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I. Basic Information

The International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI) was founded in 2015, dedicated to advancing research and collaboration across science, engineering, technology, and education. What sets IETI apart is the extraordinary caliber of its community: it brings together 14 Nobel Prize laureates, 5 Turing Award laureates, 3 Fields Medal laureates, 24 Wolf Prize laureates, and more than 4,000 world-class experts, ranking it among the highest-level academic networks worldwide. Spanning over 100 countries across six continents, IETI connects leading universities, research institutions, and industry experts.

Its mission spans seven pillars:

- High-end expert think tank — convening top scholars to inform global science and technology policy;
- International conferences and journals — organizing over ten conferences yearly (journals / proceedings indexed in Scopus, EI Compendex, and Web of Science) and supporting high-quality academic publications;
- Professional research and innovation — driving collaborative work through platforms such as IRIEM and IDSAI across economics, management, AI, and data science;
- Authoritative awards and honors — conferring annual Scientific and Green Awards and electing Fellows on merit;
- Industry–academia–research–application collaboration — translating research outcomes into real-world impact;
- Global open collaboration — partnering with universities and institutions worldwide to advance shared knowledge;
- Membership development and empowerment — supporting the growth, networking, and leadership of experts across their careers.

Recognized internationally, IETI has been listed in the UN DESA Civil Society Database since February 2022 and became a signatory to the UNESCO Jena Declaration in March 2024. Through strategic partnerships worldwide, it continues to promote high-level academic exchange and responsible innovation.

II. Team Presidents

In the process of management, construction and development of IETI, a presidium led by international scientists has gradually formed. At present, there are more than 10 academicians co-managed it. Some presidents include:
IETI Leaders can be found at: http://www.ieti.net/about/Founders.html
IETI Presidents can be found at: http://www.ieti.net/about/Presidents.aspx
All IDSAI Presidents can be found at: http://www.idsai.org/about/Presidents.aspx
All IRIEM Presidents can be found at: http://www.iriem.org/about/Presidents.aspx



III. Our Aim

The main aim of IETI is to conduct collaborative interdisciplinary science, engineering and technology within its areas of expertise, and to support engineering and technology innovations to meet the needs of society. In addition to traditional science / engineering / technology disciplines, IETI includes financial engineering, financial econometrics, financial statistics, and mathematics, statistics, and social sciences and business. The following is a summary of our IETI objectives:

1-Honoring outstanding experts and scholars in various fields. Electing excellent Professors to be Fellow / Distinguished Fellow, and giving scientific awards to leading experts in the world.
2-Organizing academic activities to promote exchanges between experts and scholars around the world. Inviting experts and scholars from around the world to join international activities.
3-Providing a publishing platform for scholars from all over the world, including international conferences and journals.
4-Offering a free membership/fellowship services for researchers around the world.

IV. Our Events

IETI annually cooperates with academic institutions around the world in international conferences and forums. Some examples are as follows:

2023 17th National Conference - Sustainable and Resilient Development of the Mountain Area in the Context of the Current Energy Crisis and Food Insecurity: [Conference Program]
Romanian Academy, Romania


2023 First International Conference on Mental Health and Digital Medicine
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Shanghai Mental Health Center (Mental Health Center affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine), Chinese Society of Biotechnology, China; Griffith University, Australia


2023 8th International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing
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Romanian-American University, Romania


2022 Conference on Integration of Data Science, Information Management and Digital Technology into Health and Medical Research
[Conference Program]
Griffith University, The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, and University of Southern Queensland, Australia; Chinese Society of Biotechnology, China


2021 18th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation
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International Association of Online Engineering, Austria



V. Media


ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), University of Tennessee:
Turing Award Laureate Prof. Jack Dongarra is the Laureate Distinguished Fellowship of IETI
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
John Bates Clark Medal Laureate Prof. Jerry A. Hausman is the Laureate Distinguished Fellowship of IETI
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University of California, Los Angeles:
Oscar Award Laureate Prof. Demetri Terzopoulos is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
Professor Demetri Terzopoulos elected IETI Distinguished Fellow Picture



Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies:
IETI Transaction on Ergonomics and Safety journal (IETI TES) is the selected journal.
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Wolfson College of Oxford University:
Prof. Michael James Cardwell Crabbe is the winner of Annual Scientific Award of the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI)
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University of California, Berkeley:
The University of California, Berkeley, lists IETI Fellow as an important honor.
Prof. Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli and Prof. Scott Shenker are IETI Distinguished Fellows
IETI Distinguished Fellow Picture
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli and Scott Shenker named Distinguished Fellows of the International Engineering and Technology Institute Picture

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia:
Prof. Michael John McAleer is the Distinguished Fellow of International Engineering and Technology Institute (DFIETI)
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Uppsala University, Sweden:
Prof. Peter Stoica is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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University of Southern California and University of Cambridge, UK:
Prof. M. Hashem Pesaran is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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The Tinberg Institute, The Netherlands, The University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands:
Prof. Philip Hans Franses is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
Fellow Philip Hans Franses dinstinguished fellow IETI Picture

Northwestern University:
Prof. Torben Gustav Andersen is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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Griffith University, Australia:
Griffith University in Australia lists IETI as an important honor.
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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore:
Prof. Euston Quah is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
Prof. Wil van der Aalst is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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Duke University:
Prof. George Tauchen is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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Northeastern University:
Prof. Vince Harris is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
Vince Harris Selected as Distinguished Fellow of IETI Picture

Boston University:
Prof. Christos Cassandras is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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University of California, Irvine:
Prof. Hamid Jafarkhani is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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University of Ghent, Belgium:
Prof. Francis Verpoort is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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University of Zurich, Switzerland:
Prof. Marc Paolella is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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Tilburg University, The Netherlands:
Prof. Jan R. Magnus is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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Victoria University of Canada:
Prof. Hari Mohan Srivastava is the IETI Distinguished Fellow and President
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Griffith University, Australia:
Prof. Jing Sun is the IETI Fellow
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Tsinghua University:
Prof. Lijiang Yang is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
Professor Lijian Yang was Elected as Distinguished Fellow of the International Engineering and Technology Institute Picture

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology:
HKUST Names IETI Fellow as Important Honor
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Southeast University, China:
Prof. Jinde Cao is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology:
Prof. Vladimir G CHIGRINOV is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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Sichuan University:
Prof. Zeshui Xu is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
Prof. Zeshui Xu Has Been Elected Distinguished Fellow of IETI Picture

Hong Kong Baptist University:
Prof. Julien S. Baker is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
Prof. Baker was Elected as the Distinguished Fellow of IETI (International Engineering and Technology Institute) Picture

Southeast University, China:
Prof. Xin Geng is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology:
Prof. Ling, Shiqing is the IETI Distinguished Fellow
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Hong Kong Baptist University:
Prof. CHEUNG, Yiu-ming is the Annual Scientific Award Winner.
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VI. Our Fellows

Every year, IETI will elect fellows (the highest honor of IETI / IDSAI / IRIEM) to recognize outstanding scientists (natural scientists, engineering scientists, and social scientists). These outstanding scientists have demonstrated extraordinary strengths in their respective fields and helped the development of IETI.
IETI Fellows: http://www.ieti.net/memberships/Fellows.aspx
IRIEM Fellows: http://www.iriem.org/memberships/Fellows.aspx
IDSAI Fellows: http://www.idsai.org/memberships/Fellows.aspx

VII. Our Awards

IETI Annual Scientific Award:
http://www.ieti.net/awards/AnnualScientficAward.aspx


IETI Green Development and Sustainability Award :
https://www.ieti.net/awards/green.html

IETI Ramesh Agarwal Lifetime Achievement Award in Science, Engineering or Technology :
https://www.ieti.net/awards/RameshAgarwalAward.html

IETI Young Researcher Award :
https://www.ieti.net/awards/youth.html

IETI PhD Fellowship Award :
https://www.ieti.net/awards/phd.html

VIII. Calendar of Activities

Basic activities, taking 2021 as an example:
By mid-January 2021, complete the announcement of 2020 annual science award winners.
Before mid-February 2021, complete the 2021 fellowship announcement.
Before March 31, 2021, complete the layout of 2022 international academic activities.
Before September 30, 2021, complete the nomination of 2021 annual science award winners.
Before October 31, 2021, complete the nomination of the 2022 fellowship candidates.
Before November 30, 2021, complete the 2021 annual science award winner election.
Before December 31, 2021, the 2022 membership election will be completed.
Before December 31, 2021, the 2021 directors and supervisors will be added.

IX. Join Us (No Membership / Fellowship Fees)

For membership/fellowship, the process is very strict, and members/fellows are selected after satisfying the required research experience criteria or by invitation.

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