The 2017 Annual Conference on Automation Education of China takes place in Nanjing, provincial capital of Jiangsu from Aug 10 to 13. [Photo/ifeng.com]

The 2017 Annual Conference on Automation Education of China took place in Nanjing, provincial capital of Jiangsu from Aug 10 to 13. 

Centered on the idea of getting abreast of the times and cultivating creative talents, the event appealed to China’s ever-increasing demand for talents, such as the Made in China 2025 strategy, Internet plus and Belt and Road Initiative, and simultaneously strived to inspire the country’s automation industry. 

More than 400 representatives from universities, enterprises and publishing houses attended the event, from which 170 papers were approved to be included in a future book. Among the sleeved 170 papers, 10 were selected as excellent papers.