On October 18-19, the 2025 International Songjiang Symposium on Railway Noise and Vibration Control was successfully hosted at SUES. The forum was organized by SUES, with co-organization by the International Office of SUES, School of Urban Railway Transportation, and Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Railway Transportation Vibration and Noise Control Technology. Nearly 200 experts and scholars from enterprises, universities, and research institutions from China, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and other countries and regions attended the event. Distinguished attendees included: Professor Cheng Li, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Canadian Academy of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Maliczak Christophe Olivier, Technical Expert and Senior Engineer at CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd.; Professor Sheng Xiaozhen of SUES; Wang Senrong, Executive Deputy General Manager of Zhejiang Tiantie Industrial Co., Ltd.; Zhang Hewei, General Manager of Bi-Ang Technology Group Co., Ltd.; Ni Bing, Chief Planner of the Intercity Line program and General Manager of Maitan Media Company; Professor Zhou Jinsong and Professor Yang Xinwen from College of Transportation Engineering at Tongji University; Professor Feng Qingsong from the Railway Transportation Technology Innovation Center at East China Jiao Tong University; Xing Hailing, Senior Engineer at the Technology Center of Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd.; Wan Huilin, Secretary of CPC Committee of School of Urban Railway Transportation; and Faculty and student representatives of SUES. The opening ceremony was presided over by Wan Huilin.
At the opening ceremony, Professor Lou Yongqi, President of SUES, delivered a video speech, extending a warm welcome to all participating experts, scholars, and representatives. He expressed sincere gratitude for the long-standing care and support from all sectors. President Lou emphasized that vibration and noise control in railway transit is not only an engineering challenge but also directly impacts urban quality and public well-being. He reviewed the university’s development journey since 2005, when it collaborated with Shentong Metro Group to establish the nation’s first School of Urban Railway Transportation, highlighting SUES’ consistent commitment to university-enterprise collaboration and industry-education integration. The university is accelerating its development into a world-class application-oriented and innovative institution with distinct industry characteristics. Through an innovative “3-wings” model driven by the integration of Engineering + Management + Design, SUES aims to combine technical rationality with humanistic concern, facilitating the effective transformation of scientific research outcomes.
Professor Sheng Xiaozhen, Chair of the Symposium Organizing Committee and faculty member of School of Urban Railway Transportation, outlined the forum’s overall framework. He recalled the founding purpose of the previous two Songjiang Symposia and highlighted this year’s key features: the forum brought together experts from 12 universities and 24 enterprises, covering both classical research areas and cutting-edge technologies such as lightweight structural vibro-acoustic analysis, acoustic metamaterials, and AI-assisted monitoring and maintenance.
Over the two-day forum, 21 academic presentations were delivered, including invited reports by Professor Cheng Li of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Senior Expert Maliczak Christophe Olivier of CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, General Manager Zhang Hewei of Bi-Ang Technology Group, and Professor Zhou Jinsong of Tongji University. The symposium significantly advanced international academic exchange in the field of railway vibration and noise control, enhanced China’s scientific research influence and engineering practice capabilities in this domain, and further elevated the international reputation of Shanghai University of Engineering Science in related disciplines.
