Zhongguancun Institute of Artificial Intelligence
A Beijing research institute working on core AI methods and their application to the natural and social sciences, from theory to industry deployment.
Overview
The Zhongguancun Institute of Artificial Intelligence (ZGCI, 中关村人工智能研究院) is a research institute in Beijing's Haidian district that organizes its work along three axes: AI core research (model architectures, optimization, reinforcement learning, AI safety, embodied intelligence, and infrastructure), AI for the natural sciences (physical sciences, life sciences, medicine, and scientific computing), and AI for the social sciences (education, finance, governance, and ethics). It operates in close partnership with Beijing Zhongguancun Academy, sharing facilities and research staff, and positions itself as a bridge between fundamental method development and deployed applications.
Models (1)
DeepVirus
Beijing Zhongguancun Academy / Zhongguancun Institute of Artificial Intelligence / Tsinghua University / Peking University / Georgia Institute of Technology
Released September 23, 2025
Hierarchical transformer for virus discovery in metagenomes, classifying viral genomes across taxonomic ranks and flagging candidate novel lineages.