Thank you for your continued attention and support for the 2025 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Digital Transformation. We are pleased to share the latest updates: as of the end of August, the conference has attracted registrations from over 100 experts and scholars representing nearly 50 universities and research institutes across China. In addition, scholars from a number of renowned overseas institutions—including Macquarie University, the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, Monash University, RMIT University, Curtin University, Loughborough University, and Oregon State University, among others—have also registered to attend. 
The conference topics span multiple fields, including industrial engineering; human resource management and organizational behavior; strategic management; entrepreneurship and innovation; management science and engineering; marketing; finance and insurance; and economics. Particular emphasis will be placed on AI-enabled sustainable development and the digital transformation of the energy, mining, manufacturing, and other industries, underscoring the conference’s interdisciplinary character and broad international impact. 
This year’s conference is co-hosted by Shandong University of Science and Technology and Macquarie University. The theme is “Digital Leadership · Intelligent Future: Technological Innovation and Industry Transformation.” Relevant information is provided below. 

Conference Venue 

Hilton Qingdao Golden Beach Hotel 
No. 1 Jialingjiang East Road, West Coast New Area, Qingdao, China 

Conference Registration 
In accordance with the conference schedule, the registration portal is now fully open. 
Registration information and step-by-step instructions are available on the official website: https://ai2025.scimeeting.cn/ 
For foreign-currency payments, please refer to: https://ai2025.scimeeting.cn/en

Please note: Create an account on the conference website before making any payment. Foreign currency payments should be made via BPAY, and you will be provided with a receipt once your payment is successful. Registration will only be considered complete after successful payment. 

Registration Fees & Payment Information 

Accommodation 
The conference has secured a negotiated rate with Hilton Qingdao Golden Beach at CNY 400 per room per night (breakfast included). As the room block is limited, please email summer.cui@hilton.com as soon as possible to reserve your room, stating your check-in and check-out dates. 

Conference Schedule 

Full Paper Submission Guidelines (for specific activities only) 
Only authors who have submitted a long abstract, had it accepted, and completed conference 
registration are eligible to participate in these activities. 
Authors who wish to participate in the Paper Development Workshops (PDWs) of the supporting journals or be considered for the Best Paper Award must submit a full paper. 
When submitting your full paper by email, please clearly indicate either the intended journal for the PDW or that you wish to be considered for the Best Paper Award. 

Supporting journals include: 
Journal of Business Research 
Australian Journal of Management 
Chinese Management Studies 
Journal of Organizational and End User Computing 
Data Science and Management 
Data and Information Management 
Data Intelligence 
《山东科技大学学报（社会科学版）》 
《人力资源管理评论》

 
Submission Deadline 
September 15, 2025 (23:59 Beijing Time, UTC+8). 

Decision Notification 
Final PDW decisions will be communicated to authors in early October 2025.

Selected papers will be assigned to the corresponding journal PDWs for discussion; papers not selected for a PDW will be scheduled for regular parallel sessions at the conference.

Please note: In consultation with the relevant journals, the Academic Committee may reassign your full paper to a more suitable journal PDW based on the paper’s topic, quality, and fit with the journal’s scope, to ensure the best platform for presentation and exchange. 

Manuscript Requirements 
Originality & Quality: The manuscript must be an original, unpublished academic paper with a correct orientation, clear arguments, rigorous reasoning, reliable evidence, and sound methodology, demonstrating strong theoretical or practical value. 

Language & Length: Manuscripts should be written in English and include Title, Abstract, Main Text, and References. Please refer to your intended journal’s guidelines for length. As a rule, submissions exceeding 45 pages will not be considered. 

Formatting: Use Times New Roman, 12-point, double line spacing. References should follow APA style.  Exceptions (Chinese-language PDWs): Submissions for the PDWs of 《山东科技大学学报（社会科学版）》 and 《人力资源管理评论》 must be written in Chinese and follow the respective journals’ formatting requirements. 

Title Page: Include a separate title page (placed before the manuscript) with author names, affiliations, author bios, and the corresponding author’s contact information. 

Copyright & Responsibility: Copyright remains with the authors; authors bear responsibility for the content. Do not include confidential information. 

Conference Submission Inquiries 
AIConference@sdust.edu.cn

Appendix: Distinguished Guest Experts (Continuously Updated List – Alphabetical Order by Surname) 

Qinxian Bai is a Professor at the School of Economics, Liaoning University, China, and a senior economist, financial scholar, and educator. He served as a member of the 4th and 5th Appraisal Committee for Applied Economics of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council of China, and is the chief academic leader of the National Key Discipline of Finance at Liaoning University. 

Di Bu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Finance at Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Australia, and Director of the Macquarie University FinTech and Banking Research Centre.  

Shaojie Chen is a Professor at Shandong University of Science and Technology. He serves as Deputy Director of the Committee on Mining-Induced Damage and Ecological Restoration of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, and is an editorial board member of journals such as the Coal Geology of China and Journal of China Coal Society. 

Fang Lee Cooke is a Distinguished Professor at Monash Business School, Monash University, Australia, and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She is Co-Editor-in Chief of Human Resource Management and was recognized as an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS.  

Jinyun Duan is a Professor at East China Normal University and serves as editorial board member of the Chinese Journal of Applied Psychology, Reprinted Materials: Psychology (Renmin University of China), Human Resource Development of China, Luojia Management Review, and the Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 

Cailing Feng is a Professor at Nanjing Agricultural University, and a Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. She serves as Associate Editor of Chinese Management Studies and is an editorial board member of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 

Taiwen Feng is a Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai) and serves as editorial board member of the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management and Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 

Steven Grover is a Professor and Head of the Department of Management at Macquarie University, Australia.  

Dongxiao Gu is a Professor at Hefei University of Technology and serves as Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education Philosophy and Social Sciences Laboratory for Data Science and Smart Social Governance; he was selected for the National High-level Young Talents Program.

Jun Gu is an Associate Professor at Macquarie University, and the Co-Director of the Macquarie University Health at Work Research Centre, Australia.  

Richard Hunt is an Associate Professor with tenure at Virginia Tech, U.S. He is an Editor of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, a member of the editorial boards of Academy of Management Review and Journal of Business Venturing, and has served as a guest editor for a special issue of Journal of Management Studies.  

Shun Jia is a Professor and Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology. He is a committee member of the Scheduling Sub-Society of the Operations Research Society of China, and a member of the Management Technology Branch of the Innovation Method Society. 

Zhuo Jin is a Professor and Director of Research of the Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics at Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University, Australia. He serves as Co-Director of the Macquarie University Emerging Risks Research Centre.  

Xin Ye is a Professor at Dalian University of Technology and serves as Dean of the School of Economics and Management. 

Guiquan Li is a Professor at Peking University and serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Business Research. 

Yi Li is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia. He serves as Deputy Director of the Emerging Markets Research Group. Dr. Li is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Management Studies, Communication Editor for the Journal of International Management, Associate Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and Associate Editor of Nature: Humanities & Social Science Communication.  

Wei Liu is a Professor at Qingdao University and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Organizational and End User Computing and the International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach, and Associate Editor of Chinese Management Studies. 

Ying (Candy) Lu is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University and Deputy Director of the Macquarie University Health at Work Research Centres, Australia. She serves as an Associate Editor for The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Business Research, and Chinese Management Studies, and as a Section Editor for Stress & Health. Dr. Lu also sits on the editorial boards of Human Resource Management, Australian Journal of Management and Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, and has served as Guest Editor for a special issue of Journal of Business Ethics.

Jie Meng is a Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University, UK. She serves as Guest Editor of Internet Research (SI: Digital Transformation) and Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence (SI: AI’s Contribution to New Insights of Digital Behaviour and Service Economy). 

Rebecca Mitchell is a Professor at Macquarie University, and the Co-Director of the Macquarie University Health at Work Research Centre, Australia.  

Jian Mou is a Professor at Pusan National University, South Korea. Dr. Mou is an Associate Editor for Internet Research, Electronic Markets, Electronic Commerce Research, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, and Behaviour & Information Technology. 

Ted Paterson is an Associate Professor of Management at Oregon State University, U.S. He is a Senior Editor for the Journal of Business Research.  

Yue Qiao is a Professor and Deputy Dean of the School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, at Shandong University. He also serves as the Director of the Williamson Law, Economics and Organization Research Center, and Associate Editor of the Asian Journal of Law and Economics. 

Ramanie Samaratunge is an Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia. 

Yutao Sun is a Professor at Dalian University of Technology and a National Leading Talent of China. 

Huijun Sun is a Professor at Beijing Jiaotong University, China. She serves as an editorial board member of journals such as Transportation Research Part D, China Journal of Highway and Transport, and Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology.  

Guiyao Tang is a Professor and Deputy Dean of the School of Management, Shandong University. She is also the Executive Dean of the Shandong Talent Development Strategy Research Institute, and editorial board member of the European Management Journal, Management and Organization Review, Human Resource Development of China, and Human Resource Management Review (in Chinese; 《人力资源管理评论》). 

Amy Wei Tian is a Professor of Management at Curtin University, Australia. She is Section Editor for Applied Psychology, Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Research, and serves on the editorial boards of Human Resource Management and The International Journal of Human Resource Management. She currently serves as the Academy of Management HR Division’s Country Ambassador for Australia.  

Haijiang Wang is a Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Business Research and serves on the editorial boards of Management and Organization Review, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and China Human Resources Development.

Yue Wang is an Associate Professor of International Business at Macquarie University, Australia.  Wen Wu is a Professor at Beijing Jiaotong University and serves as Deputy Director of the Institute of Development Strategy and Associate Editor of the Journal of Business Research. 

Miles Yang is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Research in the Department of Management at Macquarie University, Australia. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Business Research, a Senior Editor for the Australian Journal of Management, and serves on the editorial board of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
  
Jun Yao is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Macquarie University, Australia. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Consumer Behaviour and the editorial review Board of Marketing Intelligence and Planning. 

Guodong Yu is a Professor and Assistant Dean of the School of Management, Shandong University. He is also the Chair of the Department of Project Management and Industrial Engineering, Director of the Institute of Industrial Engineering, and Youth Editorial Board Member of Industrial Engineering Journal. 

Mike Mingqiong Zhang is an Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia. He is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Management Studies and an Associate Editor of The International Journal of Human Resource Management. He also serves on the editorial boards of New Technology, Work and Employment.  

Yucheng (Eason) Zhang is a Professor of Management at University of Southampton, UK. He is an Associate Editor of Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility and the Journal of Business Research, a Consulting Editor for Applied Psychology: An International Review, and a Reviewing Editor for PNAS Nexus.  

Zhengtang Zhang is a Professor at Nanjing University, China. He is a Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University and Executive Editor of Human Resource Management Review (in Chinese; 《人力资源管理评论》). 

Zhixue Zhang is a Boya Distinguished Professor at Peking University, where he serves as Director of the Institute of Social Science Survey and Director of the Center for Research in Behavioral Science at the Guanghua School of Management. He was awarded the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, is a Fellow of the International Association for Conflict Management, and is a member of the Business Administration Discipline Appraisal Group of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council. He also serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief ofAdvanced Management Studies (formerly Quarterly Journal of Management), as an Editorial Board Member of Business and Management Journal, and as a Consulting Editor of Management and Organization Review. 

Nick Zubanov is a Professor of Organizational Economics at the University of Konstanz, Germany. 

Please check the attachment for the previous announcements of the conference.

2025 International Conference on AI and Industry Digital Transformation (1st Round Announcement)

2025 International Conference on AI and Industry Digital Transformation (2nd Round Announcement)