On December 14, 2022, Wang Xiangyu, a world-renowned scholar and European Academy of Sciences Fellow (EUAS), and his delegation visited National Virtual Reality Innovation Center (hereinafter referred to as “NCVR”) for technical guidance and exchanges. Sun Qimin, deputy general manager of Nanchang Virtual Reality Research Co.,Ltd.(hereinafter referred to as the “Institute”) which led the establishment of NCVR, warmly received the delegation.
Sun Qimin, deputy general manager of the Institute, introduced the latest achievements, construction goals and future planning of NCVR to Academician Wang Xiangyu and his delegation. During the discussion, Academician Wang Xiangyu discussed in depth the cutting-edge technology issues in the VR field with multiple scientists, and said that the current R&D directions and achievements of NCVR are advanced. He suggested that NCVR should continue to focus on key generic technology breakthrough in the industry in the future, so as to create national value for China's virtual reality development.
About Academician Wang Xiangyu：
Wang Xiangyu is a pioneer and practitioner of industry-university-research integration; former chief scientist of Woodside, an Australian Energy Group (one of the top 10 listed companies); and founder and chairman of Curtin Advanced Technology Research and Innovation Alliance (CATRINA) from Australia, which is regarded as a successful benchmark with far-reaching influence in the field of industry-university-research integration. Wang Xiangyu proposed the concept and knowledge system of "engineering brain", which was widely applied in energy, mining, infrastructure, construction and other industries with the support of CATRINA and the Engineering Brain Asia Institute, generating global economic benefits at the amount of billions of dollars.
Tenured chair professor at Curtin University in Australia; once a member of the ARC College of Experts in Australia (equivalent to a division director of National Natural Science Foundation of China, or a division director of NSF in the United States); winner of a national talent award program; European Academy of Sciences Fellow (EUAS); and one of Highly-Cited Researchers evaluated by Clarivate.