On August 29, the first academic symposium on Underwater Information Perception and Communication was held in Nantong. LIU Ke, Executive Deputy Director of the Department of Information Sciences at the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and YIN Jingwei, Vice President of Harbin Engineering University (HEU), attended and addressed the event.
YIN Jingwei emphasized that the symposium aims to establish a high-level exchange platform, promote in-depth collaboration between academia and industry, timely communicate industry demands and technical challenges, showcase fundamental research and technological advances by young scholars, strengthen original and pioneering basic research and technological development, and deepen the integration of industry, academia, research, and application. He expressed hope that the symposium would further advance basic research, collaborative innovation, and practical applications in the field of underwater information perception and communication.
LIU Ke highlighted the importance of enhancing original basic research and key technological breakthroughs among relevant institutions. He urged participants to build consensus, foster collaborative innovation, and explore new mechanisms and methods for underwater information processing.
Eight experts and scholars, including Academician YAO Jianquan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, delivered keynote speeches. Their reports covered a wide range of cutting-edge topics such as cross-medium communication, underwater acoustic equipment and systems, sonar technology, information countermeasures, technologies related to unmanned platforms, optical communication and sensing, intelligent network optimization, and dynamic channel communication—addressing technical needs, application scenarios, and research progress in these areas.
The symposium featured two parallel sessions where 36 experts and scholars shared insights on project backgrounds, research progress, and existing challenges related to projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
The symposium brought together leading experts from across the country to thoroughly discuss development trends, key scientific issues, and disruptive technological directions in underwater information perception and communication. It facilitated the exchange of the latest research outcomes and encouraged intellectual exchange and interdisciplinary cooperation.
