Data for Policy 2025 (DfP’25) Asia-Pacific
Advancing AI: Innovations, Governance, and Ethical Frontiers
23-24 October 2025, SRIIAS, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
#dataforpolicy2025 #DfP2025 | @dataforpolicy
Data for Policy 2025 (DfP’25) Asia-Pacific
Twin Transition in Data and Policy for a Sustainable and Inclusive Future
23-24 October 2025 SRIIAS, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
#dataforpolicy2025 | @dataforpolicy
Data for Policy 2025 (DfP’25) Asia-Pacific
Twin Transition in Data and Policy for a Sustainable and Inclusive Future
23-24 October 2025 SRIIAS, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
#dataforpolicy2025 | @dataforpolicy
Data for Policy 2025 – Asia-Pacific Programme
23rd – 24th October 2025
Please Note: Programme may be subject to change at short notice
Venue: Zhangjiang Campus of Tongji University
No. 398 Lianchuang Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, China (300 meters south of the intersection of Sundong Road and Lanting Road in Pudong New Area, Shanghai)
Rooms: Lecture Hall A300 and Lecture Hall B80
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Day One
23rd October 2025
08:00
Arrivals & Registration
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09:00
Opening Ceremony
– Welcoming Speeches
– Joint Lab Inauguration
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Opening Ceremony (Lecture Hall A300)
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Peiming Lyu, Executive Vice Chair, Executive Vice President of Tongji University
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Zeynep Engin, Founding Director & Chair, Data for Policy CIC
Chair: Xianglin Gu, Tongji University
09:30
Keynote Session 1
Prof Huiling Jiang
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Keynote Session (Lecture Hall A300): Taking Justice Seriously in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Speaker: Huiling Jiang, Director of Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Artificial Intelligent Social Governance, Dean of School of Law, Tongji University
Chair(s):
- Bin He, Tongji University
- Yi Guang Hong, Tongji University
09:55
Keynote Session 2
Prof Jamie Paik
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Keynote Session (Lecture Hall A300): Embedded Intelligence for Adaptive Automation via Reconfigurable Robots
Speaker: Jamie Paik, Founder and Director of the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab (RRL) of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and a core member of Swiss NCCR robotics group
Chair(s):
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Bin He, Tongji University
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Yiguang Hong, Tongji University
10:20
Conference Group Photo
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10:30
Coffee Break
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10:45
Keynote Session 3
Prof Lihua Xie
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Keynote Session (Lecture Hall A300): AI Empowered Perception and Navigation
Speaker: Lihua Xie, Director of Centre for Advanced Robotics Technology Innovation of Nanyang Technological University
Chair(s):
- Bin He, Tongji University, China
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Yiguang Hong, Tongji University
11:10
Keynote Session 4
Prof Weiwen Duan
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Keynote Session (Lecture Hall A300): AI Ethics from the Perspective of AI Governance: China’s Approach and Future Directions
Speaker: Weiwen Duan, Executive Dean of the School of Philosophy, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Director of the Department of Philosophy of Science and Technology, Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chair(s):
- Bin He, Tongji University
- Yiguang Hong, Tongji University
11:35
Presentation: The Digital Statecraft Academy (DSA)
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Presentation (Room A300): The Digital Statecraft Academy (DSA)
12:05
Lunch
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13:30
Keynote Session 5
Prof Jiang Liu
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Keynote Session (Lecture Hall A300): Towards AI-Driven Intelligent Sensing and Connectivity: Smart Devices for Next-Generation Healthcare Systems
Speaker: Jiang Liu, Professor of Faculty of Science and Engineering, Global Center for Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Chair: Yu Cheng, Tongji University
14:00
Keynote Session 6
Prof David Barber
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Keynote Session (Lecture Hall A300): The Challenge of Explainable AI
Speaker: David Barber, Director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, University College London and Director of the AI Hub in Generative Models, UK (Remote Participation)
Chair: Yu Cheng, Tongji University
14:25
Coffee Break
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14:40
Parallel Session 1
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Across Industries
Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Social Responsibility
Current Status and Future of Artificial Intelligence Governance
Global Governance and Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence
Other topics
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Session 1A (Lecture Hall A300) :
• “An Interpretable and Adaptive AI Governance Framework”; Ya Wang – Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (DAP-2025-0113)
• “Dialoguing with AI: Leveraging AI for Insight Discovery (Case Study of Hallyu Tracker)”; Natalia Grincheva – University of the Arts Singapore, Singapore. (Submission #114)
• “Structural and Institutional Factors Influencing Organizational Adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Japan’s Case (2021–2024) in the Context of the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) Project”; Masayo Fujimoto – Doshisha University, Japan. (Submission #112)
• Quantifying Bias and Variance in the Causal Inference of Large Language Models: Implications for Evidence-based Policy”; Fabian Leal-Villaseca – University of Technology Sydney, Australia, Hadi Mohasel Afshar – University of Technology Sydney, Australia, Roman Marchant – University of Technology Sydney, Australia. (Submission #134)
• “Convergence of AI-powered, Human-decided Policies in Problem-centered Policy Analysis”; Ebinezer Florano – University of the Philippines, Philippines, Raphael Justin Portuguez – University of the Philippines, Philippines. (Submission #108)
Chair(s):
Kairui Feng, Tongji University
Session 1B (Lecture Hall B80) :
• “A Multi-layer De-identification Framework for Psychiatric Audio Recordings: Balancing Clinical Utility and Privacy Protection”; Haojie Fu – Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Tongji University, China, Ang Chen – Tongji University, China, Menxin Chen – Tongji University, China, Peiyu Zhang – Tongji University, China, – Tongji University, China, Bin Wang – Southwest University of Science and Technology, Xudong Zhao – Tongji University, China, Fazhan Chen – Tongji University School of Medicine, China. (DAP-2025-0131)
• “Leveraging AI for Improved Health Outcomes: The Case of Abu Dhabi Health Information Exchange (ADHIE)”; Victor Kabata – Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Submission #119) (Remote Presentation)
• “Shaping Higher Education in the AI Era: Institutional Perspectives on Generative AI Governance”; Wilson Wong – The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China, Angela Aristidou – University College London, United Kingdom. (Submission #130)
• “Innovation at the Crossroads: How Export Controls Reshape Chinese Corporate Innovation Portfolios”; Siqi Xie – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China, Xuan Zeng – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China, Masaru Yarime – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China. (Submission #139)
Chair(s):
- Lei Zhao, Tongji University
- Jiazuo Hou, Tongji University
15:40
Coffee Break
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15:50
Parallel Session 2
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Session 2A (Lecture Hall A300) D&P Area Six Workshop Panel: Global Challenges and Dynamic Threats – Advancing Research Through an Asia-Pacific Lens
Speakers:
Zeynep Engin – Data for Policy CIC; University College London, United Kingdom
Masaru Yarime – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Canhui Liu – University College London, United Kingdom
Anthony Bellotti – University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China
Chair: Wilson Wong – The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Session 2B (Lecture Hall B80) :
• “Dynamics of Social and Cultural Institutions in AI Governing: a PMC Study Based on China’s AI policy” ; Xinyang Zhao – Tongji University, School of Humanities, China, Xuefang Xie – Tongji University, School of Humanities, China, Chen Qu -Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Tongji University, China. (DAP-2025-0114)
• “Loyal Algorithms: Data Restriction Rights and Fiduciary Duties as Cornerstones of High‑Risk AI Governance”; Hsuan Yu Liu – Washington University, United States. (Submission #123) (Remote Presentation)
• “Leveraging Large Language Models for Identifying Interpretable Linguistic Markers and Enhancing Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostics”; Tingyu Mo – The University of Hong Kong, China, Jacqueline Ck Lam – The University of Hong Kong, China, Victor Ok Li – The University of Hong Kong, China, Lawrence Yl Cheung – The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China. (Submission #116)
• “When Robots Take the Wheel: How Chinese Taxi Drivers Navigate a Changing Employment Landscape”; Shidi Wang – Peking University, China, Gabriel Wagner – Peking University, Germany. (Submission #121)
Chair(s):
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Lei Zhao, Tongji University
- Shuo Jiang, Tongji University
16:50
Laboratory Visit
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18:00
Conference Dinner & Networking
Join us for the conference dinner at Voco Shanghai Zhangjiang By IHG
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You are warmly invited to join us for the conference dinner at Voco Shanghai Zhangjiang By IHG — a wonderful opportunity to meet members of our editorial committees and connect with fellow conference delegates.
Host: Yu Cheng
20:00
