Recently, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world's largest nonprofit professional technical society, announced its list of IEEE Fellows for 2026. Professor Deng Fang and Professor Liu Chi from the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) have been elected as IEEE Fellows for 2026.

IEEE is dedicated to the development and research in electrical, electronics, computer, communication, and automation engineering, as well as related sciences. It boasts over 460,000 members in more than 190 countries and comprises 39 technical societies. The organization publishes over 210 international journals and sponsors more than 2,000 international conferences and events.

The IEEE Fellow is the highest honor awarded by the organization and is recognized as a prestigious accolade and significant career achievement in the academic and scientific community. It is awarded annually to members who have made outstanding contributions, and are selected by peer experts through a rigorous process. The number of new Fellows selected each year is less than 0.1 percent of the total membership. Due to the exclusivity, those chosen are typically distinguished scientists with significant achievements in science and engineering technology.

Professor Deng Fang

Professor Deng Fang is the executive vice-dean of the BIT Graduate School and the executive vice-dean of the BIT School of AI. He is a distinguished professor, Ph.D. advisor, nationally recognized high-level talent, IEEE Fellow, and IET Fellow. His main research areas include swarm intelligence, autonomous multi-energy mobile robotic systems, and wearable ubiquitous systems. He has led projects such as the National Key R&D Program of China for the new generation of artificial intelligence. He has published over 200 academic papers, holds 154 Chinese invention patents and 4 US invention patents, participated in the formulation of 3 national standards, and has published 3 monographs and 1 textbook.

Professor Liu Chi

Professor Liu Chi is an associate dean of the BIT School of Computer Science. He is a distinguished professor, nationally recognized high-level talent, and an IEEE Fellow. His main research areas include embodied intelligence and IoT big data technology. He has published over 100 CCF-A category papers and 7 ESI highly cited papers, holds more than 60 domestic and international invention patents, and has registered over 70 software copyrights. He has been listed among the top 2 percent of global scientists and is recognized as a Highly Cited Chinese Researcher by Elsevier.