PeopleofSuperintelligence

Lab leader

Liu Qingfeng

Also known as 刘庆峰

As of October 2026, Liu Qingfeng is chairman of iFlytek, an intelligent speech and AI company he co-founded in 1999. He began the company while pursuing a doctorate at the University of Science and Technology of China, together with more than ten fellow students. The company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2008. In May 2023 he introduced SparkDesk, iFlytek's homegrown large language model, at a launch event in Hefei. In 2024 he said iFlytek would keep investing in multi-language large models to promote Chinese car cockpits in the global market.

Now at
IFlyTek

Timeline

  1. 1999

    Founding iFlytek as a doctoral student

    While pursuing a doctorate at the University of Science and Technology of China, he founds iFLYTEK, an intelligent speech and AI company, in 1999 with more than ten fellow students.

  2. 2008

    Listing iFlytek in Shenzhen

    iFLYTEK lists on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2008, becoming China's first public company founded by university students.

  3. 2017

    Top ten economic personages

    He is recognized as one of the Top Ten Economic Personages of China in 2017.

  4. May 2023

    Launching SparkDesk in Hefei

    He introduces SparkDesk, iFlytek's homegrown large language model, at a launch event in Hefei in May 2023.

  5. 2023

    Unveiling Spark Desk V3.0

    At iFLYTEK's 1024 Global Developer Festival in 2023, he unveils Spark Desk V3.0, the latest version of the company's AI large model.

  6. 2024

    Multi-language models for cars

    In 2024 he says iFLYTEK will keep investing in multi-language large models to promote Chinese car cockpits in the global market.

  7. As of October 2026

    Chairman of iFlytek

    He is chairman of iFLYTEK, and in March 2026 he attends the launch of the World Data Organization in Beijing.

Sources and credits

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  1. 2018 Honorary Fellow - Dr Liu Qingfeng's Profile and Citation-UIC Honorary Fellowship hfc.bnbu.edu.cn. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Liu Qingfeng, scaling AI peaks one after another subsites.chinadaily.com.cn. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. iFlytek launches SparkDesk to rival ChatGPT subsites.chinadaily.com.cn. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. iFLYTEK Highlights Progress Towards a New AI Ecosystem at the 1024 Global Developer Festival-News-iFLYTEK iflytek.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. SPARK Multi-language Large Model Released, Driving Smarter Cars Going Global-News-iFLYTEK iflytek.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. World Data Organization Launched, with iFLYTEK as the Only LLM Company Participating in Its Founding-News-iFLYTEK iflytek.com. Checked 15 October 2026.