Keynote Presentation
AI Research, Education, and the Vital Role of Chinese Students and Researchers
Yiran Chen
John Cocke Distinguished Professor of ECE Department
Duke University
Abstract:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has profoundly transformed higher education and scientific research. In this talk, I will present an example of AI-driven hardware design to illustrate how AI is reshaping both teaching and research practices in computer engineering, as well as the broader societal impacts of this shift on the job market and workforce development. I will also examine publication statistics from leading research venues to highlight recent trends in AI-related investments by top U.S. universities and discuss the significant contributions of Chinese students and researchers in this field.
Biography:
Yiran Chen is the John Cocke Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. He also serves as the Principal Investigator and Director of the NSF AI Institute for Edge Computing Leveraging Next Generation Networks - Athena. His research group focuses on innovations in emerging memory and storage systems, machine learning and neuromorphic computing, and edge computing. Dr. Chen has authored over 600 publications and holds 96 U.S. patents. His work has received widespread recognition, including two Test-of-Time Awards and 14 Best Paper/Poster Awards. He is the recipient of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society’s Charles A. Desoer Technical Achievement Award and the IEEE Computer Society’s Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award. He also serves as the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Artificial Intelligence (TCASAI) and the founding Chair of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society’s Machine Learning Circuits and Systems (MLCAS) Technical Committee. Dr. Chen is a Fellow of the AAAS, ACM, IEEE, and NAI, and an ordinary member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.