National Academy of Artificial Intelligence (NAAI)

Announces the First Cohort of the Global Governance and AI Safety Committee

The National Academy of Artificial Intelligence (NAAI) officially announces the establishment of the Global Governance and AI Safety Committee, a high-level international body dedicated to advancing research, collaboration, and policy dialogue in artificial intelligence safety, governance, and responsible innovation.

The Committee brings together distinguished scholars and leading experts from around the world across artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and information science. It aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and contribute to the development of global frameworks for safe, trustworthy, and human-centered AI.

First Cohort Members

Hervé Panetto (University of Lorraine)
Bernard De Baets (Ghent University)
Dinesh C. Verma (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center)
Christoph Meinel (Hasso Plattner Institute)
Sohail Nadeem (Quaid-i-Azam University)
Fuchun Sun (Tsinghua University)
Pingyi Fan (Tsinghua University)
Hui Li (Peking University)
Wenyuan Li (Chinese Academy of Engineering)
Wen-Jung Li (City University of Hong Kong)
Mausam (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)
Janaka Ekanayake (University of Peradeniya)
Tiejun Cui (Southeast University)
João Gama (University of Porto)
Danilo Pau (STMicroelectronics)
Teresa Ludermir (Federal University of Pernambuco)
Jie Li (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Rajiv Ranjan (Newcastle University)
Piotr Sankowski (University of Warsaw)
Lior Rokach (Ben-Gurion University)

Michael I. Jordan (University of California, Berkeley)
Yurii Nesterov (Université Catholique de Louvain)
Michael N. Katehakis (Rutgers University)
Franck Leprevost (University of Luxembourg)
Ashish Ghosh (Indian Statistical Institute)
Albert Y. Zomaya (University of Sydney)
Maria E. Orłowska (University of Queensland)
Yixin Zhong (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications)
Yongduan Song (Chongqing University)
Andrzej Skowron (University of Warsaw)

Ashutosh Dutta (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)
Eugene A. Feinberg (Stony Brook University)
Endre Pap (Singidunum University)
Janusz Kacprzyk (Polish Academy of Sciences)
Michael L. Littman (Brown University)
Julia Hirschberg (Columbia University)
Remo Rohs (University of Southern California)
Ron Fagin (IBM Research)

Roman V. Yampolskiy (University of Louisville)
Amir H. Gandomi (University of Technology Sydney)
Judea Pearl (University of California, Los Angeles)

Junyu Dong (Ocean University of China)
Huiyu Zhou (University of Leicester)

Mission of the Committee

The Global Governance and AI Safety Committee will:

Advance foundational research in AI safety and reliability

Develop frameworks for global AI governance and ethics

Promote interdisciplinary and international collaboration

Publish reports and recommendations on responsible AI

Provide advisory support for governments and international organizations

Future Development

The Committee will continue to expand its membership.
The Second Cohort Members, focusing on AI safety, AI ethics, and AI governance, will be announced in the near future.

Closing Remarks

The establishment of the Global Governance and AI Safety Committee marks an important step toward building a safe, trustworthy, and globally coordinated AI future. NAAI remains committed to fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and policymakers worldwide.