Prof. Shaoqing Guo
Northwest Normal University, China
Bio: Guo Shaoqing, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, College of Educational Technology, Northwest Normal University. He is Director of the Strategic Research Base for Educational Informatization (Northwest), Ministry of Education. His research covers theories and development strategies of educational digitalization, technology‑supported teacher professional development, big data analysis technologies, and educational applications of artificial intelligence.
He has been honored as Gansu Top‑tier Leading Talent and received the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Digital Equity from the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE). He holds multiple academic appointments including Member of the General Group of the Expert Advisory Committee on Educational Digitalization, Ministry of Education; Member of the Sub‑committee for Educational Technology and Artificial Intelligence under the Ministry of Education Higher Education Teaching Steering Committee; Member of the Secondary‑school Teacher Training Sub‑committee of the Expert Steering Committee for Teacher Team Building, Ministry of Education; and Vice‑Chairman of the Intelligent Education Professional Committee, China Educational Technology Association.
Prof. Qingtang Liu
Central China Normal University, China
Bio: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Faculty of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Central China Normal University; Dean of the Undergraduate School. His main research interests include learning analytics technology, digital learning, copyright protection, knowledge mining and knowledge services.
He currently serves as a member of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC36 (International Organization for Standardization) and a member of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Animation and Digital Media Majors under the Ministry of Education of China.
He is the recipient of multiple prestigious honors, including the "Guizi Scholar" of Central China Normal University, the New Century Excellent Talents Program of the Ministry of Education, and the Leading Talent of the National Ten-Thousand Talents Program. Focusing on educational informatization and digital learning, he has presided over more than 20 national and provincial-level research projects in the past five years. Over 100 of his papers are indexed by SSCI, SCI and CSSCI databases, and he has been awarded more than 10 national and provincial research achievement awards.
Prof. Zhixian Zhong
Jiangxi Normal University, China
Bio: Zhong Zhixian is the Distinguished Professor of Educational Technology，Second-level Professor , and Doctoral Supervisor at Jiangxi Normal University，a recipient of China’s National Major Talent Program, and a specialist granted the Special Government Allowance by the State Council of China.
He currently holds the positions of Dean of the Advanced Institute of Teacher Education，Director of the Jiangxi Research Center for Educational Digital Transformation, Jiangxi Normal University. His main research interests cover educational digitalization, instructional design, teacher education, digital humanistic education, and the intelligent and innovative transformation of fine traditional Chinese culture in the digital and intelligent era.
His major academic works include Modern Educational Technology: Promoting the Development of Multiple Intelligences, Instructional Design Framework for the Knowledge Age: Facilitating Learner Development, Information-Based Teaching Modes, Innovation of University Teaching Modes: From the Perspective of Instructional Design, and Key Competencies and Cultivation for Lifelong Learning. His representative journal articles include Research on the Maturity Model of Digital Transformation in Education: A Systematic Analysis Based on Domestic and Foreign Literature，Digital Agency: Connotation, Value Implication and Framework Construction, On Digital Humanistic Education, and Eight Relationships in Human-Machine Collaborative Education，etc.
According to CNKI statistical data in 2026, his H-index is 57 and G-index is 138. He has been honored as one of the core scholars, top research-performance scholars and highly cited scholars in the field of educational technology in China, as well as one of the most influential scholars in domestic educational research. He has made outstanding academic contributions and established prominent social influence in the field of Chinese educational technology.
Assoc. Prof. Weiran Lin
Tsinghua University, China
Bio: Lin Weiran is Associate Professor and Assistant Director of the Center for Industrial Training at Tsinghua University. She currently serves as Vice Chair
of the General Rules Subcommittee under the National Technical Committee on Product Documentation Standards. Her work focuses on higher engineering education and
innovation and entrepreneurship education, along with extensive frontline teaching. She has led or played key roles in developing two national-level outstanding courses,
one national first-class undergraduate course, one Beijing municipal outstanding course, and three Tsinghua University outstanding courses. She has received the Tsinghua
University Teaching Achievement Award and won second prize in the Beijing Young Faculty Teaching Competition.
Prof. Jing Gao
Yantai Institute of Science and Technolog, China
Bio: Jing Gao, female. The Vice President of Yantai Institute of Science and Technology, and Chair
of the Academic Committee of the university. Professor, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) , and Master's Supervisor.
Engaged in higher education management for 16 years. Research focuses on higher education management, ideological and political
education, and law. Published 6 core journal papers, 20 national and provincial-level papers, and edited 5 textbooks. Hosted and participated
in 16 research projects at provincial and ministerial levels and above. Awarded the title of “Advanced Individual in International Exchange in
Education in Shandong Province”and guided students to obtain approvals under the“Shandong Provincial College Students’Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Training Program”.