From August 11th to 13th, 2023, the first Westlake Future Scholars Engineering Academic Forum was successfully held in Yungu Campus of Xihu University. Supported by the "Qingshan International Exchange Fund for Innovative Talents" of the Westlake Education Foundation, the Forum was organized by the School of Engineering of Xihu University, and undertaken by the Youth League Committee of the School of Engineering of Xihu University and the IEEE Xihu University Student Chapter.

The forum came to an end in the closing ceremony on August 12, according to the votes of the audience and the professional scores of the reviewing experts, the forum selected 4 best oral presentation awards and 10 best poster presentation awards. 2022 PhD student Yang Zhirong won the Best Poster Presentation Award on behalf of Prof. Qiu Min's research group.