Qi Yong





Prof. Qi Yongmale, born May 1970, is a nationally recognized leading talent. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Application Technology. Currently serving as Zijing Distinguished Professor and doctoral supervisor at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, he has been a visiting scholar at the University of Washington (Seattle) School of Engineering. He is an expert member of the National Artificial Intelligence Social Governance Experimental Expert Group, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Collaborative Education Innovation Base, and Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Key Laboratory for Transportation Information Integration and System Control. Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Intelligent Transportation Information Perception and Data Analysis, Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Transportation and Internet of Vehicles, Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Domestic Basic Software/Hardware and Cybersecurity Innovation, Director of the Nanjing University of Science and Technology-University of Washington International Joint Laboratory for Intelligent Transportation, Director of the Provincial Key Laboratory for Air-Ground Integrated Intelligent Transportation in Higher Education Institutions, 2017 Annual Figure of Science China, Leader of the Outstanding Scientific and Technological Innovation Team in Jiangsu Provincial Higher Education Institutions, Leading Talent in the Jiangsu Province “333 High-Level Talent Cultivation Project,” High-Level Talent in the Jiangsu Province “Six Major Talent Peaks” Program, Vice Chair of the China Transportation Association Smart Expressway Expert Committee, Expert Committee Member of the Digital Transportation Expert Group, Member of the Transportation and Energy Integration Development Working Committee, Committee Member of the Blockchain Specialized Committee of the Chinese Association of Automation, Standing Committee Member of the Autonomous Driving Working Committee of the China Highway and Transportation Society, Distinguished Member of the China Computer Federation, Director of the Intelligent Transportation Professional Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Artificial Intelligence Society, Committee Member of the Jiangsu Provincial Informatization Expert Committee, Vice Chair of the Jiangsu Provincial AI Standardization Technical Committee and Head of the Intelligent Transportation and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Working Group; Vice Chair of the Jiangsu Provincial Metaverse Standardization Technical Committee and Member of the Jiangsu Provincial Blockchain Standardization Technical Committee; Deputy Head of the AI Working Group under the Jiangsu Provincial Data Standardization Technical Committee; Director of the Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Working Committee of the Jiangsu Internet Association. Long-term engagement in academic research on intelligent transportation, autonomous driving, transportation large models, and intelligent agents. Published over 260 academic papers, with more than 120 indexed by SCI, EI, and other databases; received over 20 awards for outstanding conference papers; Authored 10 monographs and textbooks; Holds over 90 international and Chinese invention patents (including those in the US and South Korea), secured more than 30 software copyright registrations, and participated in developing over 30 international, national, and local technical standards; Received numerous national and provincial awards including: - Second Prize in National Teaching Achievement Award - China Patent Excellence Award - China Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Innovation Achievement Award - First Prize in Outstanding Research Achievement Award from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology - First Prize in Achievement Award of China Invention Association's Invention Entrepreneurship Award - Gold Medal at London International Invention Exhibition Jiangsu Province's First Top Ten Patent Inventors, Second Prize of the Ministry of Education's Science and Technology Progress Award, First Prize of the China Highway Society Intelligent Transportation Innovation Competition, and First Prize of the Jiangsu Provincial Division of the “Data Element X” Competition. Guided students to win over 20 awards including First Prize of the National Cryptography Technology Competition, First Prize of the Jiangsu College Student Innovation Competition, and Silver Prize of the China International College Student Innovation Competition.