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We are pleased to announce that Professor Shuo-Yen Robert Li, Director of the Li Institute of Mathematical Technology and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Information Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Academician of the National Academy for Artificial Intelligence (NAAI), and IEEE Life Fellow, has been elected Academician of the World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (WAAC) in recognition of his outstanding impact on the fundamental theories of information and intelligence.
Professor Li is a founding figure of Network Coding Theory. Together with his collaborators, he introduced the linear network coding framework, in which data packets are algebraically mixed at network nodes, thereby breaking through the traditional store-and-forward routing paradigm and dramatically improving transmission efficiency in multicast and other complex network scenarios. In the broader landscape of information science, he has systematically developed Algebraic Switching Theory, elevating switching network problems to a unified framework of abstract algebraic structures. His work on martingales of patterns, presented in representative publications such as A Martingale Approach to the Study of Occurrence of Sequence Patterns in Repeated Experiments, has been widely cited in textbooks and monographs on stochastic processes. Professor Li’s contributions to network coding and algebraic switching provide key mathematical languages for building highly reliable, high-throughput and interpretable intelligent infrastructures. His probabilistic perspective based on martingales of patterns offers powerful tools for understanding the predictability and explainability of complex behaviours and temporal patterns, laying a solid foundation for WAAC’s research agenda in artificial consciousness and intelligent systems.
- Global Collaboration and Academic Ecosystem
Academicians of the World Academy for Artificial Consciousness hail from institutions such as Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Cambridge, the University of California, the French Academy of Sciences, the University of Padua, the University of Queensland, Columbia University, and the University of Exeter. Honorary Academicians come from a wide range of countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Canada, Australia, Spain, and China. In addition, leading scientists from prominent research institutes and technology companies—such as Google, the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and ZEEKR—also participate.
- About WAAC
The World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (https://www.waac.ac/) is a global academic institution established in Paris in 2025. Its mission is to advance frontier research and international collaboration in artificial consciousness through the integration of science, technology, and philosophy. The Academy publishes open research, policy recommendations, evaluation standards, and more. The current President is Academician Yucong Duan, and the Secretary-General is Dr. Yingbo Li. The Honorary Academician List: On May 3, 2025, WAAC released its first batch of Top 100 Honorary Academicians, recognizing scholars who have made foundational or leading contributions to the theory of artificial consciousness.