Lin Zhang， President of the Asia Simulation Federation (ASIASIM) and Professor at Beihang University, is an internationally recognized scholar in modeling and simulation and intelligent manufacturing. He was among the first to propose the concept of cloud manufacturing and, as Chief Scientist, led a major project under China’s National High-Tech R&D Program (the “863 Program”), with his ideas later incorporated into the national strategy Made in China 2025. He also pioneered the concept of model engineering for the full lifecycle of models, now regarded as a core component of the international modeling and simulation body of knowledge. As Chief Scientist of national key R&D programs, he led the development of China’s first system modeling and simulation language, X Language, and directed the formulation of multiple national standards, making pioneering contributions to advancing core technologies and establishing an independent and controllable technological system in this field. Professor Zhang previously served as President of the Society for Modeling & Simulation International (SCS), becoming the first leader from a non-Western region in its history, and was a principal initiator of ASIASIM, serving as its first President after its official registration in China, thereby enhancing China’s international influence in modeling and simulation. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, he received the SCS Outstanding Professional Contribution Award—the society’s highest honor—becoming the first Asian scholar to do so, and has been listed as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher, an Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researcher, and among the world’s top 2% scientists.
Jingnong Weng, Secretary-General of the Asia Simulation Federation (ASIASIM) and Professor at Beihang University, is a distinguished expert in the fields of Digital Earth and spatial information science in China. As principal investigator, he has led and completed more than 20 research projects and developed an independently innovated software platform for the rapid visualization of massive multi-source geospatial data for the “Digital China” initiative, achieving notable advances in data organization, high-efficiency visualization, and the management of dynamic spatial objects. He has published over 100 papers in leading journals, including Science China and Chinese Science Bulletin, as well as major international conferences. Professor Weng has long been committed to international exchange and cooperation in the field of spatial information; as a member of the Chinese government delegation, he has delivered more than ten presentations since 2013 at sessions of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee and plenary meetings of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). He also initiated and organized the first International Forum on Space Education and currently serves as Executive Director of the Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (China) (Affiliated to the United Nations) and Director of the China Center of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO). In addition, he serves as the Chinese lead of Working Group C of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG), making significant contributions to enhancing China’s international influence in spatial information science. He has received two Second Prizes of ministerial-level Science and Technology Progress Awards, two Second Prizes of Beihang Teaching Achievement Awards, and three First Prizes of the Beihang Teaching Excellence Award, and has been recognized multiple times as an outstanding advisor for undergraduate extracurricular scientific activities and master’s theses.
Chen Shunfa (Gary Tan), Vice president of the Asia Simulation Federation (ASIASIM) and a distinguished scholar at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore, has long been engaged in research on parallel and distributed simulation, high-performance computing, and traffic simulation. He has been actively involved in ASIASIM affairs, serving as Co-Chair of the AsiaSim 2013 Conference, and is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Modelling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing, contributing to the advancement of simulation research and collaboration across Asia. Professor Tan maintains extensive international collaborations with institutions such as KTH Royal Institute of Technology and the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), as well as the Singapore–MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and Beihang University, and has frequently served as chair and program committee member for major international conferences in distributed simulation and real-time systems, including DSRT and SIMUTools, promoting global integration and innovation in simulation technologies. With over three decades of dedication to teaching and academic development at the National University of Singapore, he has received multiple teaching honors, including the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award and Faculty Teaching Awards, and was inducted into the ATEA Honour Roll in 2008.
Bingyun Zhang, Vice President of the ASIASIM, President of the Korea Society for Simulation (KSS), and Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Ajou University, Korea, is a distinguished scholar in management simulation and supply chain operations. His research focuses on the application of quantitative methods including simulation, data science, and optimization to cutting-edge topics covering supply chain management, production and service operations management, and ICT-driven business management, forming a distinctive interdisciplinary research agenda with profound expertise in Big Data Analytics in Management, Blockchain in Supply Chain Management, the Behavioral Newsvendor Model, and Healthcare Management, while he also serves as a member of the Health Information Review and Practice Committee of the Korean Medical Association and has held various key leadership roles in the Korean simulation research community such as Editor-in-Chief of the KSS Publication Committee and Vice President for General Affairs and Publications of the Korea Society for Simulation, making remarkable contributions to the development of simulation academia in Korea, with his research achievements published in top international journals in management science, operations research and information technology, and he received the Ajou Research Award – Dasan Prize in 2014 and was included in Marquis Who's Who in 2009, 2010 and 2014 in recognition of his outstanding academic accomplishments.
Zaharuddin Mohamed, Vice President of the Asia Simulation Federation (ASIASIM) and Professor in the Department of Control and Mechatronics Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, is an internationally recognized scholar in control systems, robotics, and simulation. He has long been engaged in research in control engineering, robotics, and simulation technologies, publishing extensively in leading international journals and serving as Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member for several Q1 journals, including ISA Transactions, demonstrating broad academic influence. In terms of academic service, he previously served as Chairman of the Malaysian Simulation Society and has been actively promoting collaboration and development of the simulation discipline across Asia, including organizing and chairing major international conferences such as the Asia Simulation Conference (AsiaSim). He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng, UK) and a registered Professional Engineer (Ir, Malaysia), combining strong academic expertise with substantial engineering practice. He has also served as General Chair, Program Chair, and committee member for numerous international conferences in control, robotics, and simulation, maintaining an active and influential presence in the global academic community.
Satoshi Tanaka, Vice President of the Asia Simulation Federation (ASIASIM) and Professor at Ritsumeikan University, is a leading scholar in visualization and simulation technologies in Japan and former President of the Japan Society for Simulation Technology. He is internationally recognized for his pioneering research in ultra-high-definition visualization of large-scale 3D scanned data and virtual reality applications, and for proposing a novel paradigm of integrated visualization of heterogeneous, multilayered big data, which bridges natural sciences, engineering, and the humanities. As principal investigator, he has led major projects on the high-precision digital reconstruction and immersive visualization of significant cultural heritage sites, including Borobudur Temple and several Japanese National Treasures, establishing key methodologies for large-scale point cloud processing and integrated big data analysis. He has played a prominent leadership role in academic organizations, serving as President of the Japan Society for Simulation Technology and Vice President of the Visualization Society of Japan, and currently holds positions as Board Member of the Japan Society for Simulation Technology, Fellow of the Japan Federation of Engineering Societies, and Associate Member of the Science Council of Japan. He is also actively engaged in international academic collaboration, promoting interdisciplinary integration of simulation and visualization across science and humanities, and has made significant contributions to advancing simulation research and its global impact in Japan and beyond.
