AI × Engineering · Talent · Governance
I hold a PhD in Higher Education from Tsinghua University and a BSc in Computer Science from Jilin University. I lead a Ministry of Education Youth Fund project on how AI changes engineering tasks and reshapes the competencies engineers need, and I am extending this work to the governance of AI in professional practice. Before this, as a lead writer on several Chinese Academy of Engineering advisory projects, I built a body of work on engineering education strategy and international governance.
MOE Youth Fund project as PIAI and engineering competencies
journal articles6 as first or sole author
books1 monograph as first author
policy reports7 as first author
endorsed by central and ministerial leaders4 more adopted
Research
One question runs through my work: what happens to engineering tasks, competencies and institutions when AI enters engineering practice. My earlier work on engineering education strategy and international governance is the foundation.
As AI enters engineering practice, which tasks are restructured and what new competencies do engineers need?
My Youth Fund project explains how AI reshapes engineers' competency structure through task restructuring, and looks at new roles created by generative AI.
When AI takes part in engineering decisions and knowledge production, how should oversight, accountability, qualifications and professional standards adapt?
I carry experience with engineering standards, accreditation and mutual recognition over to AI, and study how technology competition and controls affect AI talent mobility and research collaboration.
How should universities and engineering education systems adapt their programmes, disciplines and international rules to technological change and global competition?
Comparative research for Chinese Academy of Engineering projects on interdisciplinary engineering education, the academic discipline, a global engineering education database and mutual recognition of engineers.
Selected works
Chinese titles are given with English translations in brackets. The 中文页面 has the full list.
Projects
Task change in AI-embedded engineering practice and the reshaping of competency requirements for engineers
Ministry of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences Youth Fund
Engineering capacity building, engineering education and database development in developed countries
Commissioned by the MOE Education Management Information Center
International comparison of engineering education as an academic discipline
Building a home-grown system for educating young engineering talent
Strategies for a global engineering education database
Engineer governance systems connected to engineering education
Curriculum vitae
I welcome academic exchange and collaboration on AI and engineering talent, engineering education and related policy research. My Youth Fund project includes company case studies, and I would like to hear from firms using AI in engineering settings.