Prof. Xinwei Luo, Southeast University, China
Prof. Youwen Zhang, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China

Assoc. Prof. Chengming Luo, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China
Tao Fang, Underwater Communications Committee of the China Institute of Communications, China

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Ocean Acoustic Speed Inversion Technology
• Underwater Sound Signal Sensing Technology
• Underwater Sound Target Positioning Technology
• Ocean Acoustic Detection Technology
• Typical Applications of Ocean Acoustics

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Prof. Xinwei Luo
Southeast University, China

Xinwei Luo is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, and serves as the Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education. He received his Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees from Southeast University in 2001, 2006, and 2013, respectively. He is engaged in teaching and research in statistical signal processing, with primary research interests including acoustic signal processing, target detection, and pattern recognition. He has led and participated in dozens of national-level scientific research projects, such as those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as over ten industry collaboration projects. He has conducted in-depth research in areas including acoustic signal detection, noise feature analysis, and target classification and recognition. His related research achievements have been honored with the Second Prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2011, the First Prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award from the Ministry of Education in 2017, and the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2018. He serves on the editorial board of the journal *Applied Acoustics*, and is a member of the Underwater Acoustics Branch of the Acoustical Society of China, as well as a member of the Ship Instruments and Meters Branch of the Chinese Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He has received accolades including the Most Popular Graduate Supervisor award from the School of Information Science and Engineering at Southeast University, and the Third Prize in the Young Faculty Teaching Competition at Southeast University.

Prof. Youwen Zhang
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China

Prof. Youwen Zhang has long been engaged in theoretical and practical engineering research on the perception, detection, and recognition of surface and underwater targets in complex marine environments, underwater acoustic communication and networking technologies, underwater acoustic array signal processing, machine learning theory, and the application of reservoir computing theory in underwater acoustics. He has led more than ten national-level projects and, as the technical lead, has participated in over ten projects, including key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, key laboratory funds, pre-research projects, basic research projects, the 863 Program, international scientific and technological cooperation, and high-resolution acoustic imaging projects. He has received one Technological Invention Award and two Second Prizes of the Science and Technology Progress Award. As the lead inventor, he has applied for 12 invention patents and has transferred two invention patents for technology commercialization. He has also published two academic monographs.

Assoc. Prof. Chengming Luo
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China

Chengming Luo, Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology. His main research is collaborative positioning of underwater vehicles in complex environments. He has led 6 provincial and ministerial-level scientific research projects including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Major Science and Technology Projects, published a monograph in the field of mobile target pose detection. As the first author or corresponding author, he has published over 30 SCI and EI papers, including 9 SCI Zone 1 and Zone 2 papers. He has been granted 20 national invention patents as the first inventor, won 1 provincial and ministerial-level second prize (ranked first) and 2 third prizes (ranked second and fifth).

Tao Fang
Underwater Communications Committee of the China Institute of Communications, China

Tao Fang, Master’s Supervisor, is a member of the Underwater Communications Committee of the China Institute of Communications and a member of the Youth Working Committee of the Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He was selected for the 10th Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program of CAST. His research mainly focuses on non-cooperative underwater acoustic signal perception and recognition technologies. He has undertaken more than ten research projects, including subprojects of National Science and Technology Major Projects, the Jiangsu Provincial Youth Science Foundation, and the Foundation of the National Key Laboratory of Underwater Acoustic Countermeasure Technology. As the first or corresponding author, he has published more than ten papers in leading domestic and international journals, filed eight invention patents, and won the First Prize of the 2025 Science and Technology Award of the China Institute of Communications (ranked second).