Invited Speakers



Prof. Yonghe Wu
East China Normal University, China


Bio: Yonghe Wu is a PhD holder, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, and member of the Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program. He currently holds several key positions, including Chairman of the Education Technology Subcommittee under the Technical Committee for Educational Informatization Standards of the Ministry of Education and the National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee, as well as Chairman of the Standardization Committee of the World Digital Education Alliance. His research focuses on areas such as artificial intelligence and smart education, educational big data and learning analytics, and the system architecture and standards for educational informatization. For many years, he has been dedicated to research on educational digitalization and intelligent education, having led numerous national and provincial/ministerial-level research projects, including the Major Project supported by the National Social Science Fund of China. He has published numerous academic papers and authored monographs, and has been responsible for or participated in the development of more than thirty industry, national, and international standards. As an expert in this field, he is frequently invited to deliver academic lectures on topics such as educational digital transformation and AI-driven teaching innovation, and participates in important domestic and international conferences, including the World Digital Education Conference.


Prof. Qingtang Liu
Central China Normal University, China


Bio: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Faculty of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Central China Normal University; Dean of the Undergraduate School. His main research interests include learning analytics technology, digital learning, copyright protection, knowledge mining and knowledge services.
He currently serves as a member of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC36 (International Organization for Standardization) and a member of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Animation and Digital Media Majors under the Ministry of Education of China.
He is the recipient of multiple prestigious honors, including the "Guizi Scholar" of Central China Normal University, the New Century Excellent Talents Program of the Ministry of Education, and the Leading Talent of the National Ten-Thousand Talents Program. Focusing on educational informatization and digital learning, he has presided over more than 20 national and provincial-level research projects in the past five years. Over 100 of his papers are indexed by SSCI, SCI and CSSCI databases, and he has been awarded more than 10 national and provincial research achievement awards.


Prof. Zhixian Zhong
Jiangxi Normal University, China


Bio: Zhong Zhixian is the Distinguished Professor of Educational Technology,Second-level Professor , and Doctoral Supervisor at Jiangxi Normal University,a recipient of China’s National Major Talent Program, and a specialist granted the Special Government Allowance by the State Council of China.
He currently holds the positions of Dean of the Advanced Institute of Teacher Education,Director of the Jiangxi Research Center for Educational Digital Transformation, Jiangxi Normal University. His main research interests cover educational digitalization, instructional design, teacher education, digital humanistic education, and the intelligent and innovative transformation of fine traditional Chinese culture in the digital and intelligent era.
His major academic works include Modern Educational Technology: Promoting the Development of Multiple Intelligences, Instructional Design Framework for the Knowledge Age: Facilitating Learner Development, Information-Based Teaching Modes, Innovation of University Teaching Modes: From the Perspective of Instructional Design, and Key Competencies and Cultivation for Lifelong Learning. His representative journal articles include Research on the Maturity Model of Digital Transformation in Education: A Systematic Analysis Based on Domestic and Foreign Literature,Digital Agency: Connotation, Value Implication and Framework Construction, On Digital Humanistic Education, and Eight Relationships in Human-Machine Collaborative Education,etc.
According to CNKI statistical data in 2026, his H-index is 57 and G-index is 138. He has been honored as one of the core scholars, top research-performance scholars and highly cited scholars in the field of educational technology in China, as well as one of the most influential scholars in domestic educational research. He has made outstanding academic contributions and established prominent social influence in the field of Chinese educational technology.


Assoc. Prof. Weiran Lin
Tsinghua University, China


Bio: Lin Weiran is Associate Professor and Assistant Director of the Center for Industrial Training at Tsinghua University. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the General Rules Subcommittee under the National Technical Committee on Product Documentation Standards. Her work focuses on higher engineering education and innovation and entrepreneurship education, along with extensive frontline teaching. She has led or played key roles in developing two national-level outstanding courses, one national first-class undergraduate course, one Beijing municipal outstanding course, and three Tsinghua University outstanding courses. She has received the Tsinghua University Teaching Achievement Award and won second prize in the Beijing Young Faculty Teaching Competition.



Prof. Jing Gao
Yantai Institute of Science and Technolog, China


Bio: Jing Gao, female. The Vice President of Yantai Institute of Science and Technology, and Chair of the Academic Committee of the university. Professor, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) , and Master's Supervisor. Engaged in higher education management for 16 years. Research focuses on higher education management, ideological and political education, and law. Published 6 core journal papers, 20 national and provincial-level papers, and edited 5 textbooks. Hosted and participated in 16 research projects at provincial and ministerial levels and above. Awarded the title of “Advanced Individual in International Exchange in Education in Shandong Province”and guided students to obtain approvals under the“Shandong Provincial College Students’Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program”.