Bringing together renowned scholars and young talents from domestic and international fields of artificial intelligence, smart decision-making, and port technology, the conference engaged in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge theories, technological applications, and interdisciplinary integration. This significantly facilitated the Academic Committee of the Key Laboratory for Digital Port Technologies in fulfilling core responsibilities such as academic guidance, strategic planning, and resource integration.

During the academic seminar on the 18th, Professor Chao Qian from Nanjing University delivered a lecture titled "Evolutionary Learning: From Theory to Practice", systematically expounding the core theories of evolutionary learning and its innovative applications in fields such as chip layout and wireless network optimization. His team's achievements have been industrially implemented at Huawei. Professor Peng Wu from Fuzhou University focused on the transportation sector, sharing a robust scheduling method for customized commuter buses considering uncertain travel times, whose research has received good comments from provincial and ministerial leaders. Dr. Huanlai Xing from Southwest Jiaotong University presented cutting-edge advancements in semantic communication, analyzing key challenges and development pathways in the field. Additionally, four research presentations by students from the University of Nottingham Ningbo China demonstrated the innovative vitality of young scholars, providing a reference for identifying and cultivating reserve academic talent.

On the 19th, the Academic Committee meeting was chaired by Professor Yaochu Jin from Westlake University as Director. Dr. Dave Towey, Head of the Computer Science Department, delivered an opening introduction, followed by a report from Professor Ruibin Bai, Laboratory Director, on the laboratory's achievements over the past five years since its establishment and future development plans as a key laboratory. Eighteen committee members including Professor Yaochu Jin (Westlake University), Professor Ling Wang (Tsinghua University), and Professor Mengjie Zhang (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), along with Professor Sean He from the laboratory, delivered important speeches. They engaged in in-depth discussions on topics such as the laboratory's development plan, academic direction refinement, interdisciplinary research, and industry-university-research cooperation mechanisms. Through reviewing research progress and formulating technical roadmaps, the committee effectively fulfilled its responsibility of guiding the laboratory's academic directions. Dr. Shuo Pang from Zhejiang Donghai Laboratory delivered a keynote speech titled "Following the Scent: How Robots Can Smell Their Way to a Target", unraveling the technical mysteries of olfactory navigation for underwater robots and providing new perspectives for the committee to broaden research horizons and lay out cutting-edge fields. Participants also visited the research platforms of the Digital Port Technology Laboratory and the Computer Vision and Perception Laboratory. By gaining on-site insights into the latest achievements in digital port technology, the committee was able to more accurately evaluate research effectiveness and promote the optimization of resource allocation and the implementation of industry-university-research collaboration.

The successful convening of this conference not only established a high-end exchange platform for interdisciplinary innovation in artificial intelligence and digital port technology but also, through diverse formats such as academic seminars, strategic deliberations, and field visits, assisted the Academic Committee of the Key Laboratory for Digital Port Technologies in efficiently fulfilling its roles in academic leadership, decision-making consultation, and industry empowerment. This has laid a solid foundation for the laboratory to focus on national strategic needs and promote the deep integration of smart decision-making technologies with smart ports and the marine economy. It is reported that taking this conference as an opportunity, the laboratory will further strengthen collaborative innovation under the committee's guidance, accelerate the transformation of research achievements, and contribute to the construction of digital ports and the high-quality development of China's marine economy.