YA-QIN ZHANG, PhD Chair Professor, Tsinghua University Founding Dean of Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR), Tsinghua University Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering Foreign Member, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S)Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang is Chair Professor of AI Science at Tsinghua University, and Founding Dean of Institute for AI Industry Research of Tsinghua University (AIR). He was the President of Baidu Inc. from 2014 to 2019. Prior to Baidu, Dr. Zhang was a Microsoft executive for 16 years with different key positions, including Managing Director of Microsoft Research Asia, Chairman of Microsoft China, and Corporate Vice President and Chairman of Microsoft Asia R&D. Dr. Zhang was elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S), the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE), the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), and the Euro-Asia Academy of Sciences. He is a Fellow of IEEE and CAAI. He is one of the top scientists and technologists in digital video and AI, with over 500 papers, 60 granted US patents, and 11 books. His original research has become the basis for start-up ventures, new products, and international standards in digital video, cloud computing, and autonomous driving. He was awarded the China Friendship Award in 2023.