The first academic salon for young scholars of the Institute of Science and Technology for Public Safety was co-sponsored by the Institute and the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science (SKLFS) at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Notable participants included Prof. Weicheng Fan (Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Honorary President of the Institute), Prof. Shifei Shen (Vice President of the Institute) and Prof. Hongyong Yuan (Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the Institute). Prof. Jie Ji (the President of the Young Scholars’ Association at USTC and Deputy Director of the SKLFS) chaired the event. The salon gathered over 200 young researchers for cross-disciplinary dialogues. 

During the salon, Prof. Wei Gao (Dalian University of Technology), Prof. Jue Liu (Peking University) and Prof. Jiao Lei (USTC) successively delivered thematic lectures entitled Doing Planned Scientific Research, Scientific Research: Original Intent and Mission, and Focus on Persistence and Move Forward with Innovation.  A panel discussion with Prof. Li Liu (Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology) and Prof. Xiangming Hu (Shandong University of Science and Technology) provided practical implementation perspectives. Organizing committee members included SKLFS scholars Jie Ji, Hanfeng Jin, Xiaoyu Ju, Haowei Hu, alongside Prof. Mengqi Yuan (Beijing Institute of Technology) and Prof. Chuan'gang Fan (Central South University). This event established a platform to facilitate professional development through methodological exchanges and collaborative problem-solving in public safety research.