Yu Xiong

💌 Co-president / Chief Scientist

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Professor Xiong is an internationally renowned scholar and industry leader with extensive experience in business analytics, blockchain, metaverse technology, and innovative ecosystems. He plays a key role in promoting cutting-edge technology research and industrial cooperation and innovation.

Profound Professional Background and Significant Academic Influence

• Published over 100 academic papers in prestigious journals such as Nature Communication and European Journal of Operational Research. His blockchain research in Nature Communications achieved the highest Altmetric score among blockchain articles in the Nature series, influencing global bitcoin mining policies.

• Serves as Chair Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Surrey Business School and visiting professor/researcher at esteemed institutions including the University of Cambridge, Tsinghua University, and Durham University.

• Regularly invited to speak at international conferences and recognized as a thought leader in supply chain technology innovation, artificial intelligence, and blockchain business models.

Abundant Research Results and Industrial Influence

• Pioneer in blockchain and metaverse applications: Founded and leads the University of Surrey Academy of Blockchain and Metaverse Applications, promoting cutting-edge technology research and industrial cooperation.

• Transformation of achievements: Secured over £5 million in research funding for projects spanning renewable energy, AI applications, and sustainable innovation ecosystems. Led projects such as the UK Innovation Management Project and the three-tier tokenomics system for carbon credits with the Therme Group.

• Policy influence: Chairs the advisory board of UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Metaverse and Web 3.0, playing a leadership role in policy and innovation in emerging digital fields.

• Business Operation: Served as a non-executive director of several well-known enterprises, including Yingde Group, a major UK investment firm, Keath.ai Limited, the world’s first Generative AI-based assessment assistant, and Fotor, one of the world’s most popular AI platforms

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CORE RESUME

• Chair of Business Analytic, Surrey Business School

• Associate Vice President (External Engagement), University of Surrey, UK

• Director, Surrey Academy for Blockchain and Metaverse Application

• Director, Surrey Centre for Innovation and Commercialization

• Chair, Advisory Committee of the UK’s Cross-Party Parliamentary Group on Metaverse and Web 3.0

• Visiting Professor/Researcher at the University of Cambridge, Tsinghua University, Durham University, and others

• Non-Executive Director of Yingde Group

• Member of the Founding Team and NED of Fotor

• Founder and Chair of Board, Keath.ai Limited

• Consultant for projects with SAP, Bombardier, Dow Chemical, and EU TIMBUS