The winning results of Duan Yanyi, a student from the High School Affiliated to Southwest University who won the Youth Innovation Competition for three consecutive years, are highly similar to the patents of Duan Shukai, Dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence of Southwest University. Are Duan Mouyan and Duan Shukai a father-son relationship?
On the afternoon of July 20th, a reporter from The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) asked Southwest University for verification on the above issues. A staff member of the Propaganda Department of Southwest University replied that relevant departments are learning about the situation. There is no investigation result yet, and no specific details can be given. Feedback.
Previously, The Paper reported that Duan Mouyan, a student from the High School Affiliated to Southwest University, won the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition for three consecutive years in his second grade, third grade, and first grade (2017-2019). Physics, computer storage and calculation integration and artificial intelligence. Among them, Duan Mouyan won the first prize of the 34th National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition for Youth Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Competition, "Use Egg White to Make a Component-Research and Preparation of Flexible Memristor and Cross Array", and applied earlier A national patent of "The Application of a Photoelectric Dual-control Flexible Egg White Memristor in the Integration of Data Storage and Calculation" is highly similar, and the inventor of this patent has the same name as the instructor of Duan Mouyan’s award-winning project.
In addition, the second inventor of the patent is Duan Shukai. He is currently a professor, doctoral tutor, and dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence at Southwest University. His main research areas include artificial intelligence, brain-like chips, industrial robots, intelligent control, and bionic information materials.
The third inventor of the patent is named Wang Lidan. And Duan Mouyan won the third prize of the 32nd National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition in the second grade of the "Quantitative Analysis and Intelligent Optimization Method of "Spearfish in Water" Problem". The tutor was also named Wang Lidan.
The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) found a professor named Wang Lidan on the official website of the School of Electronics and Information Engineering of Southwest University. His main research directions include artificial neural networks, nonlinear systems and circuit design, memristors and memristive systems, Biological electronic circuits and neuromorphic systems, etc. He has close academic exchanges with Duan Shukai. The official website shows that the two have collaborated on a total of 22 national invention patents and utility model patents, and only 35 Chinese academic papers.
On the afternoon of July 17, a staff member of the Propaganda Department of Southwest University once told The Paper that the school had noticed the relevant public opinion, and the relevant departments were investigating, but no results have been released yet.
Regarding the relationship between Duan Mouyan, Duan Shukai, and Wang Lidan, as well as the progress of the investigation of the incident, on the afternoon of July 20, The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) called the Propaganda Department of Southwest University again.
Regarding whether Duan Mouyan and Duan Shukai are in a father-son relationship, a staff member said that the relevant departments are understanding the situation and cannot give specific feedback at this time. And what is the relationship between Duan Shukai and Wang Lidan? The staff said they "do not know much".
Regarding the progress of the investigation of the incident, the staff member said that it is now in the stage of understanding the situation. “It is not convenient to say, because the results are not available, and the (public announcement) may be issued later.”
The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) subsequently called the School of Artificial Intelligence of Southwest University. Regarding whether Duan Mouyan and Duan Shukai are in a father-son relationship, a staff member of the college said, “It is not convenient for us to answer this question for the time being, and we will see the official notice of our school later.” Regarding the progress of the investigation, the staff member still said, “ Wait for the school's official notice."
The university charter on Southwest University’s official website shows that “the school establishes a scientific research evaluation and scientific research achievement reward mechanism in accordance with the principles of objectiveness, fairness, and scientific rationality. The school enjoys exclusive rights to the job results obtained by scientific researchers in accordance with the law.” “The school creates a free and relaxed academic The environment and scientific research atmosphere promote academic freedom. Strengthen the construction of academic ethics, advocate a rigorous and realistic academic atmosphere, and oppose and eliminate academic misconduct."
The Ministry of Education's WeChat public account "Weiyan Education" also released news on July 20. In order to standardize the problems exposed in the organization of individual competitions, the General Office of the Ministry of Education issued the "Regarding Further Strengthening of National Competitions for Primary and Middle School Students Notice of Management Work. The "Notice" requires all competition organizers to earnestly perform their main responsibilities, conduct a comprehensive self-examination, and review the authenticity and originality of past award-winning projects. It is necessary to resolutely avoid the occurrence of the phenomenon that the competition items obviously do not meet the students' cognitive ability, and resolutely prevent the fraudulent behavior of the competition by parents or others.
According to the official website of the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition, Duan Mouyan has participated in the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition for 3 consecutive years from the second day of the junior high. He won the third prize of the 32nd National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition and the 33rd National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition. The third prize of the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Competition of the Innovation Competition, the first prize of the 34th National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition, the first prize of the Youth Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Competition, the winning works are "Quantitative Analysis and Intelligent Optimization Method of "Water Spearfish" Problem" and "No The Hawkeye of Human Driving-Intelligent Traffic Sign Recognition and APP Implementation Based on Deep Learning", "Use Egg White as a Component-Research and Preparation of Flexible Memristor and Cross Array".
Reporter Zhang Jing Zhang Wei, intern He Qingyi