Shanghai, July 18--At the "AI for the Real World" forum during the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), YUAN Yang, Associate Professor at Tsinghua University's Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, delivered a keynote speech--Calculus of Intelligence: A Theoretical Framework for Agents and unveiled iFuture, a new academic journal focusing on artificial intelligence(AI), alongside its supporting platform, Oscholar, demonstrating a fresh approach to academic publishing and research paradigms in the age of AI.Launched by Tsinghua University...

Tsinghua University Press honor two of the world's leading experts in nanoscience and nanotechnologyTwo outstanding scientists have been awarded the annual Nano Research Award which is sponsored by Tsinghua University Press (TUP). Professor Xiangfeng Duan is the Distinguished Professor at University of California, Los Angeles. Professor Akira Fujishima is the Professor at Institute of Photochemistry and Photofunctional Materials, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.Professor Xiangfeng DuanProfessor Xiangfeng Duan has been awarded the Nano Research Award for his pion...

It is our great pleasure to announce and congratulate the awardees of the 2026 Carbon Future Young Investigator Award. Established in 2024, this award recognizes young researchers (PhD student or postdoctoral researcher) who have demonstrated exceptional research potential and innovative capabilities in the fields of carbon materials, carbon catalysis, low-carbon energy, or chemical engineering. Since the initiation of the event in 2026, we have received over one hundred outstanding nominations from around the world. Following a meticulous screening and unbiased review process by the...

Tsinghua University Press has launched Health Engineering, a new international open-access journal designed to unite engineering, biotechnology, and medical science in addressing some of the most pressing global health challenges. The journal aims to accelerate research that applies engineering principles to improve health outcomes, enable earlier disease intervention, and support the transition from treatment-focused medicine toward proactive health management.As populations age and chronic diseases continue to rise worldwide, researchers are increasingly turning to engineering-base...

The inaugural issue of Cybernetics and Intelligence, a global open access journal hosted by Tsinghua University and published by Tsinghua University Press, was officially released in March 2026 on both IEEE Xplore and SciOpen. This marks the official launch of an international academic publication dedicated to the cutting-edge interdisciplinary research at the intersection of cybernetics and intelligence science.About the JournalThe founding philosophy of Cybernetics and Intelligence stems from the rich legacy of cybernetics. As early as the 1940s, Norbert Wiener proposed the concept...

It is my great pleasure and excitement to announce the launch of a new journal, Cybernetics and Intelligence, which will publish original, high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers and review articles on cutting-edge breakthroughs and insightful discoveries in cybernetics and intelligence.The connection between cybernetics and intelligence dates back to the 1940s when Norbert Wiener coined the term “cybernetics” to discuss the similarity between brain and computers, leading to the birth of modern automation and the beginning of machine intelligence. With the rapid advancement of ...