In 2003, YE Chen graduated from Tongji University with a bachelor's degree in automation. After graduation, he taught at the university and received his doctor's degree from the Department of Computer Science of Tongji University. His main research interests are machine learning (deep learning), image processing, and big data analysis and its application in the field of industrial intelligence. His recent research interests include: driverless decision-making and planning, intelligent transportation system, medical-assisted diagnosis, Chinese character image generation, among others. He has participated in three national Natural Science Foundation of China projects, two international cooperation projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and one major basic project of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission. He has won the first prize of Science and Technology Progress of the Ministry of Education. More than 10 of his invention patents have been authorized.