On November 15, 2025, the 2025 training working meeting of the Review Expert Panel of the Association of Intelligent Engineering and Technology (AIET) was successfully held by online video conference. The meeting lasted two days, with 128 review experts from more than ten countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region participating in the full training agenda by remote connection. The meeting was chaired by the Director of the Association Academic Committee, with all members of the Secretariat assisting in organization.

This training working meeting focused on five core topics. First was the systematic update of the 2025 review standards, with special review indicators added for emerging fields such as artificial intelligence engineering applications, intelligent manufacturing system integration, and Internet of Things security. Second was strengthened implementation of the conflict-of-interest policy, requiring all review experts to sign an independence declaration before each review task begins to ensure fairness and transparency in the review process. Third was optimization and upgrading of the quality assurance system, introducing double-blind review and cross-check mechanisms to further improve the reliability of review conclusions. Fourth was deeper learning of review ethics, covering academic integrity, data confidentiality, intellectual property protection, and related matters. Fifth was operational training on the digital review platform, helping experts become proficient in using the Association newly launched online review management system.

During the meeting, the Association officially released the AIET 2026 Review Work Guide, which made major revisions to the original framework. The new guide clearly establishes a tiered review system, classifying review projects into levels A, B, and C according to complexity and matching them with review expert teams of different qualification levels. At the same time, the guide adds a dedicated chapter on interdisciplinary project review, providing standardized review procedures for complex projects involving multiple technical fields. In addition, the new guide further specifies review timelines, feedback formats, and appeal handling procedures.

In the independence commitment session, all participating review experts signed the 2026 Review Independence Commitment Letter one by one, solemnly committing to strictly follow the principles of objectivity, fairness, and independence in review work and not to be interfered with by any external factors. The Association Secretariat will archive the commitment letters in a unified manner and establish a dynamic supervision mechanism to ensure that the commitments are effectively fulfilled.

In the concluding remarks, the Director of the Association Academic Committee noted that the Review Expert Panel is the core guarantee of AIET academic credibility, and that the professional competence and professional ethics of the expert team directly determine the value of all recognition work of the Association. The Director emphasized that in 2026 the Association will further expand the size of its review expert database and plans to add 50 to 80 senior scholars and industry experts from frontier fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics engineering, and green manufacturing to meet the growing demand for review.

The successful holding of this training working meeting marks a new stage in the construction of the AIET review system. Through continuous improvement of review standards, strengthened expert training, and strict independence management, the Association is continuously enhancing its academic review authority in intelligent engineering and technology in the Asia-Pacific region and contributing professional strength to the healthy development of the industry.