广东工业大学可拓学与创新方法研究所
Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods
Guangdong University of Technology
广东工业大学可拓学与创新方法研究所是中国人工智能学会可拓学专业委员会挂靠单位，专门从事可拓学与创新方法的研究与人才培养。研究所的前身是广东工学院物元分析研究室，成立于1986年9月，1996年9月发展为广东工业大学物元分析研究所，1999年9月更名为广东工业大学可拓工程研究所，2012年5月更名为广东工业大学可拓学与创新方法研究所。研究所采取专职人员、兼职人员和招聘人员相结合的建制，共有专兼职研究人员46人，其中教授25人，副教授12人，讲师/博士9人。目前，可拓学创立者蔡文研究员任荣誉所长，广东工业大学杨春燕教授任名誉所长，广东工业大学李兴森教授任所长，中国科学院大学田英杰研究员、南京审计大学杨国为教授和北京航空航天大学单伟教授任兼职副所长。
研究所下设4个研究中心，分别是：可拓论研究中心，可拓创新方法研究中心，可拓工程研究中心，可拓学学术交流中心。贵州大学李桥兴教授任可拓论研究中心主任，北京建筑大学秦建军教授任可拓创新方法研究中心主任，浙江工业大学赵燕伟教授任可拓工程研究中心主任，中国科学院大学张玲玲教授任可拓学学术交流中心主任。
Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods of Guangdong University of Technology is the affiliated unit of Extenics Society, Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, specializing in the research and talent training of Extenics and innovation methods. It’s formerly known as Matter Element Analysis Laboratory of Guangdong College of Engineering which was founded in September, 1986. It was changed into Matter Element Analysis Research Center of Guangdong University of Technology in September, 1996. It was renamed as Extension Engineering Research Institute of Guangdong University of Technology in September, 1999. It was again renamed as Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods, Guangdong University of Technology in May, 2012. Employees of the institute include full-time, part-time and contracted personnel with a total number of 46, among which 25 are professors, 12 are associate professors and 9 are lecturers (doctors). At present, Professor Cai Wen, founder of Extenics, is appointed as the honorary director. Professor Yang Chunyan of Guangdong University of Technology is the honorary director. Professor Li Xingsen of Guangdong University of Technology is the director. Professor Tian Yingjie of University of Chinese Academy of Science, Professor Yang Guowei of Nanjing Audit University and Professor Shan Wei of Beihang University serve as part-time deputy directors.
The research institute consists of 4 research centers. They are respectively Extension Theory Research Center, Extension Innovation Method Research Center, Extension Engineering Research Center, Extenics Academic Communication Center. Professor Li Qiaoxing (Guizhou University) is the director of Extension Theory Research Center. Professor Qin Jianjun (Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture) is the director of Extension Innovation Method Research Center. Professor Zhao Yanwei (Zhejiang University of Technology) is the director of Extension Engineering Research Center. Professor Zhang Lingling (University of Chinese Academy of Science) is the director of Extenics Academic Communication Center.
