Wu Zhaohui (Chinese: 吴朝晖; born December 1966) is a Chinese computer scientist. He is a professor who had served as president of Zhejiang University from 2015 to 2022. He was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017.[1][2][3][4]

Wu Zhaohui
吴朝晖
Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Assumed office
April 2024
PresidentHou Jianguo
Preceded byYin Hejun
President of Zhejiang University
In office
May 2015 – December 2022
Preceded byLin Jianhua
Succeeded byDu Jiangfeng
Personal details
BornDecember 1966 (age 57)
Wenzhou, Zhejiang
ParentWu Xuequan
Residence(s)Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Alma materZhejiang University
Known forCyborg intelligence
AwardsMember of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Zhāohuī

Early life and education

edit

Wu was born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang in December 1966. His father Wu Xuequan was academic director of Wenzhou No. 7 High School.[5] He has a younger sister.[5] He entered Zhejiang University in 1984, where he received his Ph.D. in computer science in 1993.[6]

Career

edit

Wu is a professor in the College of Computer Science and Technology at Zhejiang University before he was named in May 2015 to be President of the university. In 2007, he was assistant to university president and then vice president and executive vice president. Currently, he also serves as a director of the National Panel of Modern Service Industry, vice president of the China Association of Higher Education, and vice president of the Chinese Health Information Association.

In November 2022, Wu became the vice minister of Ministry of Science and Technology.

In April 2024, Wu was appointed as vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a position at (ministerial level).

Research

edit

Wu's major research is focused on cyborg intelligence in the computer science and technology discipline. He was a chief scientist in the 973 Project and an information expert in the 863 Project. His research covers cyborg intelligence, A.I., service computing, and computational intelligence.[7][8]

Awards

edit
  • Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2017)

References

edit
  1. ^ "A Message from the President-Zhejiang University". hr.zju.edu.cn.
  2. ^ "Zhejiang University (ZJU)". www.zju.edu.cn.
  3. ^ "Big Data Research".
  4. ^ "President of Zhejiang University, China". marshal.harvard.edu.
  5. ^ a b Wang Liang (王亮) (29 November 2017). 四位温籍学者谢作伟、吴朝晖、滕锦光、沈志勋新晋中科院院士 他们与家乡有绕不开的情愫. Wenzhou News (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ 吴朝晖:新任浙大校长,百分百浙大制造. Zhejiang Daily. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  7. ^ "Zhaohui Wu - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com.
  8. ^ "Wu Zhaohui, President of Zhejiang University: the era of intelligent empowerment and intelligent enhancement has come. - jqknews". www.jqknews.com.
Educational offices
Preceded by Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
2020–2023
Incumbent
Previous:
Lin Jianhua
President of Zhejiang University
2015–2022
Succeeded by
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by President of the China Invention Association [zh]
2021
Incumbent