Cheng Zekai‌, Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor, Vice Dean of Teaching at the School of Computer Science, Anhui Province Outstanding Teacher, Teaching Master at Anhui University of Technology, Senior Member of the CCF. Research interests: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Big Data Analysis. Has presided over or participated in more than 10 research projects, published over 60 academic papers, including 18 indexed by SCI/EI, and holds more than 20 patents and software copyrights. Has led multiple provincial and university-level teaching reform and quality projects, winning 2 Special Prizes, 1 First Prize, and 2 Second Prizes in the Anhui Province Teaching Achievements Awards. Served as Vice Editor for 5 textbooks. Guided students to win 15 National First Prizes in the RoboCup 2D Simulation Competition (including "Eight Championships and Four Runners-up, One Third Place" in the past 13 years, champions in 2016-2018, 2019-2020, and 2023-2025), 11 World Cup Quarter-Final appearances (including 1 runner-up in 2025, 3rd place five times in 2013, 2021-2024), the Iran Open Champion in 2022 and 2024, the Iran Open Runner-up in 2023 and 2025, the Asia-Pacific Runner-up in 2021, and 8 Anhui Provincial Championships. Guided students in the National "Challenge Cup" College Students' Technology Works Competition, winning 1 First Prize and 1 Second Prize at the university level. Received 3 Provincial Silver Awards and 1 Provincial Bronze Award in the Anhui Province College Students' Innovation Competition (formerly "Internet+") in 2022, 2024, and 2025, and 2023 respectively.

Currently serves as a Standing Director of the Anhui Higher Education Computer Education Research Association, Executive Committee Member of the CCF Education Committee, Committee Member of the Chinese Association of Automation's Competition Working Committee, 8th Committee Member of the China Instrument & Meter Society's Microcomputer Application Branch, Council Member of the Engineering Education and Industry Talent Cultivation Alliance, Council Member of the Anhui Artificial Intelligence Society, and Committee Member of the Tsinghua University Press Textbook, Case, and Paper Review Committee.

In recent years, has received awards such as the Excellent Teacher Award from the National Higher Education Computer Education Research Association, the Baosteel Education Fund Excellent Teacher Award (nomination), and university-level awards including the "Hefei Alumni Association Chair of Teaching Morality," "Outstanding Teaching Award," "Excellent Guide for Innovation Education," "New Star of the Teaching Platform," "Advanced Individual in Teaching Morality," "Guide for Subject Competitions," and "Excellent Class Advisor." Has received a continuous "Excellent First-Class" rating in the university's classroom teaching quality assessment for 7 consecutive years.