Frontiers in Innovative Technology Young Investigators Symposium

About the Symposium

The International Frontiers in Innovative Technology (FIT) Young Investigators Symposium hosted by the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI) will be held on Sept 10-11, 2019 in Shanghai, P. R. China. The FIT symposium provides a social platform for young scholars around the world to exchange ideas on their latest research, to interact and collaborate, and to find inspirations in the rapid-evolving technological fields. Seminars at FIT focus on interdisciplinary engineering research and emerging areas in mechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, materials science and engineering. Outstanding young international scholar participants of FIT symposium are encouraged to visit JI labs and pursue collaborations with JI faculty members.

About JI

The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (JI) was jointly established in 2006 by two premier universities, the University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, creating a Sino-US academic partnership with tremendous potential. The mission of JI is to build a world-class educational and research institute in China and foster future innovative researchers and leaders with a global perspective.
Guided by the philosophy of “Internationalization, Interdisciplinary, Innovation, and Quality”, JI has developed a unique educational model through combining American and Chinese educational philosophies and principles. JI has won many awards for higher education innovation, including the “Model of Chinese Higher Education Reform” from the Chinese State Council and the “Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in Higher Education” from the Institute of International Education, one of the most prestigious awards in international education.
JI receives strong support from both partner universities and the Chinese government. JI models itself after the world class U.S. research universities, in terms of its tenure review and promotion system, academic environment, research program, and undergraduate curriculum. Its official language is English.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: August 1^st, 2019
Applicants Notification: August 9^th, 2019
Confirmation Due: August 15^th, 2019
Conference Dates: September 10^th-11^th, 2019

Application

If you are interested in it, please send a CV and a title and an abstract of your talk to ji-research@sjtu.edu.cn

Related Academic Areas

Mechanical Engineering:

Design and Manufacturing
Dynamics and Vibration
Mechatronics and Robotics
Mechanics and Materials
Thermal science and Fluid dynamics
Energy Systems

Electrical and Computer Engineering:

Electromagnetics, Photonics, and Optoelectronics
Micro- and Nano-electronics
Integrated Circuits and Systems
Computer Engineering
Energy Systems and Power Electronics
Communication and Networking
Signal and Image Processing
Systems and Control
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Other emerging areas in electrical and computer engineering

Materials Science and Engineering:

Integrated computational materials engineering;
Quantum materials science and engineering
Materials for energy and catalysis
Architected and Metamaterials
Polymers, Biomaterials and other soft materials
Data driven materials science and processing

Keynote speaker

Lance Collins
J. Silbert Dean of Engineering, Cornell University

General co-chairs


Jun Ni Honorary Dean of UM-SJTU JI	Peisen HuangDean of UM-SJTU JI	Xinwan LiAssociate Dean of UM-SJTU JI	Chien-Pin ChenAssociate Dean of UM-SJTU JI