【Online Workshop Scene】

Prof. Zhou Minghui, Vice Dean of the School of Computer Science at Peking University, first reviewed the history of communications between the two institutions. Benefiting from the strong exchange foundation and mutual trust established through previous online meeting and in-person academic visit since January 2026, both sides have developed a shared vision for long-term international collaboration. This workshop represents a significant outcome of their sustained exchanges and ongoing engagement. She noted that, building upon this consensus, the two institutions would further explore more concrete, diverse, and sustainable pathways for cooperation to elevate academic exchange and research collaboration to a higher level.

In his opening remarks, Prof. Hu Zhenjiang, Dean of the School of Computer Science at Peking University, warmly welcomed all participants. He introduced the School’s broad-spectrum research structure, including its seven research institutes and one research center, as well as the eight representatives attending the workshop. He emphasized that the workshop would serve as a high-level platform for academic exchange and mark an important starting point for deeper future cooperation between the two institutions.

This was followed by remarks from Prof. Abdullah Saad Sultan, Dean of the College of Computing and Mathematics at KFUPM. He highlighted the opportunities brought by the continuously strengthening China–Saudi Arabia bilateral relationship and later briefly introduced the college’s academic structure and its undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs.

【Remarks by the Deans from two institutions】

The workshop was jointly moderated by Prof. Bian Kaigui from Peking University and Prof. Yahya Ismail Osais from KFUPM. The event was open to faculty, with more than 60 faculty members from both universities participating online.

During the presentation session by research teams, 12 faculty members from both institutions shared the latest research developments, team structures, and representative achievements in areas including, but not limited to, computer architecture, software engineering, network systems, data science, visual computing, natural language processing, and embodied intelligence. In the subsequent breakout discussions session, participants engaged in detailed exchanges on topics such as the establishment of joint laboratories and co-supervision of student programs, while also conducting preliminary discussions on building long-term cooperation mechanisms.

【Research Team Presentations】

At the closing part of the workshop, Prof. Hu Zhenjiang welcomed KFUPM students who will participate in the upcoming summer school at the School of Computer Science, PKU. Both sides expressed their hope that the workshop would serve as a new starting point for advancing research collaboration and talent cultivation between Chinese and Saudi universities, providing new energy for international education and technological innovation.