SIAT Hosts PIFI day on Next-Generation AI Infrastructure

How can we build the computing foundation for the next generation of AI? Last week, the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) gathered leading global experts to explore the answers.

The PIFI DAY International Academic Conference on “AI-Native Infrastructure: Foundations and Algorithmic Frontiers” was successfully held in Shenzhen from October 23 to 26.

Over the four-day event, the conference featured a diverse program including keynote speeches, workshops, and lab tours, facilitating in-depth exchanges between young researchers and senior scientists.

In the opening address, Dr. LI Ye, Director of the Institute of Advanced Computing and Digital Engineering and Chinese host of the PIFI group, emphasized the importance of bringing together top scientists worldwide to discuss next-generation computing architectures and algorithmic frameworks for future intelligent systems.

Professor Jacek Blazewicz, a member of the European Academy of Sciences from Poznan University of Technology, delivered a keynote speech on the “Application of Graph Theory to Genomics.” He praised the event as a high-level international platform dedicated to fundamental research, algorithmic innovation, and practical applications in AI and computing science.

Professor Thomas Kunz, another PIFI team lead from Carleton University in Canada, presented on “Applying LLMs in Network Management and Cybersecurity.” He commended the conference for gathering top minds from around the globe in one venue.

The conference brought together more than 15 distinguished experts from countries including Poland, Canada, Belarus, the UK, and Australia, along with scholars from Tianjin University, Xidian University, City University of Hong Kong, and Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen.

 Experts across the globe. (Image by SIAT)