Welcome to the School of Automation of Wuhan University of Technology!
On the morning of May 19， 2025， the Boya Forum of the School of Automation was successfully held in Conference Room 327 of Qiushi Building． The invited guest speakers of this lecture—Professor Xu Yan from Nanyang Technological University （NTU）， Singapore， and Professor Feng Xue from Singapore University of Technology and Design （SIT）—delivered profound and vivid academic reports to the on－site faculty and students under the themes of ＂Coordinated Planning， Operation， and Energy Trading of Distributed Resources in Microgrids＂ and ＂Future Ship and Systems Design （FSSD） R＆D Programme，＂ respectively． Dean Zhou Keliang of the School of Automation， along with more than 20 young faculty members and postgraduate students， attended the event， which was hosted by Teacher Hou Hui， Director of the Department of New Energy and Power．
At the beginning of the event， Dean Zhou Keliang provided a detailed introduction to the development history， disciplinary construction， and enrollment information of the School of Automation． He stated that the school has always been committed to building high－quality academic platforms for students and faculty， hoping to further enhance the school＇s academic standards through exchanges and cooperation with outstanding scholars at home and abroad． Meanwhile， Dean Zhou sincerely hoped that Professor Xu Yan and others could recommend talented individuals for the school， injecting new vitality into its development．
Subsequently， after a brief introduction of the attendees from both sides， Professor Xu Yan and Professor Feng Xue delivered their reports in turn． Professor Xu Yan introduced his team＇s work on microgrids from multiple perspectives， including coordinated planning， operation， and energy trading； Professor Feng Xue also shared her team＇s research in the fields of marine power， shore power， and related areas． After the reports， faculty and students actively raised questions to the two professors around the lecture themes． The professors patiently answered the questions and engaged in interactive discussions with the attendees， creating a strong academic atmosphere on site．
Academic exchanges promote development， and intellectual collisions inspire new chapters． This academic lecture not only brought cutting－edge academic knowledge to the faculty and students of the School of Automation， broadening their academic horizons， but also built a bridge for communication with outstanding scholars at home and abroad． In the future， the school will continue to actively carry out academic exchange activities， driving disciplinary construction and talent cultivation to new heights．