Prof. Xuegang Hu was invited by the School of Computer and Electronic Information/School of Artificial Intelligence to give a talk in our school on Nov. 6, 2020. The title of the report is "Thoughts on the Construction of First-Class Professionals". The report was presided over by Prof. Genlin Ji, dean of the School of Computer and Electronic Information/School of Artificial Intelligence.

 

Prof. Hu’s report introduced the national first-class majors and the requirements and related work for the construction of first-class majors, and summarized talent training and professional construction from seven aspects: goals, specifications, operations, monitoring, research, construction and development. This report provided guidance for the construction of new engineering disciplines, first-class professional construction and engineering education certification in our college, and the teachers benefited a lot. The college will take the opportunity of the new round of talent training programs and the application of first-class majors to strengthen the construction of new engineering and first-class majors, and establish a first-class national major with characteristics as soon as possible.

 

Short Bio:

Prof. Xuegang Hu is a second-level professor and a doctoral supervisor. Currently, he is a member of the Computer Professional Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education, Chairman of the Computer Education Research Association of Anhui University, a member of the Standing Committee of the Education Committee of the China Computer Society, Director of the Department of Education of Anhui Province, and the Working Committee of the China University Computer Education MOOC Alliance. Prof. Hu's main research direction is data mining and knowledge engineering. In recent years, he has presided over scientific research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Special Fund for Doctoral Programs of the Ministry of Education, the Science and Technology Strong Police, and the Provincial Technology Research Project. He has published more than 100 papers, trained more than 100 master students, and supervised nearly 30 doctoral students.