JZMU Held Academic Symposium on AI-Empowered Prevention and Control of Zoonoses

From July 17^th to 19^th, the Academic Symposium on AI-Empowered Prevention and Control of Zoonoses, hosted by JZMU and organized by the university’s School of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine (Affiliated Animal Hospital) and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, was held in Jinzhou.

With the theme of “AI Empowerment, Precise Prevention and Control,” the conference brought together well-known domestic experts and scholars as well as young backbones to conduct in-depth discussions and interactive exchanges on topics such as digital technology assisting source prevention and control of epidemics, intelligent early warning of emerging infectious diseases, and multidisciplinary integration.

Numerous experts and scholars were present at the meeting, including Researcher Jin Ningyi, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Professor Chen Qijun, winner of the 4^th“National Award for Innovation and Excellence” and former President of Shenyang Agricultural University; Professor Liao Ming, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering and Chairman of the Animal Infectious Diseases Branch of the Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine; Researchers Liu Wei, Li Xiao, Li Chang, and others from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences; Professor Ma Mingxiao, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Shenyang Agricultural University; Bi Yuhai, Researcher at the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor Zhang Guozhong, Vice Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at China Agricultural University, and Professor Sun YipengCollege of Veterinary Medicine at China Agricultural University; Researcher Li Bin, Vice President of the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Guo Jianshun, Editor-in-Chief of the Editorial Department of Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science; Researcher Zhou Peng of the Guangzhou Laboratory; and experts, scholars, and young backbones from universities and research institutes such as Nankai University, Jilin University, Shandong First Medical University, the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. President Qu Wei,Vice-President Jiang Huamao attended the meeting. The opening ceremony of the conference was presided over by Jiang Huamao.

This academic symposium featured a total of 14 expert keynote reports and 4 special reports by young scholars. Centering on the core concept of “One Health” and using artificial intelligence technology as a link, it broke down disciplinary barriers among medicine, veterinary medicine, bioinformatics, and other fields through keynote reports, thematic discussions, and youth presentations, showcasing the applications and innovative achievements of digital technology in the field of zoonosis prevention and control.