly building the AI4S curriculum system, and creating an AI4S teaching case library. DP Technology, relying on Bohrium® Research Space Station, provides platform support for teaching practice and scientific research services, enhancing students' AI4S practical abilities and promoting innovative development in teaching and research within the college.
Advance AI4S Talent Cultivation, Explore the "Future Research and Study Center" Practical Education New Model.Relying on the faculty and scientific research advantages of the Future Technology Academy, and deeply integrating DP Technology's cutting-edge industrial strengths in the AI4S field, the two parties will jointly build scenario-based, project-driven online and offline course resources. They will regularly conduct exchanges and discussions on digital intelligence education, and collaboratively explore new models of school-enterprise cooperative talent cultivation for the future. Together, they aim to nurture leading innovative talents in the AI4S domain who will spearhead future technological advancements.

Leading Future Research and Learning, Building a Digital Intelligence Education Ecosystem Together

As the first "Future Research and Study Center" accredited unit (No. 001), DP Technology shoulders the leading responsibility and is committed to playing a key role in the center’s construction, deepening cooperation with both parties in the fields of talent cultivation and scientific research innovation.To advance the construction of the future research and study center, a teaching seminar and a science popularization lecture were specially arranged on the signing day. Through teaching seminars aimed at teachers and science popularization exchanges for students, further integration of AI-empowered education and scientific research was promoted, laying a solid foundation for the establishment of the future research and study center.

During the teaching seminar session, Wang Yibo, General Manager of DP Technology's Teaching Department, Zheng Xing, Chief Engineer of Biomedical R&D, Song Ke, Senior Computational Scientist, and Chen Letian, Algorithm Researcher, conducted high-level exchanges with several senior professors from Dalian University of Technology in the fields of biology and chemistry.Academic Exchange and Teaching Experience Discussion.The exchange focused on the curriculum development of the Future Technology Academy, with detailed discussions onHow to Build AI + Chemistry, AI + Biology Related Courses and Design Relevant Teaching Cases.The teaching seminar lays a solid foundation for in-depth cooperation in subsequent course development.

During the science popularization lecture session, Wang Yibo, General Manager of the Teaching Department at DP Technology, delivered an excellent report titled "AI for Science: The Integration of AI and Fundamental Science from the Perspective of the Nobel Prize." He provided an in-depth analysis of the unique value of AI for Science as a new model for future scientific research and offered students a practical approach to getting started with AI for Science. Zheng Xing, Chief Engineer of Biomedical R&D at DP Technology, presented a thematic sharing titled "AI for Science: From Scientific Vision to Engineering Practice." Starting from the lifecycle of AI for Science method development, he explored various perspectives for participating in AI for Science practices, helping students build a comprehensive understanding of this field. The lecture was warmly welcomed by the students of Dalian University of Technology, providing them with a clearer understanding of AI for Science and offering significant inspiration for their future academic exploration and career development.

Deepen Cooperation Consensus, Jointly Draw the Future Research Blueprint

In the future, DP Technology and the Future Technology College of Dalian University of Technology will take this strategic cooperation as a starting point. Centering on the important platform of the "Future Research and Study Center," they will make full use of their respective advantageous resources to further deepen industry-education integration and school-enterprise collaborative innovation. They aim to build a more open, diverse, and flexible cooperation model to promote the comprehensive upgrading of the digital and intelligent education ecosystem.

About the Future Technology College of Dalian University of Technology

The School of Future Technology, Dalian University of Technology (referred to as “Future College”) is located in the Ling Shui Main Campus of Dalian University of Technology, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province. It is an independently established college founded by the university on April 17, 2023, based on China’s first batch of artificial intelligence majors, aiming to address the technological revolution triggered by the new generation of artificial intelligence technology.

The Ministry of Education launched the Guidelines for the Construction of Future Technology Colleges in 2020 and issued the "Administrative Measures for the Construction of Demonstration Specialty Colleges" in November 2022, clarifying the construction goals and key tasks of future technology colleges. Against this backdrop, the Future Technology College of Dalian University of Technology will adhere to the guidance of national strategic needs, build on the university’s traditional strengths as one of the "Four Great Engineering Institutes" of New China, strengthen multidisciplinary integration through “Artificial Intelligence +,” and focus on cutting-edge, revolutionary, and disruptive technologies expected to emerge in the next 10 to 15 years, with the aim of cultivating future leaders in science and technology.

About DP Technology

DP Technology is a global leader in AI for Science, which uses AI to learn a series of scientific principles and knowledge, and further addresses key issues in scientific research and industrial R&D.

Relying on deep cultivation in the field of interdisciplinary research, DP Technology has built the "Deep Potential·Universe" AI for Science large model system, further addressing key issues in scientific research and industrial R&D. This advancement transitions research methodologies across numerous disciplines from the "experimental trial-and-error/computational" era into the "pre-trained model era." It establishes an "innovation-to-application" pipeline and open ecosystem for AI for Science, constructs microscale industrial infrastructure based on AI for Science, and empowers "industries across the board." It pioneers a new generation of industrial design and simulation systems for the most fundamental areas of human economic development: biomedicine, energy, materials, and information science and engineering research.

DP Technology is a national high-tech enterprise and a national specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprise, with research and development centers located in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. The scientific research and technology team is led by an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, bringing together over a hundred outstanding young scientists and engineers from various fields such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, materials, and computer science. Among the company's members, more than 35% are PhDs and postdoctoral researchers. Core members have received the 2020 Gordon Bell Prize, the highest award in the field of global high-performance computing, and their related work has been selected as one of China's top ten scientific and technological advances in 2020 and one of the ten major technological breakthroughs in the global AI field.