General Training CoursesOpen academic program
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Shanghai, China
2026 IEEE CIS
Summer School
Industrial Intelligence: Foundation Models, Tools,
Agent and Systems
Free City VisitSelf-arranged cultural visit
Invitation-only WorkshopsOnly July 19–21 require an invitation
About the summer school
A global academic platform for industrial intelligence
The 2026 IEEE CIS Summer School will be held from July 14 to July 21, 2026. Jointly hosted by the School of Artificial Intelligence and Global College of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, together with Shanghai Innovation Institute, the event serves as a high-level international academic platform established under the auspices of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
Centered on Industrial Intelligence: Foundation Models, Tools, Agent and Systems, the summer school explores the integration of artificial general intelligence and industrial intelligence across computational intelligence, artificial intelligence, and engineering scientific computing.
Foundation Models
Core models, mathematical principles, multimodal reasoning, and structured data.
Tools
Program verification, scientific computing, memory engineering, and model evaluation.
Agent and Systems
Industrial agents, world models, intelligent decision-making, and complex systems.
Program
Eight days of courses, exploration, and focused workshops
The schedule below reflects the participant handbook. Workshop times on July 19–21 are to be confirmed.
Tuesday
Xuhui Campus · School of Artificial Intelligence
08:40–09:00
Opening Ceremony
Junchi Yan · Shanghai Jiao Tong University
09:00–10:40
Memory Engineering: System, Evaluation, and Application
Zhiyu Li · Memory Tensor (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.
10:40–11:20
Coffee Break
15:00–17:00
AI and Chemical Reactions
Tong Zhu · East China Normal University
Wednesday
Minhang Campus (morning) · Xuhui Campus (afternoon)
08:20–09:40
LLM-assisted Program Verification
Qinxiang Cao · Room 2-206, Dongzhongyuan, Minhang Campus
10:00–11:20
Bridging Perception and Logic: Frontiers of Multimodal Document Understanding and Formal Mathematical Reasoning
Renqiu Xia · Room 2-206, Dongzhongyuan, Minhang Campus
14:00–16:00
Mathematical Principles of Diffusion Models
Zengfeng Huang · School of Artificial Intelligence, Xuhui Campus
Thursday
Minhang Campus (morning) · Xuhui Campus (afternoon)
08:20–09:40
From Agent to Industrial World Model: Methods and Applications in Industrial Decision-Making Scenarios
Qibing Ren · Room 2-206, Dongzhongyuan, Minhang Campus
10:00–11:20
AI for Complex Problem Solving
Junchi Yan · Room 2-206, Dongzhongyuan, Minhang Campus
14:00–16:00
AI for Quantum Computing
Tianyi Bao · School of Artificial Intelligence, Xuhui Campus
Friday
Minhang Campus (morning) · Xuhui Campus (afternoon)
08:20–09:40
Evaluation, Reasoning, and Modeling of Multimodal Large Models
Xue Yang · Room 2-206, Dongzhongyuan, Minhang Campus
10:00–11:20
The Calculus of Intelligence: A Theoretical Framework for Agents
Yang Yuan · Room 2-206, Dongzhongyuan, Minhang Campus
14:00–16:00
Foundation Models for Structured Data in Relational Databases
David Wipf · School of Artificial Intelligence, Xuhui Campus
Saturday · Free City Visit
All day · Self-arranged
Explore Shanghai at your own pace
July 18 is reserved for a free, self-arranged city visit. It is not part of the invitation-only workshop period.
Sunday · Invitation-only
School of Artificial Intelligence, Xuhui Campus · Time TBC
TBC
Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Fusion
Yun Zhang · Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Monday · Invitation-only
School of Artificial Intelligence, Xuhui Campus · Time TBC
TBC
Workshop on Quantum Science and Frontier Technologies
Xuankun Li · Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tuesday · Invitation-only
School of Artificial Intelligence, Xuhui Campus · Time TBC
TBC
Workshop on Reinforcement Learning
Richard S. Sutton
Invitation policy: Due to venue capacity and the need to support high-quality in-depth professional discussion, only the workshops from July 19 to July 21 are invitation-only. Attendance on these three days is restricted to invited participants.
People
Advisory chair, organizers, speakers, and workshop leads
Select “Biography” on any card to read more. Richard S. Sutton is intentionally shown without a portrait because no image was provided.
Advisory Chair
Advisory Chair
Weinan E
Chief Advisor, School of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Chair Professor, Peking University
Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a leading scholar in machine learning, computational mathematics, and multiscale modeling.
Organizers
Organizer & Speaker
Junchi Yan
Tenured Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Machine learning researcher with extensive academic and industrial experience.
Organizer
Gary G. Yen
Chair Professor, College of Computer Science, Sichuan University
IEEE, IET, and IAPR Fellow; former President of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
Organizer
Handing Wang
Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence, Xidian University
Researcher in computational intelligence, machine learning, surrogate-assisted optimization, and AI security.
Invited Speakers
Invited Speaker
David Wipf
Professor, School of Computing and Data Science, The University of Hong Kong
Researcher in generative models, graph neural networks, sparse modeling, and deep learning for inverse problems.
Invited Speaker
Zhiyu Li
Co-founder and CTO, Memory Tensor (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.
Works on memory augmentation, efficient evaluation, and application algorithms for large language models.
Invited Speaker
Tong Zhu
Professor, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University
Researcher in AI for Science and chemical reaction kinetics for complex reactive systems.
Invited Speaker
Zengfeng Huang
Professor, School of Data Science, Fudan University
Research interests include machine learning theory, big data computing, theoretical computer science, and complex networks.
Invited Speaker
Yang Yuan
Associate Professor, Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University
Studies foundations of AI, intelligent healthcare, category theory, and structural intelligence.
Invited Speaker
Qinxiang Cao
Associate Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Works on program verification, program logic, interactive theorem proving, and AI-assisted formal methods.
Invited Speaker
Xue Yang
Assistant Professor, School of Automation and Intelligent Sensing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Researches AI agents, multimodal large models, spatial intelligence, and remote sensing.
Invited Speaker
Renqiu Xia
Assistant Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Works on multimodal reasoning models, multi-agent systems, neural architecture search, and automated science.
Invited Speaker
Qibing Ren
Assistant Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Core developer of MiniMax M1 and M2, focusing on industrial agents and industrial world models.
Invited Speaker
Tianyi Bao
Research Scientist, Institute of Natural Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Researches the intersection of artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Workshop Leads · Invitation-only, July 19–21
Workshop Lead · July 19
Yun Zhang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Applies AI to nuclear fusion, including reinforcement-learning control and stellarator modeling.
Workshop Lead · July 20
Xuankun Li
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Artificial Intelligence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Works on intelligent–quantum heterogeneous computing, Quantum AI, and quantum co-design.
No portrait provided
Workshop Lead · July 21
Richard S. Sutton
Workshop on Reinforcement Learning
The participant handbook lists Richard S. Sutton as the speaker for the July 21 workshop.
Venue
Two Shanghai Jiao Tong University campuses
Morning courses on July 15–17 take place in Room 2-206, Dongzhongyuan, Minhang Campus. Opening-day and afternoon sessions are held at the School of Artificial Intelligence, Xuhui Campus.
Xuhui Campus
School of Artificial Intelligence
Courses · WorkshopsMinhang Campus
Room 2-206, Dongzhongyuan
Morning courses · Jul 15–17
Participant information
Transport and meals
Operational details may be adjusted according to the teaching schedule. Participants should follow the latest on-site notice.
01
Shuttle schedule
Departure times are subject to dynamic adjustment.
| Date | Departure | Pick-up | Drop-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14 | 07:30 | Bus Stop, Minhang Campus | School of Artificial Intelligence, Xuhui Campus |
| Jul 14 | 17:30 | Antai College of Economics and Management, Xuhui Campus (Bao Zhaolong Library entrance) | Bus Stop, Minhang Campus |
| Jul 15–17 | 07:20 | Antai College of Economics and Management, Xuhui Campus (Bao Zhaolong Library entrance) | Dongzhongyuan, Minhang Campus |
| Jul 15–17 | 13:00 | Dongzhongyuan, Minhang Campus | School of Artificial Intelligence, Xuhui Campus |
| Jul 15–17 | 16:30 | Antai College of Economics and Management, Xuhui Campus (Bao Zhaolong Library entrance) | Bus Stop, Minhang Campus |
02
Meals
July 14–17
Lunch vouchers valued at 25 RMB will be provided to all participants for use at designated campus cafeterias. Dinner is at each participant’s own expense.
- Minhang Campus: Yulanyuan Canteen and KFC
- Xuhui Campus: Graduate Student Canteen (Siyuanli) and KFC
The listed cafeterias accept WeChat mobile payment.
03
Invitation reminder
July 19–21 only
July 18 is a free city visit. The invitation-only policy begins on July 19 and applies exclusively to the three internal workshops held through July 21.