Yansong Chua
China Nanhu Academy of Electronics and Information Technology, China
Biography
Yansong Chua is the Chief Expert of China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) and Chief Expert of Nanhu Research Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Freiburg, Germany, and a Master of Computer Science from the National University of Singapore. He has been selected as a leading talent in the “National Thousand Talents Program” and has participated in the National Key R&D Program “Brain Science and Brain-Like Intelligence” under the Ministry of Science and Technology's Science and Technology Innovation 2030 Agenda, serving as the leader for Project 2 and a key contributor to Project 6. He has engaged in the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) major initiative to foster future industries in brain-like computing, and has been involved in the top-level design and coordinated implementation of the “High-Performance Brain-Inspired Computing Chips and Basic Software” project, which was elevated from a local Science and Technology Commission program to a national key project. He has spearheaded major projects, such as “Constructing a Digital Brain via Large-Scale Brain Simulation”, and established original technology sources based on breakthroughs in “Brain Science and Brain-Like Research”. Executed SASAC and Science and Technology Commission innovation and industrialisation tasks, planned the top-level layout for brain-like computing, and published over 40 high-quality papers in brain science and brain-like research. He has collaborated with State Grid to launch the power industry’s first self-controllable, heterogeneous integrated brain-like computing platform and intelligent agent, capable of supporting full-scenario applications, including panoramic power inspection, equipment maintenance, and grid regulation. He has released China’s first brain-inspired medical large model, “NaoQi-SuWen” at the 2024 World Internet Conference.