The 14th Research Symposium for Chinese PhD Students and Scholars in Australia

The 14th Research Symposium was held on 26 November 2022 at Monash University's Clayton Campus — the first in-person edition since the pandemic began. It ran in two parts: a Melbourne symposium and a Suzhou Forum on the China side.

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Opening

• Introduction and welcome — Ms Yuxi Li, President, CAPS Australia
• Opening remarks — Mr Zeng Jianhua, Acting Consul-General, Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Melbourne
• Welcome address — Prof. Susan Elliot AM, Provost and Senior Vice-President, Monash University

Plenary speakers

• Prof. Huanting Wang FTSE — ARC Australian Laureate Fellow, Monash University. Director of the ARC Research Hub for Energy-efficient Separation; founding director of the Monash Centre for Membrane Innovation.
• Prof. Xin Meng FASSA — Professor of Economics, Australian National University. Led the Rural–Urban Migration in China (RUMiC) project over nine survey waves.

Panel discussion

Research translation and industry engagement in the context of sustainable development goals

• Prof. Huanting Wang FTSE — Monash University
• Prof. Jiti Gao FASSA — Donald Cochrane Chair of Business and Economics, Monash Business School
• Prof. Anona Armstrong AM — Emeritus Professor, Victoria University
• Prof. Dong (Tracy) Ruan — Department Chair of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
• A/Prof. David Goodwin — Head of Industry & External Engagement, Victoria University

Moderator: Dr Yongqiang Li, Senior Lecturer in Law, Victoria University

Parallel sessions

Six disciplinary sessions ran concurrently from 12:30 to 14:45.

Session 1 — Biomedical, Health and Life Science

Co-chairs: Dr Rong Xu (Monash University), Ms Danxi Zhu (Monash University) Invited speakers: Dr Hong-Jian Zhu (University of Melbourne), Prof. Di Yu (University of Queensland)

Session 2 — Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Environment

Co-chairs: Dr Zijun Yong (RMIT University), Mr Yitong Li (Swinburne University of Technology) Invited speakers: A/Prof. Chenghua Sun (Swinburne University of Technology), Dr Gang (Kevin) Li (University of Melbourne), Prof. Zongyan Zhou (Jiangxi University of Science and Technology)

Session 3 — Computer Science and Information Technology

Co-chairs: Dr Zhengyi Yang (UNSW), Mr Mingfeng Qi (Swinburne University of Technology) Invited speakers: Prof. Zhifeng Bao (RMIT University), Dr Xingliang Yuan (Monash University)

Session 4 — Architecture, Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Co-chairs: Dr Nic Bao (RMIT University), Mr Junli Liu (RMIT University) Invited speakers: Prof. Xiaodong Huang (Swinburne University of Technology), A/Prof. Rebecca Yang (RMIT University)

Session 5 — Physics, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Co-chairs: Dr Guiyuan Cao (Swinburne University of Technology), Dr Fei Zhao (RMIT University), Dr Linnan Jia (Swinburne University of Technology) Invited speakers: A/Prof. James W. M. Chon (Swinburne University of Technology), Dr Haoran Ren (Monash University)

Session 6 — Social Sciences, Business and Humanities

Co-chairs: Mr Zhongjie Zhang (University of Melbourne), Ms Caiyan Tang (University of Sydney), Ms Miao Hu (Ausintelli Technology) Invited speakers: Prof. John Newman (Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta; Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash University), Dr Sophia Duan (RMIT University), Dr Catherine Lou (Victoria University)

Career workshop

How to land your dream job in research and industry — Dr Meiling Han, Dr Emma Xu, Mr Jacky Sun. Moderator: Dr Danzi (Daisy) Song.

Partners

• Principal Partner — KEXIN Digital Technology (Beijing), a subsidiary of CNPIEC
• Conference Partner — Monash University
• Co-organiser — Australia Chinese Association for Biomedical Sciences (ACABS)
• Sponsors — ACASE, Eureka Technology Innovation & Investment, HungryPanda