On May 10th, the inauguration ceremony of the SUIBE School of Statistics and Data Science and the Symposium on Statistics and Data Science took place at the SUIBE’s Changning Campus. The event was joined by over 100 experts and scholars from more than 60 universities across China including representatives from Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Fudan University .Qi Ming, Chairman of the University Council of SUIBE, Wang Rongming, President of SUIBE, Wu Yi, Vice Chairman of the University Council of SUIBE, as well as faculty and student representatives from the newly established School of Statistics and Data Science attended this meeting.
Qi Ming, on behalf of SUIBE, extended a warm welcome to the guests, faculty, and students attending the conference and expressed gratitude to the experts and scholars for their long-standing support for the university’s development. He introduced the university’s history, distinctive educational features, and the remarkable achievements it has made in recent years in disciplinary development, talent cultivation, and social services, all of which align with China's national strategies and Shanghai’s regional development. Regarding the future development of the School of Statistics and Data Science, he put forward three key expectations. First, the school actively explore innovative talent cultivation models in the era of digital intelligence, strengthen students' data science literacy and practical skills, and deepen collaboration among government, enterprises, universities, and research institutions to provide talent support for the implementation of the big data strategy and the development of a Digital China. Second, the new school focuses on AI research, leveraging Shanghai’s strengths in scientific resources and industrial foundation, to strive for a batch of influential high-level research outcomes and provide intellectual support for Shanghai’s Five Centers initiative. Third, the school should continuously optimize the discipline development framework, integrate multidisciplinary resources, and promote the deep integration of statistics with other disciplines to further enhance the quality of independent talent cultivation in statistics and data science.
At the meeting, Wu Yi read out a decision of SUIBE to rename the School of Statistics and Information as the School of Statistics and Data Science.
Wang Rongming, together with Chen Songqi, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of Tsinghua University, Professor Guo Jianhua from Beijing Technology and Business University, Professor Wang Xiaojun from Renmin University of China, Qiu Dong, Chair Professor from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Professor Fang Xiangzhong from Peking University, Professor Li Jinchang from Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Professor Ma Xiuying, President from Jilin University of Finance and Economics, Professor Su Weihua from Zhejiang Gongshang University, and Professor Zhang Riquan, Dean of the School of Statistics and Data Science, jointly unveiled the plaque of the School of Statistics and Data Science.
Zhang Riquan briefed on the future path of the college after it had been renamed. He said that the college has just been recognized as a model collective of Shanghai, and the will continue to bear in mind the development of the Chinese nation, always strive for excellence, carry forward the spirit of diligence and craftsmanship, uphold the philosophy of strengthening foundations through science and engineering and shaping minds through digital and intelligent development, and create a more complete and more dynamic disciplinary ecosystem, The institution will also strive to contribute high-level scientific research results in the areas of data collection and governance, value conversion, scenario application and data-driven decision support to provide intellectual support for the local economic and social development.
At the meeting, Professor Wang Weiguo from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Professor Luo Liangqing from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Professor Zhu Jianping from Xiamen University, Professor Chen Zengjing from Shandong University, Professor Lin Huazhen from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Professor Qin Hong from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Professor Song Xuguang from Beijing Normal University, Professor Feng Xingdong from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Professor Yao Fang of Peking University and Zhang Riquan jointly unveiled the plaque of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, a scientific research institution under the college.
After the ceremony, Academician Chen Songqi and Professor Lin Huazhen delivered keynote speeches titled “Research on Carbon Statistics of Population and Trade”, “Generative Adversarial Learning with Optimal Input Dimension and Its Adaptive Generator Architecture” respectively.
Translated by Xu Xueyu