On June 2, Dr. Guankai Zhai from Stanford University, Silicon Valley of the United States, visited China Coal Group to provide guidance on cooperation concerning AI Agent technologies and was appointed Chief Advisor of China Coal Group Intelligent Research Institute to underpin the Group’s innovative and intelligent development of AI business. Qu Qing, Chairman of China Coal Group; Li Zhenbo, General Manager of Informatization Department of China Coal Group and General Manager of Zhongyun Group; Guan Chenghui, Party Secretary; Shen Jianzhuang, President of Intelligent Research Institute; as well as Wu Kailian and Li Xiao, Vice Presidents of the Institute, received the guest.
Upon arrival at China Coal Group, General Manager Li first escorted Dr. Zhai on a tour of core exhibition areas including the corporate culture showroom, intelligent manufacturing achievement showroom, cross-border e-commerce division and operation company. He presented a comprehensive introduction covering the Group’s development history, corporate culture, intelligent manufacturing layout, cross-border digital trading system and full-scale operational model, fully demonstrating the Group’s core competitiveness rooted in real economy development, sci-tech empowerment and diversified business expansion.
As a benchmark enterprise driving digital transformation in the industrial and mining sector, China Coal Group takes technological innovation as its core driving force, focusing on integrated development of intelligent manufacturing, digital e-commerce and artificial intelligence. The Group has independently developed the China Coal AI Agent Platform incorporating cutting-edge technologies such as large-model algorithms, machine learning, edge computing and multi-modal data processing. A full-spectrum intelligent system has been put into practical use, covering AI intelligent marketing, intelligent content release, data optimization, customer acquisition, inbound & outbound AI call service, AI-powered recruitment, intelligent financial management and AI sales, enabling digital, unmanned and high-efficiency upgrading of corporate administration and market operation. Thanks to substantial R&D achievements and practical application results, relevant projects have won provincial awards for enterprise brand innovation and been listed as key provincial big-data industrial projects. The Group has also been selected into Shandong Digital Economy Industrial Innovation Center, accumulating proven practical experience for intelligent upgrading of traditional mining industry. Dr. Zhai spoke highly of the platform’s outstanding performance in data processing, intelligent scheduling and business empowerment during real-world deployment.
At the special technical exchange forum, both sides held in-depth and equal technical discussions based on the global development trend of AI industry and intelligent transformation demands of mining and engineering sectors. Drawing on world-leading AI research findings and industrial implementation cases, Dr. Zhai shared cutting-edge technical concepts, industrial innovative ideas and mature practical experience with the Group’s R&D team. In-depth exchanges centered on R&D of mine-specific AI models, construction of intelligent application scenarios, development of cross-business intelligent collaborative systems and innovative cross-border AI operation modes. The two parties exchanged insights on technical bottlenecks, shared R&D experience and explored joint innovation solutions tailored to corporate and industrial demands. While absorbing advanced academic concepts, the Group’s R&D team presented its home-grown AI application practices adapted to actual mining operations, building a win-win interactive atmosphere and accumulating technological momentum for subsequent platform iteration and upgrading.
To further deepen university-enterprise innovation cooperation and boost corporate technological advancement, the Group formally appointed Dr. Guankai Zhai as Chief Advisor of China Coal Intelligent Research Institute. Going forward, relying on his top-tier academic resources and technological strengths, Dr. Zhai will deliver professional guidance and resource support for the iteration and upgrade of the Group’s AI Agent platform, core technological breakthroughs, innovative project development and professional talent cultivation, helping the Group build a high-standard R&D and innovation system.
Chairman Qu extended warm welcome and sincere gratitude to Dr. Zhai for joining the Group’s expert team. He remarked that high-end academic exchanges and university-enterprise cooperation serve as vital catalysts for corporate technological upgrading, and this cooperation connects cutting-edge academic research with industrial practical application efficiently. In the future, China Coal Group will continuously strengthen partnerships with top-tier scientific research institutions, absorb pioneering technical ideas, increase investment in industrial AI R&D, strive to build an industry-leading industrial intelligent empowerment system, and fuel high-quality digital and intelligent transformation of traditional industries through joint scientific and technological efforts.
