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IAG28
IAG28, South Campus, XJTLU, Chongwen Road, SIP
Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123
China

Doppo Matsubara

architect

资深建筑设计师，日本京都大学建筑设计专业硕士，师从世界著名建筑师高松申(Shin Takamatsu)。现就职于贝思勤创意设计公司(BES)，担任执行经理兼创意总监，是苏州丝绸博物馆“四方的雨”艺术装置、苏州西部生态城规划、大丰荷兰花海规划的总设计师，其对日本东京六本木Hotel S 酒店的设计改造荣获2014年 日本good design大奖。此外，他还是VJ(Visual Jockey影像骑师)、作家、杂志编辑以及NPO(旨在推广“能”传统表演艺术)联合创始人。 Mr. Doppo Matsubara is a senior architect and a Master of Architecture, Kyoto university, Japan. He studied under Shin Takamatsu, a world famous architect. Now he works for BES Creative Design Company as Executive Manager and Creative Director. He is Chief Designer of the art installation in front of Suzhou Silk Museum, Suzhou Western Eco-city and Dafeng Eco Village. His renovation of the Hotel S Hotel in Roppongi, Tokyo won Good Design Award in 2014. He is also a VJ (Visual Jockey), writer, magazine editor, and co-founder of an NPO which promotes the traditional performing arts of "power".

Martijn ten Bhömer

lecturer in the Department of Industrial Design, XJTLU

埃因霍温理工大学工业设计系博士，致力于研究智能纺织品和服务的设计与制造具体技术方法。现任西交利物浦大学工业设计系讲师，工业设计硕士项目主任，工业设计数字制造实验室主任。曾在英国微软研究院、德国电信、加拿大OMsignal、荷兰Bambi Medical等跨国公司从事研究工作，具有丰富的行业工作经验。其工业设计作品多次在国内外的博物馆、专业展览和学术会议展出。 Mr. Martijn ten Bhömer is a Ph.D in Industrial Design from Eindhoven University of Technology, and is dedicated to studying design and manufacturing techniques smart textile products and services. Dr. Martijn is currently a lecturer in the Department of Industrial Design, XJTLU, Director of the Master’s program of Industrial Design, and Director of the Digital Manufacturing Laboratory of Industrial Design. He was engaged in research work in multinational companies such as Microsoft Research UK, Deutsche Telekom, OMsignal in Canada and Bambi Medical in the Netherlands, and has rich experience in the industry. His works have been exhibited in museums, exhibitions and academic conferences in many countries.

Qiuling Chao

Vice President, XJTLU

Professor Qiuling Chao has been vice president for student affairs and information at XJTLU since March 2018. Professor Chao is a professor of School of Public Policy and Administration at Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) and currently the deputy director of Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges. Professor Chao has a professional background in English, pedagogy, and psychology, and has many years of experience engaging in higher education research. In 2005, she received her PhD in education supporting her in-depth knowledge of higher education.

Taijun Chen

Lecturer with Department of Mathematics, XJTLU

剑桥大学理论物理学博士,现任西交利物浦大学数学系讲师, 研究兴趣包括广义相对论及其替代理论，暗能量，以及数值相对论,获国家自然科学基金的理论物理专款项目。其从台湾最好的高中到台湾最优大学，从校长奖学金获得者到成为全球顶尖学府的物理学博士，拥有大众眼中“别人家孩子”的完美人生，在西交利物浦大学被学生称为“西浦江直树”。 Mr. Tairun Chen is a Ph.D in Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge. He is currently Lecturer with Department of Mathematics, XJTLU. His research areas cover general relativity and its alternative theories, dark energy, and numerical relativity, and his projects on theoretical physics have received special funding by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. From the best high school to the best university in Taiwan, and from the winner of the President's scholarship to a Ph.D in Theoretical Physics in the world's top university, he has a perfect academic resume, and is called "Naoki Irie in XJTLU" by the students.

Tao Xu

General Manager of Cedong Culture Communication Co., LtD.

苏州独立书店“慢书房”创始人，策动文化传播有限公司总经理。2012年，他成为苏州独立书店“慢书房”的创始人之一，七年来一直坚持“以书为本”的信念经营书店。其认为书店是思想激荡的空间，不在于空间的大小，而在于情专且深的“执拗”信念。如今，慢书房已然成为一家个性独特，深受欢迎的知名书店。 Mr. Tao Xu is the founder of “Slowly Time”, an independent bookstore in Suzhou, and General Manager of Cedong Culture Communication Co., LtD. In 2012, he became one of the founders of ‘Slowly Time’ and has since operated the bookstore with the “book oriented” belief. In his opinion, the bookstore is the space, regardless of the size, for thoughts, and for dedicated, deep and “stubborn” believes. It is with such faith that “Slowly Time” is now a well-known bookshop with distinctive characters. What’s more, for the culture and advertising business, Mr. Xu has been integrating culture, space, cultural products and advertising, and exploring new integration forms of the two industries, which has resulted in a unique way of expression and a distinctive label for cultural branding.

Yanghuan Bao

investment partner of multiple funds and incubators such as BOHE Angel Fund, as well as Blue Rainbow Incubator and Miracle Light Fund under BGI

美国俄勒冈州立大学遗传学硕士，长江商学院MBA。现任苏州薄荷天使基金投资合伙人，华大集团旗下蓝色彩虹孵化器和奇迹之光基金投资合伙人，参与运营BGI生命健康创业加速营。曾在世界生命科学圣地“美国冷泉港实验室”工作四年，担任研究员和实验室主管。回国后从事生物医疗创投工作，参与投资、投后管理、创建、及指导20余家生物医药公司。入选《创业邦》评选的中国最活跃风险投资人名录。 Mr. Yanghuan Bao is a Master of Genetics of Oregon State University, and an MBA of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business. Currently, he is investment partner of multiple funds and incubators such as BOHE Angel Fund, as well as Blue Rainbow Incubator and Miracle Light Fund under BGI, and participates in the operation of BGI Life and Health Entrepreneurship Acceleration Camp. He worked for four years as a researcher and laboratory director at The Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, a world’s centre for life sciences. After returning to China, he has been engaged in bio-medical entrepreneurship and investment, and has invested, managed, established and guided over 20 bio-pharmaceutical companies. He was selected as an Active Investor in China by CY Zone.

Yichi Liu

student at Hangzhou Yungu School

杭州云谷学校初二学生，14岁。四岁起开始学习声乐、舞蹈和浙江地方戏——越剧，师从国家一级越剧演员俞会珍老师，其演绎的越剧经典唱段《手心手背都是肉》，两次登上央视的荧屏，受到董卿、马跃等嘉宾评委的好评。2011年她成为年龄最小的“浙江省文化志愿者”，从基层到央视，主持参与了各级文化志愿者活动60余次，其多次担任浙江省省级活动表演嘉宾，同时在省、市、乃至全国各级英语朗诵及演讲比赛中屡次获得大奖。 Yichi Liu , 14 years old, is an eighth-grade student at Hangzhou Yungu School. She began to learn vocal music, dance and Yue opera (a local opera in Zhe Jiang) at the age of four. Her Yue opera teacher is Yu Huizhen, a national first-class Yue opera actress. Her performance of a classic Yue opera excerpt, "Both are My Children", was highly acclaimed by Dong Qing and Ma Yue, judges of the show. In 2011, she became the youngest "Cultural volunteer of Zhejiang", and has hosted and participated in over 60 cultural volunteer activities at all levels. She has also been guest performer of provincial activities, and has won awards in English recitation and speech contests at all levels.

Zhihe Zhao

student majoring in Computer Science and Technology at XJTLU

Mr. Zhihe Zhao is a senior student majoring in Computer Science and Technology at XJTLU, and has been admitted as a Ph.D candidate by Duke University in Electronics and Computer Science, with an emphasis on AIoT (Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things). In his sophomore year, he suspended his study for a year to establish a smart home appliances company in partnership with a XJTLU alumni and attracted investment of millions of yuan. After that, he returned to XJTLU for further study with a new understanding of the smart industry. During his college years, he has published one SCI paper and two papers for top academic conferences. In April 2018, he presented his research results at the IEEE World Internet of Things Convention in Orlando, USA