On the afternoon of March 4, 2025, the Graduate School of the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP) successfully held the fourth session of the Baiwang Youth Forum. The forum aims to foster a rich academic atmosphere, facilitate in-depth exchanges and collaboration among young scholars within and outside the institute, and promote interdisciplinary integration and collaborative innovation.

The event featured invited keynote speeches by Professor Yong Xu and Associate Professor Shuo Yang from Tsinghua University. Nearly a hundred experts, scholars, and graduate students, including Academician Changpu Sun of the CAEP Graduate School, attended the forum. The session was chaired by Libin Fu, Deputy Dean (Acting Head of Administration) of the Graduate School.

Academician Changpu Sun delivered the opening remarks, extending a warm welcome to the invited speakers and participants. He emphasized that the Baiwang Youth Forum, as a high-level academic exchange platform, serves as a bridge for intellectual interaction among young scholars from various fields, facilitating academic innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration. He encouraged attendees to actively exchange ideas, engage in discussions, and explore cutting-edge research topics, expressing his hope that the forum would yield productive and impactful results.

Keynote Presentations

Professor Yong Xu delivered a presentation titled From Quantum Mechanics to Material Discovery: First-Principles Meets Artificial Intelligence. He reviewed the century-long journey from quantum mechanics to material discovery and discussed new opportunities arising from the integration of first-principles calculations with artificial intelligence. He introduced the DeepH method, a deep-learning-based Hamiltonian approach that maintains the accuracy of first-principles calculations while significantly improving computational efficiency. The method demonstrates exceptional learning and generalization capabilities and holds great potential for applications in AI-driven physics and material discovery.

Associate Professor Shuo Yang presented on A New Framework for Quantum Phases in Open Systems: Steady State of Imaginary-Time Lindbladian Evolution. His research focused on quantum phase transitions in open quantum systems, highlighting the limitations of conventional approaches that primarily study the steady states of real-time Lindbladian evolution. As an alternative, he proposed a novel framework based on imaginary-time Lindbladian evolution, revealing new universal behaviors near quantum critical points. These discoveries deepen the understanding of quantum phase transitions in open quantum systems and pave the way for systematic research in this area.

Forum Impact and Future Directions

The Baiwang Youth Forum has established itself as a premier academic exchange platform for young scholars in CAEP’s specialized disciplines. It also plays a crucial role in enhancing the scientific and engineering literacy of researchers and engineers, fostering interdisciplinary innovation, and laying a solid foundation for groundbreaking discoveries. Leveraging its high-level integration of science and education, the CAEP Graduate School will continue to host the Baiwang Youth Forum series, broadening the academic horizons of young scholars, deepening scholarly dialogue, and strengthening its position as a hub for scientific and talent development. Through these initiatives, the Graduate School aims to make greater contributions to national technological self-reliance and high-quality development.

Submitted by: Research and Planning Office