On November 25, 2025, the signing and unveiling ceremony for the "Hunan University–Shanghai KeLiang Information Technology Co., Ltd. Joint Research Center for Cyber-Physical Intelligent Energy Systems Simulation" was successfully held at Hunan University. The center will focus on theoretical research and R&D to tackle stability challenges in new power systems and key digital-intelligent grid technologies, advancing the synergy between intelligent computing and energy systems, thereby injecting innovative momentum into the green and digital-intelligent transformation of China's energy and power industry.

The unveiling ceremony was presided over by Xu Jiazhu, Vice Dean of the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at Hunan University. Li Kenli, Vice President of Hunan University, and Sang Suming, General Manager of Shanghai KeLiang Information Technology Co., Ltd., jointly unveiled the Joint Research Center. Representatives from both academia and industry, including Zhang Xiaogang (Party Secretary of the School of Electrical Engineering), Shuai Zhikang (Dean of the School), Li Hongbiao (Deputy General Manager of KeLiang), and Zhu Yiying (Chief Technology Officer of KeLiang), attended and witnessed the event.

Deputy General Manager Li Hongbiao (second from left) and Dean Shuai Zhikang (second from right) signed the cooperation agreement

General Manager Sang Suming (left) and Vice President Li Kenli (right) unveiled the Joint Research Center

Vice President Li Kenli stated in his address that a digitalized and resilient power grid has become the major trend and new paradigm for future grid development. The collaborative establishment of the Joint Research Center by Hunan University and KeLiang represents not only a "two-way collaboration" between academic research and industrial practice but also a "resonance in harmony" between a millennium-old institution and a high-tech enterprise amid the tides of our era. He expressed hope that both parties would leverage their respective strengths to achieve coordinated synergy across the industrial chain, innovation chain, education chain, and talent chain, contributing "Hunan University Insights" and "KeLiang Solutions" to advancing the digitalization of energy and power systems.

General Manager Sang Suming emphasized that with the accelerated construction of new-type power systems, the difficulty of grid stability operation and control complexity have grown exponentially. Standing at the forefront of the rapidly developing "A+ Energy" era, we expect both parties to seize opportunities, share responsibilities, and jointly advance research on new theories, technologies, methods, and applications for new power system modeling and simulation. The Joint Research Center will be developed into a collaborative innovation platform integrating research, practice, and education, supporting the steady and long-term development of China’s new energy system.

During the subsequent management committee meeting, representatives actively participated in technical discussions in a relaxed and lively atmosphere. Secretary Zhang Xiaogang and Deputy General Manager Li Hongbiao provided guidance on the center’s development from theoretical research and industrial application perspectives. Dr. Zhu Yiying summarized the broad implications and application scenarios of cyber-physical system simulation, proposing a decoupled "problem-tool-model" engineering approach for electromagnetic transient simulation in grid digital twins and smart decision-making. She also detailed suggestions for renewable energy station modeling. Dean Shuai Zhikang concluded that digital intelligence technologies are core drivers for new power systems, emphasizing breakthroughs in wide-band oscillation suppression, main-distribution-microgrid coordination, and intelligent control as critical to ensuring secure, stable, and efficient operation of smart energy systems.

Speech by Secretary Li Xiaogang

Speech by Deputy General Manager Li Hongbiao

Speech by Dr. Zhu Yiying

Speech by Dean Shuai Zhikang

Collaboration Drives Construction, Innovation Powers Progress. The official establishment of this Joint Research Center marks a new, highly synergistic phase in the industry-academia collaboration between Hunan University and Keliang Information. Moving forward, both parties will anchor efforts in national energy strategy needs, serving as solution providers for real-world problems and contributors of tangible outcomes. Together, we will co-create new paradigms for integrating learning, research, production, and application; co-chart new blueprints for green, low-carbon energy transition; and co-write new chapters in building a modern energy system.