2025 International Symposium on AI for Fluid Mechanics Successfully Concluded at PolyU

The 2025 International Symposium on AI for Fluid Mechanics (ISAIFM2025) was successfully held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) from 29 November to 1 December, 2025. Jointly organized by PolyU and the Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (HKSTAM), the symposium was co-chaired by Professor Hui TANG (PolyU), Professor Weiwei ZHANG (Northwestern Polytechnical University), and Professor Bernd R. NOACK (Shenzhen University). The event brought together leading experts and promising young scholars from the global intelligent fluid mechanics community. Participants engaged in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge frontier scientific challenges, recent breakthroughs, talent development, and engineering applications within the field. The symposium attracted over 60 distinguished scholars and industry leaders from more than 10 countries and regions worldwide.

The opening ceremony was presided over by Professor Hui TANG, Conference Chair, Associate Head (Research) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at PolyU, and Secretary of HKSTAM. Professor Zuankai WANG, Associate Vice President (Research) and Dean of Graduate School at PolyU, delivered the opening address.

Prof. Hui TANG chaired ISAIFM2025.

Prof. Zuankai WANG delivered the opening remarks.

The symposium featured plenary speeches by an esteemed lineup of international experts: 

• Professor Nikolaus A. ADAMS, Technical University of Munich, Germany
• Professor Weiwei ZHANG, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
• Professor Manolis GAVASSES, City St George’s, University of London, UK
• Professor Gianluca IACCARINO, Stanford University, USA
• Professor Zhonghua QIAO, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Professor Paola CINNELLA, Sorbonne University, France
• Professor Bernd R. NOACK, Shenzhen University, China.

The scientific program included three parallel sessions, covering a wide spectrum of cutting-edge topics such as AI for Computational Fluid Dynamics (AI4CFD), AI for Experimental Fluid Dynamics (AI4EFD), intelligent techniques for pre- and post-processing in flow field solving, Large Language Models (LLMs) for fluid mechanics, flow data feature extraction and intelligent fusion of multi-source data, and knowledge discovery in fluid mechanics. 

Through detailed presentations and vigorous discussions, participants advanced collaborative research on key technologies and disruptive innovations. The symposium not only significantly bolstered China's profile and competitiveness in intelligent fluid mechanics but also established a premier platform for academic exchange and collaboration among international and national experts, researchers, and research postgraduate students.

A highlight of the event was a roundtable discussion moderated by Professor Bernd R. NOACK, focusing on the opportunities and challenges at the nexus of AI and fluid mechanics. The panel included Professor Nikolaus A. ADAMS (Technical University of Munich), Professor Hui TANG (PolyU), Professor Xiang YANG (The Pennsylvania State University, USA), Professor Jiaqing KOU (Northwestern Polytechnical University, China), and Professor Dixia FAN (Westlake University, China).

Held on an invitation-only basis, ISAIFM2025 featured over 50 outstanding presentations. The focused discussions on pivotal development directions in AI and fluid mechanics fostered vibrant intellectual exchange. This international gathering reinforced the deep integration of AI with traditional mechanics, catalyzed the ecosystem development of intelligent fluid mechanics, and strengthened the synergy between industrial engineering needs and frontier research. The symposium made a substantive contribution to accelerating the progress of AI for Science (AI4Science) and AI for Engineering (AI4Engineering) in China.