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Professor Fan Mo’s research group at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, jointly with the UESTC Chengdu Research Institute, invites applications for postdoctoral positions in AI, robotics, intelligent manufacturing and related interdisciplinary fields.
On September 5, the Workshop on Foundational Education and Discipline Development for Embodied Intelligence, together with the second OpenAtom OpenLET Chengdu Working Group meeting, was held at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Professor Fan Mo presented the open research fund initiative.
From August 19 to 21, Professor Fan Mo joined an Oxford University high-level talent delegation visiting Suining, Sichuan, advancing exchanges on scientific innovation, technology transfer, platform development, talent collaboration, and industry–university–research cooperation.
On August 8, 2026, the Symposium on Frontier Interdisciplinary Research in Embodied Intelligence and Industrial Software was held at the Qingshuihe Campus of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). The event was jointly organized by UESTC’s School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and School of Electronic Science and Engineering. Experts and scholars from UESTC, Peking University, Southwest Jiaotong University, Guangzhou Huilipu Co., Ltd., Linquan Motor XXX, and other universities and enterprises attended the symposium. The event featured eight academic presentations covering recent advances in artificial intelligence, industrial software, multiphysics simulation, and independently controllable scientific computing platforms, as well as applications in permanent-magnet traction systems, aerospace special motor systems, and adaptive intelligent joint modules. Participants explored practical pathways for integrating AI with industrial software and for leveraging foundational algorithms and software platforms to empower equipment control and industrial applications.
At WAIC 2026, Professor Fan Mo of UESTC presented machine-learning-driven real-time process control and adaptive production, showing how production lines can sense, reason and evolve.
On July 15, the 2026 Chengdu · Chunhui International Young Scholars Exchange Event opened at the China-Europe Center in Chengdu Hi-tech Zone, attracting over 300 young scholars from around the world. Co-hosted by the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (under the Ministry of Education), the Sichuan Provincial Talent Office, and the Chengdu Municipal Talent Office, the event launched seven major service brands for returning overseas students and appointed four overseas "talent ambassadors." The event featured three dedicated industry matchmaking sessions focusing on: Future Transportation and Smart Cities, Future Medicine and Biomedicine, and AI, Robotics, and Aerospace Information. Supporting activities included venture capital networking and site visits to industrial parks, aiming to align overseas talent outcomes with Chengdu's key industrial chains. According to official data, Chengdu's total talent pool has reached 6.857 million, and the city has been named "China's Best City for Talent Attraction" for multiple consecutive years. If you would prefer a translation of the full news article instead, just let me know and I’ll provide that as well.
On July 11, 2026, OpenAtom OpenLET, a national open‑source embodied AI dataset community, launched a Chengdu working group at UESTC. It has open‑sourced 60,000+ minutes of real‑robot data to lower R&D barriers. The group will partner with local universities and enterprises to add southwest‑specific data, drive research and talent training, and empower smart manufacturing and humanoid robotics in western China.
On May 30, 2026, Prof. Fan Mo was elected to the board of the Marie Curie Alumni Association, becoming the first Chinese board member of the global association.
On April 5, 2026, the association held a sharing session on application experience for the 2026 national high-level talent program.
Prof. Fan Mo, head of the research group, was recently appointed as a Special Expert of the China International Science Exchange Foundation Expert Committee, reflecting both his research strength and his academic influence in the field.
From February 28 to March 1, 2026, the Fourth Beijing AI Industry Innovation and Development Conference was held at Phase II of the China National Convention Center in Beijing, bringing together leading scholars, government representatives, researchers, technology companies, and investors to showcase new progress in the AI ecosystem.
On February 13, 2026, the New Year special "Curie Forum x Jincheng Forum" Robotics session was held.
On February 7, 2026, the New Year special "Curie Forum x Jincheng Forum" FinTech and Corporate Innovation session was held.
On February 1, 2026, the New Year special "Curie Forum x Jincheng Forum" Life Sciences session was held.
From December 7 to 12, 2025, under the guidance of the Ministry of Education Department of International Cooperation and Exchange, the association joined the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange and other partners to organize the "Chunhui · Marie Curie Overseas Talent Shanghai Tour" for in-depth exchanges between overseas Marie Curie scholars and domestic universities and research institutes.
On December 6, 2025, the association and the MCAA chapters in Japan, India, and Southeast Asia jointly launched the online MCAA AsiaConnect 2025 Asian Research Innovation and Collaboration Summit, which attracted researchers, young scholars, and industry participants from Asia and Europe and accumulated more than 5,500 livestream views.
On November 30, 2025, the association held the Marie Curie Scholars Visit Imperial College event, creating a platform for Marie Curie scholars to exchange research and career development experience.
On November 29, 2025, the association and MCAA Finland Chapter jointly held the Marie Curie Meets Finland event, bringing together Marie Curie scholars from multiple Finnish universities for sharing on research, study abroad, and career development, with more than 5,200 online participants.
On November 23, 2025, the association organized the Marie Curie Scholars Visit Oxford event to promote communication and collaboration among scholars from different research fields.
On November 16, 2025, the first "Curie Forum" was held under the theme of digital twins, Web3D, virtual reality, and the metaverse.
The exoskeleton robot developed by Professor Cheng Hong’s team at UESTC has become a benchmark case in the reform of ownership of job-related scientific and technological achievements, thanks to its core technological breakthroughs and mature industrial application. The achievement fills a domestic gap in intelligent rehabilitation equipment, breaks the monopoly of foreign products in the high-end rehabilitation robot market, and has been used in more than 500 medical institutions, benefiting over 50,000 patients.
On October 26, 2025, the association held the Marie Curie Scholars Visit Cambridge event, bringing together scholars from the UK and across Europe for discussions on research collaboration and career development.
At ICoCTA 2025, UESTC Robotics Research Center undergraduate Hao Lin won Best Oral Presentation for her OIOC framework for unknown nonlinear systems, integrating neural observer, DREM, and critic network to ensure convergence and stability under relaxed excitation, highlighting the center's adaptive control strength.
From August 3 to 7, 2025, more than one hundred outstanding young scholars, renowned academicians, experts, and Marie Curie scholars from top universities including Harvard, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge gathered at HKUST (Guangzhou) in Nansha, Guangzhou for the third annual meeting of the association and the 2025 Global Youth Innovation Carnival.
From July 26 to 27, 2025, the 4th China Intelligent Rehabilitation Academic and Industrial Conference was held in Chongzhou, Chengdu. Under the theme “AI Empowering Rehabilitation Medicine,” the event promoted cooperation among government, medical institutions, academia, and enterprises, showcased intelligent powered exoskeleton robots and brain-computer interface motion-intention systems, and advanced collaboration between the UESTC Robotics Research Center and Chongzhou’s health-care industry.
From July 26 to 28, 2025, the association and the Chengdu Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences co-hosted the international exchange session of the CAS Chengdu Branch Young Scholars Conference, drawing participants from leading institutions across more than 20 countries and regions and an online audience of about 610,000 views.
On July 4, 2025, the "Marie Curie Scholars Beijing Salon" was officially launched as an offline exchange platform providing policy consultation and networking support for overseas scholars returning to China.
On June 28, 2025, the association held an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship application experience exchange together with EURAXESS China.
On June 12, 2025, the association held a special sharing session focused on MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship applications.
On November 30, 2024, the association co-organized the MCAA AsiaConnect 2024 Academic Forum, which concluded successfully with more than 7,700 online participants.
On November 24, 2024, the association and the Cambridge Chinese Students and Scholars Association successfully held a joint event with total online and offline participation exceeding 10,000.
On September 28-29, 2024, the International Young Scholars Exchange Conference and the second annual meeting of the MCAA Chinese Scholars Association were successfully held in Hangzhou in a hybrid format with strong support from government and academic partners.
At the “Future Night” event held on August 27, 2024, Cheng Hong, Director of the Robotics Research Center at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, shared how his team developed exoskeleton robots to help people with paralysis stand and walk again. The team’s exoskeleton robots had already been used in more than 100 hospitals, and Cheng hopes they will be applied in more clinical settings and help disabled elderly people achieve true human-machine collaboration.
On the evening of August 27, 2024, at the “Future Night: Let the Light of Technology Illuminate Cyber Civilization” event during the 2024 China Cyber Civilization Conference, Cheng Hong and Niu Yu delivered a speech titled “How the New Steel Was Tempered.” Cheng shared his team’s work on exoskeleton robots and their efforts to help people with disabilities stand and walk again. He hopes exoskeleton robots will be used in more clinical scenarios and help disabled elderly people achieve true “human-machine dancing.”
The UESTC International Young Scholars Forum, featuring a dedicated session of the Marie Curie Alumni Association Chinese Chapter, was held in Chengdu. Fan Mo attended as the Chapter’s Vice President and introduced its mission and activities.
On August 6, 2024, the MCAA Chinese Scholars Association session of the UESTC International Young Scholars Forum was held, attracting applications from 155 overseas scholars.
On June 29, 2024, more than 7,200 viewers joined an online session introducing the Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship and sharing application experience.
On June 2, 2024, the association supported the China-Europe Environmental Academic Salon, which drew more than 5,000 online viewers.
On May 30, 2024, the association and EURAXESS China jointly held a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship application experience sharing session with more than 2,200 online viewers.
On May 25, 2024, the association hosted its 2024 Spring Salon, which attracted more than 9,100 online viewers.
On March 15, 2024, MCAA China Chapter received the Best Chapter award during the 10th anniversary celebration of MCAA.
On October 14, 2023, the association participated in the 2023 China-UK Science and Technology Summit as a supporting organization.
On May 13, 2023, the association organized an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship application workshop for Germany and the UK together with CESEES and other partner organizations.
On May 10, 2023, the association organized an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship application workshop together with EURAXESS China and other partner organizations.
On April 1-2, 2023, the first annual meeting of the MCAA Chinese Scholars Association and the China-Europe Forum on Science and Technology Talent was held in Munich in a hybrid format, attracting more than 50 in-person delegates from over 20 countries and more than 6,500 online viewers.
On March 19, 2023, the association joined EURAXESS China and other partners to launch a Horizon Europe Young Talent Program application webinar that received strong responses from the academic community and wide reposting by official and academic platforms.
