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[中文版本|胡伟]

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*__E-mail__: whu (at) nju.edu.cn
*__Address__: 163 Xianlin Ave., Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
*__Zipcode__: 210023
*__Office__: CS Bldg. 405; Mengminwei Bldg. 2611
*__Phone__: +86-25-89681523
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!!!Bio

I am a full professor and Ph.D. supervisor at the [Department of Computer Science and Technology|https://cs.nju.edu.cn/], Nanjing University, China.

I obtained my Ph.D. in Computer Software and Theory in 2009 and my B.S. in Computer Science and Technology in 2005, both from Southeast University.

I joined the faculty of Nanjing University in Dec. 2009.

From Nov. 2007 to May 2008, I was appointed as visiting student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, advised by Prof. [Frank van Harmelen|http://www.cs.vu.nl/~frankh].

From Sep. 2008 to Dec. 2008, I interned at IBM Research - China.

From Sep. 2014 to Sep. 2015, I was appointed as visiting scholar at Stanford University, working with Prof. [Michel Dumontier|http://dumontierlab.com/], 

From Nov. 2016 to May 2017, I was appointed as visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Arlington, working with Prof. [Chengkai Li|http://ranger.uta.edu/cli/], 

From Jun. 2017 to Nov. 2017, I was appointed as visiting professor at the University of Toronto, working with Prof. [Sheila McIlraith|https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~sheila/].

!!!Research Interests
At present, my research mainly focuses on artificial intelligence, databases, and cross-research in medicine. Specifically,
*Knowledge graph, including representation learning and foundation models
*Database, including entity alignment, crowdsourcing, and blockchain
*Digital medicine: with the [National Institute of Health Data Science|https://hcdata.nju.edu.cn/] at Nanjing University

!!!Courses
*For undergraduates: [Introduction to Databases|http://ws2.nju.edu.cn/kgwiki/doku.php?id=courses:db]
*For Postgraduates: [Knowledge Engineering with Semantic Web Technologies|http://ws2.nju.edu.cn/kgwiki/doku.php?id=courses:ke]

!!!Publications
Please visit the following links directly:
*[Google Scholar|https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iWs168sAAAAJ&hl=en]
*[DBLP|https://dblp.org/pid/52/173-7.html]

!!!Fundings and Awards

*Continual Learning based Knowledge Graph Fact Checking, NSFC 62272219
*Representation Learning based RDF Data Linkage, NSFC 61872172
*Crowdsourcing Entity Linkage for the Semantic Web, NSFC 61370019
*Object Coreference Resolution on the Semantic Web, NSFC 61003018
*...
*CHIP Best Paper Award 2021
*CCKS Best English Paper Award 2018
*Awardee of Nanjing University Study and Research Abroad Program 2013
*Outstanding Instructor for Nanjing University Undergraduate Innovation Program 2012
*JIST Best Paper Award 2011
*IBM China Excellent Student 2008
*ISWC Best Paper Nominee 2007

!!!Professional Services
*Member of CCF Technical Committee on Databases
*Member of CIPSC Technical Committee on Language and Knowledge Computation
*Member of JSCS Technical Committee on Big Data
*Member of JSAI Technical Committee on Knowledge Engineering and Intelligent Services
*W3C Advisory Committee Representative of Nanjing University

*Associate Editor of [Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge|https://tgdk.org/]
*Editorial Board Member of [Big Data Research|https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/big-data-research]
*Editorial Board Member of [Data Intelligence|https://direct.mit.edu/dint]

*Secretary of CS Department for Foreign Affairs

!!!Students
Please visit my [group website|http://ws2.nju.edu.cn/kgwiki/]