Speaker: Prof. LU JunVenue: Lecture Hall of Zhishang, Building 11, Huajiachi CampusAbstract: Prof. Lu Jun received his bachelor's degree from East China Normal University, Master's degree in Marine biology and Doctor's degree in Cancer pharmacology from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His research interests include food and health, biomedical applications of natural compounds, risk prediction of diabetes, biomedical treatment strategies for heart failure, diabetes and kidney disease, and adjuvant therapy for cancer. He has published more than 140 academic papers, including high quality journals such as Cancer Research. He is a full Professor at the Institute of Bioengineering at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and Biomedicines Editor of Drug Discovery and editorial Board of Biomolecules.

Speaker: Prof. Shan Peng (Tsinghua University)Venue: Lecture Hall of Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, East Building 7, Zijingang CampusAbstract: We will explain a bijection between admissible representations of affine Kac-Moody algebras and fixed points in affine Springer fibers. We will also explain how to match the modular group action on the characters with the one defined by Cherednik in terms of double affine Hecke algebras, and extensions of these relations to representations of W-algebras. This is based on joint work with Dan Xie and Wenbin Yan.

Speaker: Dr.Hong HaoVenue: ZOOM (Scan the QR Code to register)Abstract: The design philosophy and methodology of civil engineering structures have been constantly evolving, from the early strength-based to more recent performance-based design and the current intensively researched emerging resilience-based design. Because failure of civil engineering structures often leads to catastrophic consequences, the primary focus of all these design methods is the safety of structures while considering other aspects such as performance and resilience. With the economic growth, population increase and urbanization, as well as global warming and the depletion of natural resources, to meet the societal need for sustainable development, the construction of civil engineering structures also needs to consider sustainability, durability and smart lifecycle management besides safety, performance and resilience. This talk discusses the necessity, challenge and opportunity for the development of the next generation design of sustainable, durable, multi-hazard resistant, resilient and smart civil engineering structures, i.e., ‘SDuMuRS’. Critical reviews and discussions on each of these aspects are presented. Research directions are suggested accordingly for achieving these goals for the design of next generation civil engineering structures.

Venue: Room 900, Building 4, Chengjun Yuan, Zijingang Campus

Speaker:Wei Yang (an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)Venue:Academic Lecture Hall in International Campus, Zhejiang UniversityAbstract: Prof. Yang is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a member of the Third World Academy of Sciences, and a Foreign Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. From 2013 to 2017, he served as the Director of the National Science Foundation, China. He was President of Zhejiang University from 2006 to 2012. Prior to joining Zhejiang University, he served as a member of the China Ministry of Education. In 2009, he was elected President of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. Prof. Yang is the first to put forward the concept of X-Mechanics and is a pioneer in the fields of fracture mechanics, meso-/micro- mechanics, and mechatronic reliability.

Speaker: Professor CHEN YiAvenue: Conference Room 618, School of Economics Abstract: On the eve of its economic reforms, China achieved a much higher level of secondary education than other countries with a similar per capita income at the time, This study investigates the pre-reform formation of China's human capital by examining a massive rural education expansion program during the Cultural Revolution that increased the number of secondary schools more than tenfold. We estimate the impact of the expansion by compiling a new county-level data from local gazetteers and exploiting the county-level variation in the speed of expansion for the identification purpose. We provide strong evidence that the program significantly improved rural children's educational attainment and suggestive evidence that teachers contributed more to this improvement than schools. By building a pool of middle-skilled labor years later, the education expansion program boosted local agricultural yields and increased the productivity of the township and village enterprises that emerged after the reform, There is some evidence that this rapid expansion was associated with a deterioration in education quality.

Speaker: Professor Zide DU Venue: Reading Room, RC No.1Abstract: The university is a place for professional learning. However, a university diploma may not give you an edge at workplace. After all, a good master of professional knowledge is not enough, and you need to learn how to interact with others, namely Intelligence Quotient. Leadership is also necessary. Come and talk with Professor DU about the Professional Cultivation and Competitiveness.

Speaker:Huiming REN, Shandong UniversityVenue: 311, Building 4, Chengjun YuanAbstract: I first argue that one does not therefore know by closure that φV~e, where φ is a logical consequence of p, if one comes to know that p on the basis of e. As a consequence, it is not wrong for Nozick to deny that if I know that I have hands, then I know that I am not a BIV, even though he and Dretske fail to provide an independent reason for doing so. I then argue that in the famous red-barn thought experiment, my belief that the object is a red barn is not sensitive and therefore, Nozick does not have to deny that if I know that the object is a red barn, then I know that it is a barn. At the end, I argue that safety is not preferable over sensitivity in so far as avoiding skepticism is concerned.

Speaker: Henry WangHost: Mark ButalaCourse: Senior DesignVenue: North Classroom Building A, Room 105Abstract: Henry Zhitao Wang is president of China Operations at IPwe. Previously, Henry was CEO of Global IP Strategies. Prior to that, he was vice president of Dextrys, Inc., a leading IT solution provider headquartered in Boston, USA.Henry is a seasoned tech entrepreneur and has co-founded and managed & operated over 6 companies, most of which have received national recognition and substantial fundraising from top VC and Angel Investor firms. Skilled at strategic thinking and cultural interpersonal skills, Henry has worked and consulted for large U.S. and European tech companies based in China and leveraged his knowledge of the Chinese market to analyze IP asset portfolios, managing competitive intelligence programs, and supporting IP business development and sales. Strategically associated with the Chinese financial communities, universities, thinktanks, and government & regulatory bodies, Henry is frequently sought after as an advisor to foreign investors and entities looking to enter the Chinese market, providing valuable insight, connections, and opportunities.