Strategic Cooperation Agreement Signed between Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute for Advanced Study and Shanghai Jiao Tong University

On April 20th, Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute for Advanced Study (SIAS) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The agreement was signed by Academician Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, the director of SIAS and a Turing Award laureate, and President Ding Kuiling of SJTU. Representatives from the Shanghai Municipal Committee of Science and Technology, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and the Xuhui District Government attended and witnessed the signing ceremony.

Both parties, adhering to the principles of "complementary strengths, resource sharing, strategic coordination, and common development," have set two strategic goals: to establish a globally renowned first-class artificial intelligence research institute and to build a world-class university with Chinese characteristics. Building on their solid foundation of previous strategic cooperation, they will further focus on national missions and regional development, benchmark against domestic and international academic frontiers, and deepen strategic coordination. They will conduct more in-depth cooperation in multiple dimensions, including scientific research, talent cultivation, and education, to jointly promote breakthroughs in basic research, core technology development, and high-end talent training, and to build a core strategic scientific and technological force in the field of artificial intelligence in China.

On the same day, Professor Yao was invited to attend the first "AI Convergence Point" academic forum held by SJTU and delivered the keynote speech titled "AI+ Sparks a New Wave of Interdisciplinary Research" at the "Hui Zhi Grand Forum." Professor Yao highlighted the remarkable achievements in the international fields of AI+ quantum computing and AI+ life sciences, elaborated on the breakthroughs of AI in cross-disciplinary empowerment, and pointed out that the role of AI in scientific research is undergoing a strategic shift from an auxiliary "tool" to a "core" driving force. He also noted that research on artificial intelligence security will be a future frontier research direction.