Prof. Zhongliang Deng (CAE Academician)

Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, China

Zhongliang Deng was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2025. He is an expert in communications, networking, and wireless positioning, a fellow of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, President of Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, and a professor at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). He received his Ph.D. from Tsinghua University in 1994, conducted postdoctoral research at Beihang University (1994–1996), and joined BUPT as a professor in 1996. He was a senior visiting scholar at the University of Southern California (2002–2003), was named one of the Top 10 Scientific and Technological Innovators of 2014, and was elected a fellow of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2019. His research focuses on wireless network positioning, addressing high precision, wide coverage, seamless indoor–outdoor connectivity, and low-cost solutions. As the lead contributor, he has received three National Awards for Technological Invention and National Awards for Science and Technology Progress, multiple first-class provincial/ministerial awards, the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award (2016), and the National Innovation Excellence Award (2020).

Senior engineer Lantu Guo (Changjiang Scholar)

The 22nd Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, China

Lantu Guo, Senior engineer, Changjiang scholar, head of a national innovation team, doctoral supervisor, professor at Harbin Engineering University, fellow of the China Institute of Communications, council member of the Chinese society of control, vice chairman of the Radio Wave Propagation Branch of the Chinese Institute of Electronics, chief scientist of the national Key R&D Program, and director of major scientific research instrument projects of the national natural science foundation of China.

Speech Title: Research on the Development Process and Key Technologies of Space-Based Electromagnetic Environment Sensing Constellations

Prof. Renfu Li (ASME Fellow | IEEE Member)

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Renfu Li is a second-class professor, doctoral supervisor, and high-level talent of Hubei Province. He is an ASME Fellow, AIAA Associate Fellow, and IEEE member. He is the founder of the School of Aerospace Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Director of the Aeroengine and Gas Turbine Research Institute, Director of the Intelligent Unmanned Flight Systems Institute, and a member of the HUST Academic Committee. Invited by the former president of HUST, he returned to China to establish the aerospace discipline and school. He has served as a judge and leader of major national projects and received multiple national science and technology awards. A renowned international aerospace expert, he has published over 150 papers and holds over 80 patents. He is an Associate Editor of AIAA Journal, an editorial board member of Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, and Associate Editor of Aerial Weapons. He is also a member of the Ministry of Education’s 13th and 14th Five-Year aerospace textbook editorial committees. His research focuses on aerodynamics, aircraft design, engine and propulsion integration, intelligent flight control and guidance, multi-satellite/agent cooperative formation, and intelligent equipment.

Prof. Gang Zhang (National Talent)

Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Gang Zhang is a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), a national high-level young talent, and deputy director of the Key Laboratory of Emergency Space Vehicle Technology (MIIT). He also leads the HIT Young Scientist Studio. His research focuses on spacecraft orbital dynamics and control. He has published over 60 SCI papers as first/corresponding author, including more than 20 in Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics and IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (IEEE TAES). He serves as Associate Editor for IEEE TAES, Astrodynamics (Springer), and editorial board member for Aerospace, JNUAA (English), and Journal of Astronautics (Youth). He has led projects funded by NSFC, National 863 Program, and provincial agencies, and contributed to Chang'e-4's microsatellite "Longjiang-2" (orbit design/control) and Gaofen satellite mission planning. He holds 15 patents. His awards include the First National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation in Aerospace, a second prize of Heilongjiang Natural Science, a first prize of Heilongjiang Science and Technology Progress, and a first prize in teaching achievement.