The National "Light and Ocean" High-end Academic Conference (the 8th Session) was successfully held in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province from July 19 to 21. The conference was jointly organized by the Opto-mechatronics Technology and System Integration Division of the China Instrument and Control Society (CIS), the Opto-electronic Technology Committee of the Chinese Optical Society (COS), the Ecology Branch of the Chinese Society for Oceanology and Limnology (CSOL), the School of Information Science and Engineering / Institute of Ocean Science and Engineering of YSU, the Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Technology (Ministry of Education) at Tianjin University, and was co-organized by the School of Information Science and Engineering / Institute of Ocean Science and Engineering of YSU and the Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology (CUST).
At the opening ceremony, Professor Hao Qun, Standing Director of CIS, Standing Vice Director-General of the Opto-mechatronics Technology and System Integration Division of CIS, and President of CUST, delivered the opening speech. Wang Wentao, Director of the Ocean Division of the Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Jiang Huilin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Professor at CUST, and Professor Wang Desong, Vice President of YSU, delivered congratulatory speeches. The opening ceremony was presided over by Professor Bi Weihong, Dean of the Institute of Ocean Science and Engineering of YSU. Among the attendees were Yao Jianquan, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor at Tianjin University, Fan Dianyuan, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Professor at Shenzhen University, Sun Song, Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences and Researcher of the Institute of Oceanology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shao Liyang, Academician of the U.S. National Academy of Artificial Intelligence and Professor at Southern University of Science and Technology, Dong Liquan, Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhang Tiejun, Director-General of Hebei Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China, and Professor Qi Yuefeng, Dean of the School of Information Science and Engineering of YSU.
Hao Qun delivers the opening speech
Wang Desong delivers a congratulatory speech
The conference brought together more than 100 experts and scholars from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tsinghua University, Tianjin University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, and other research institutions. The participants exchanged insights on four core themes that cover cutting-edge research frontiers and practical application needs in the field of marine optics: Needs and Challenges for In Situ Oceanographic Monitoring Technologies and Instruments; Technologies and Equipment for Marine Organism Identification, Monitoring, Early Warning, and Control; Technologies, Instruments, and Equipment for Low-Altitude Remote Sensing and Deep-Ocean Exploration & Monitoring; AI-Powered Technologies and Equipment for Ocean Monitoring and Early Warning. Academician Yao Jianquan, Academician Fan Dianyuan, Researcher Sun Song, Professor Shao Liyang, Professor Hao Qun, and Professor Kong Lingjie gave presentations at the conference. These comprehensive presentations highlighted engineering applications, covering both the utilization of optical technologies in oceanographic disciplines and forward-thinking explorations on the current frontiers of marine optics.
Academician Yao Jianquan gives a presentation
Academician Fan Dianyuan gives a presentation
Researcher Sun Song gives a presentation
Professor Shao Liyang gives a presentation
Professor Hao Qun gives a presentation
Professor Kong Lingjie gives a presentation
Group photo of guests in attendance
The conference's resounding success has significantly enhanced exchanges between domestic researchers in oceanography and optical engineering while substantially elevating the profile of YSU's disciplines in optoelectronic information and marine optics. It provided a premier platform for sharing academic achievements, thereby advancing the development of YSU's School of Information Science and Engineering, its Institute of Ocean Science and Engineering, and the broader fields of ocean optics, marine monitoring, and instrumentation.
