Updated: August 6th, 2024 Source: suse.edu.cn
On the morning of August 5, the highly anticipated International Conference on Nonlinear Science and Complexity officially kicked off at SUSE Yibin campus, held in a hybrid format combining online and offline participation. This grand event brought together top scholars and experts from 32 countries and regions around the world, including China, Russia, Brazil, Pakistan, India, Greece, Spain, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Canada, Israel, the US, Japan, and more, to celebrate the academic feast of nonlinear science and complexity research.
The conference attracted active participation from over 30 renowned universities and research institutes both domestically and internationally, including St. Petersburg University, Oxford University, University of California, City University of Hong Kong, Kyoto University, Nanyang Technological University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Science and Technology of China, Sichuan University, and Sichuan University of Science & Engineering. This highlights the broad influence and profound significance of research in this field.
The conference was jointly hosted by the School of Automation and Information Engineering and the Artificial Intelligence Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province at SUSE.
The opening ceremony of the conference was chaired by Professor Luo Huibo, a member of the university's Standing Committee of Party Committee and Vice President. He warmly introduced the following distinguished guests:
- Professor Wang Qi, former President of Liaoning University of Technology
- Professor Luo Chaojun, Chairman of the Conference Advisory Committee of the International Nonlinear Science and Complexity Society and Professor at Southern Illinois University, USA
- Professor Alexander Pisarchik, Chair of the Biomedical Technology Center for Computational Systems Biology, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
- Professor Sergey Plants, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Professor Anastasios Bantis, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens, Greece
- Mr. Zeng Zhenhua, Deputy Director of the Talent and University Town Work Bureau of the Yibin Municipal Committee
- Professor Dimitri Volchenkov, Chairman of the International Nonlinear Science and Complexity Conference
- Professor Nikolai Kuznetsov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Professor Yefim Pelinovsky, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Professor Miguel SAN Juan, Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Spain
- Professor Chen Guanrong, Academician of the European Academy and World Academy of Sciences
- Professor Celso Greborgi, Academician of the World Academy of Sciences
- Professor Jurgen Coulter, Academician of the European Academy of Sciences
- Professor Luis Vazquez Martinez, Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Spain
- Professor Jose Balthazar, Academician of the Sao Paulo Academy of Sciences
- Professor Dumitru Baleanu, Academician of the African Academy of Sciences
- Professor Lin Wei, National Distinguished Young Scholar and Professor at Fudan University
These experts and scholars attended the conference, highlighting the global recognition and scholarly significance of the event.
At the conference, Professor Tuo Xianguo, Deputy Party Secretary and President of SUSE, delivered an enthusiastic opening speech. Professor Tuo first extended a warm welcome to the attending guests, experts, and scholars, and provided a detailed introduction to the university's development, particularly its achievements in the field of nonlinear science and complexity science research. He emphasized that the research in this area in SUSE has received strong support from experts around the world, especially highlighting the strong support and assistance from the Vibration Testing and System Dynamics journal. The conference, he noted, plays a crucial role in promoting the development of the discipline.
Professor Tuo sincerely welcomed scholars and experts to conduct related research at the university, assuring them that the institution would provide high-quality research conditions and services. He also expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Yibin Municipal Government for its long-term support of the university's development.
Subsequently, Mr. Xie Yanbing, Deputy Secretary-General of the Yibin Municipal People's Government, delivered a speech on behalf of the Yibin government. Mr. Xie introduced Yibin’s long history, rich cultural heritage, and the significant achievements the city has made in economic development in recent years. He emphasized that nonlinear science and complexity research, as one of the most dynamic and challenging fields in contemporary scientific research, plays an irreplaceable role in advancing basic scientific research, promoting engineering and technological progress, serving economic and social development, driving medical innovation, and empowering applications in artificial intelligence and big data. He warmly welcomed the experts and scholars who had traveled from afar and sincerely thanked them for their long-standing concern and support for Yibin’s economic and social development, particularly in the fields of education and technology. He wished the conference great success.
Professor Dimitri Volchenkov, Chairman of the International Nonlinear Science and Complexity Society, delivered a speech online, congratulating the conference on its opening and expressing high expectations for the future development of nonlinear science and complexity. Following that, Professor Luo Chaojun, Chair of the Conference Advisory Committee of the Nonlinear Science and Complexity Society, provided a detailed introduction to the history and development of the conference. He also explained the factors that influenced the decision to choose Yibin as the conference venue, highlighting Yibin's important role in promoting international cooperation and exchange in this field.
After the opening ceremony, the conference proceeded to the invited expert presentations, which were full of highlights. Professor René Lozi from the University of the Cote d 'Azur, France, delivered the C.S. Hsu Award invited lecture titled “Do Chaotic Dynamical Systems Contribute to Scientific Progress, or Are They Just a Mathematical Curiosity?” Professor Alexander Pisarchik from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, gave the conference lecture “Synchrony Circles: Exploring the Complex Dynamics of Rotating Waves in Coupled Oscillator Networks.” Professor Yoshisuke Ueda from Kyoto University, Japan, based on his profound research in the field, presented the Lagrange Award invited lecture titled “What Do State Points Mean in Chaos Phenomenology?” The content of the experts' presentations was innovative and insightful, sparking lively discussions and active exchanges among the attendees, creating a strong academic atmosphere at the conference.
In the coming days, the attending experts and scholars will continue to engage in in-depth discussions and exchanges on the latest research achievements and frontier trends in the field of nonlinear science and complexity, working together to advance and develop research in this area. This conference not only provides a valuable platform for global scholars to exchange ideas, but also offers an important opportunity for Yibin City and China to showcase their technological strength and appeal on the international academic stage.
