Professor Rong-Gen Cai, a distinguished Chinese physicist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, serves as the President of Ningbo University. Specializing in gravitational theory and cosmology, Prof. Cai has made significant contributions to his field. His expertise is widely recognized, as evidenced by his key positions in various physics societies and leadership of major research projects. Prof. Cai's academic journey began with a Ph.D. from Fudan University, followed by postdoctoral research across China, South Korea, and Japan. His outstanding work has earned him prestigious accolades, including the National Natural Science Award and the Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher Award.

Hong-Jian He is a distinguished professor at T. D. Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, working in particle physics, quantum gravity, and cosmology. He is an elected APS Fellow (USA). His awards include the Asia Achievement Award (Robert T. Poe Prize), Gan-Chang Wang Physics Prize, China Young Scientists Award, and Outstanding Young Investigator Award (NSFC). He is an editor of several prestigious international journals including the Phys. Dark Universe (IF=7.4), Nucl.Phys.B, and Research (IF=12.9).