Winner. Rector of the Year 2021

Zhaohui Wu

Academic title, degree: Professor, Ph.D.
Position: President
Institution: Zhejiang University
Country: China

Professor Wu Zhaohui is a Chinese computer scientist. He was born in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, in December 1966. His father, Wu Xuequan, was the academic director of Wenzhou No. 7 High School.

Wu entered Zhejiang University in 1984, where he received his Ph.D. in computer science (in 1993).

Since 2007, he has been an assistant to the University President, and after that, he became the Vice-President and the Executive Vice-President. Wu Zhaohui was a Professor at the College of Computer Science and Technology at Zhejiang University before being named the President of the University (in May 2015).

Currently, he also serves as Director of the National Panel of Modern Service Industry, Chairman of the China Association of Inventions (CAI), and the Vice-President of the China Association of Higher Education (CAHE).

His research covers cyborg intelligence, artificial intelligence, service computing, and computational intelligence.

Professor Dr. Wu is a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), IEEE, China Computer Federation (CCF), Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI), and Chinese Association of Automation (CAA).

Dr. Wu’s primary research is focused on computer science and technology. He was a Chief Scientist in the 973 Project and an information expert in the 863 Project.

He was also a winner of the National Fund for Distinguished Young Scientists, a first-tier talent in the National Talents Program, the second-prize winner of the State Technological Invention Award, the second-prize winner of the State Scientific & Technological Progress Award, and the winner of the Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation of the Ho Leung & Ho Lee Foundation. One of his studies was listed among the Top Ten Achievements in Science and Technology of Chinese Universities in 2016.

In 2017, he was elected to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.