Center Introduction

        The Research Center for Social Intelligence at Fudan University was established in May 2024, based in the School of Computer Science and collaborating closely with the School of Management, School of Social Development and Public Policy, School of Journalism, and School of International Relations and Public Affairs. The center is led by Professor Xiao-Ming Fu, a member of the European Academy of Sciences and an IEEE Fellow, as the chief scientist. The team consists of 8 professors and associate professors, as well as more than 20 master's and doctoral students. Research areas include the Internet, Internet of Things, edge intelligence, cloud-edge collaborative computing, online social networks, big data, social intelligence computing (AI for Social Sciences), digital city governance, digital economy, and smart healthcare. The center is well-equipped with GPU resources and other hardware, and has dedicated office space (500m^2).

Center Vision

Innovation in Advanced Intelligent Governance Technologies

        Based on breakthroughs in major complex scientific issues in urban governance, we aim to achieve international advanced levels in method design, technology research, and evaluation systems in fields such as science and technology innovation, trade, finance, and shipping. We focus on forming an iterative and evolving technology system in key areas such as sensing-computing-storage integrated networks, cognitive computing for social governance, intelligent decision-making and services, and digital twin platforms, to promote the integrated development and regulation of urban tri-space.

Building an International Cooperation Network

        Continuously overcoming challenges such as the closed and fragmented traditional urban governance structure and the complexity and diversity of governance scenarios, we integrate new-generation intelligent information technology with urban governance systems. We aim to achieve integrated innovation in multiple fields such as economic development, residents' lives, and social governance, highlighting the demonstration effect of co-construction, co-governance, and shared governance systems, significantly enhancing urban governance capabilities and public service levels.

Constructing a World-Class Interdisciplinary Team

        Interdisciplinary integration is a distinctive feature of modern and intelligent urban governance. We aim to build a collaborative innovation development model across disciplines, fields, and institutions, forming a top interdisciplinary team for urban governance at Fudan University, creating interdisciplinary directions with Shanghai characteristics and international influence, cultivating innovative talents in urban governance, and achieving major original breakthroughs in emerging interdisciplinary fields.

Building a High-End Think Tank for Urban Governance

        Grasping the trend of intelligent urban governance development, we focus on major theoretical and practical issues of national strategies, leveraging the advantages of high-end intellectual gathering, interdisciplinary innovation, and cross-disciplinary collaborative research. We focus on key, difficult, and focal issues in the digital transformation of mega-cities, continuously enhancing policy advisory capabilities, and providing scientific decision-making suggestions that are practical, useful, and effective to the party and government.