The Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Multilingual Artificial Intelligence Technology was formerly known as the “Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Mongolian Information Processing Technology,” established in 2007 with the approval of the Department of Science and Technology of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In June 2024, following a departmental restructuring, the laboratory was renamed to reflect its expanded scope. The current director is Professor Feilong. The laboratory currently comprises 29 technical staff, including 10 professors, 3 research fellows, and 9 associate professors, with 9 Ph.D. supervisors and 27 holding doctoral degrees. The team includes recipients of national and regional honors such as the State Council Special Government Allowance, Youth Talent Support Program, and several from the “Grassland Talents” and “New Century 321 Talent” programs. The core team, “Mongolian Software Research and Development Team,” was selected as an Innovation Talent Team under the 2012 Grassland Talents Program, known for its high academic level, international collaboration, and youthful energy. In 2019, the laboratory was rated as “Excellent” in the first evaluation of key laboratories by the regional science department. It played a key role in the establishment of the National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Information Processing Technology for Mongolian, approved by the National Development and Reform Commission. Focusing on national strategies in artificial intelligence and big data, as well as the cultural development of ethnic minorities, the laboratory emphasizes multimodal and multilingual AI technologies. With a focus on Mongolian-language processing, it actively expands into big data, virtual reality, image and speech processing, and other applied fields. The lab strives to produce high-quality research outcomes, nurture top-tier talent, and contribute to the region’s social and economic development.

Since its establishment, the lab has graduated over 30 Ph.D. students and more than 400 master’s students, many of whom now serve as core members in academia and industry. Notably, Dr. Ogenbatar, a Mongolian international student, has become a leading young expert in the field of computer science in Mongolia. Currently, over 30 Ph.D. and 420 master's students are studying in the lab.

The laboratory has undertaken major national and regional projects, including two key national programs—the 863 Program and the 973 Program—as early as 2003 and 2007. In the past five years alone, the lab has led one National Key R&D Project (Intergovernmental Cooperation), 26 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, 6 from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and over 30 provincial-level projects, securing more than 55 million RMB in research funding. Over 200 academic papers have been published, including 100+ in top-tier venues such as TASLP, ICASSP, and COLING. The lab holds 13 invention patents and has received numerous awards, including the Second Prize of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award, the Golden Bridge Award, and the Outstanding Progress Award from the China Computer Federation.

The lab has developed a wide range of intelligent systems and tools, including Chinese-Mongolian text and speech translation, Mongolian speech recognition and synthesis, script conversion between Traditional and New Mongolian, OCR and handwritten Mongolian recognition, intelligent input methods, and AI news anchors. These efforts culminated in the launch of a Mongolian-language AI cloud platform, filling critical gaps in minority-language AI processing in China. The platform is widely used in education, government, media, and security, driving digital transformation across sectors. In 2024, this platform was recognized as an Outstanding Patent Industrialization Case by the Inner Mongolia Administration for Market Regulation.

In collaboration with the National University of Defense Technology and Kylin Software, the lab developed the Galaxy Kylin Desktop OS (Mongolian Version) V10, which has been adopted in digital infrastructure projects across Inner Mongolia and Qinghai and is in use by enterprises and users in Mongolia. This work was named one of the Top Ten Scientific and Technological Advances in Inner Mongolia in 2023.

In response to President Xi Jinping’s directive during his 2019 visit to Inner Mongolia University, the lab launched a project to digitize ancient Mongolian manuscripts and build an intelligent resource platform. As part of this effort, the Beijiang Ancient Books Resource Database was created—the most comprehensive and intelligent platform for Mongolian ancient text preservation and analysis. This achievement was selected as a Model Case of Digital Innovation in Culture and Tourism 2024 by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The lab also led a National Key R&D Project in collaboration with the Mongolian Academy of Sciences: “Key Technologies for Mongolian-Chinese Speech Translation Based on Deep Learning.” The project developed a bidirectional speech translation system between New Mongolian and Chinese, contributing significantly to cultural and tourism exchange and advancing the Belt and Road Initiative. Following a collaborative, open, and innovation-driven approach, the lab has worked with leading enterprises and institutes. These include partnerships with China Standard Software Co., Ltd. to develop Mongolian versions of the NeoKylin OS and NeoShine Office, and a joint lab with iFLYTEK to research Mongolian ASR, keyword detection, and TTS technologies. The lab also co-led the development of a Mongolian Text Compliance Testing Platform with the Fourth Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Professor Feilong, born in 1985 in Keyouzhong Banner, Xing’an League, Inner Mongolia, is an ethnic Mongolian. He currently serves as Director of the Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Multilingual Artificial Intelligence Technology, Deputy Director and Party Branch Secretary of the National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Information Processing Technology for Mongolian, and Vice Director of the Research Center for Ethnic Language and Cultural Integration in Northern China at Inner Mongolia University. He is also a Guest Researcher at Peng Cheng Laboratory, and leads the Multimodal Artificial Intelligence Innovation Team at the Inner Mongolia Academy of Science and Technology. He is a recipient of the Inner Mongolia Outstanding Youth Science Fund and has been selected as a high-level talent under the “Grassland Talents Program”, including as a first-tier youth innovation and entrepreneurship talent. His contributions have been recognized with numerous honors, including the May 1st Labor Medal of Inner Mongolia, “Most Beautiful Worker”, Youth May Fourth Medal, the “Grassland Cultural Inheritance Star (Gardener Award)”, and the Wukeli Outstanding Young Faculty Award from Inner Mongolia University. Professor Feilong has published over 130 academic papers in leading journals and conferences, including more than 30 papers in top-tier venues such as TASLP, ICASSP, and COLING. He holds 9 authorized invention patents. His research achievements have been recognized with several prestigious awards, including: Second Prize of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award (2022), Second Prize of the Golden Bridge Project Award by the China Technology Market Association (2024), Outstanding Progress Award of the CCF Science and Technology Awards (2022), Second Prize of the CCF Science and Technology Achievements Awards (2024), Second Prize (2016) and Third Prize (2018) of the Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Progress Awards. He has led multiple national and regional research projects, including: 2 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 sub-project of the National Key R&D Program, 1 Outstanding Youth Project of the Inner Mongolia Natural Science Foundation, 1 Major Infrastructure Project funded by the Inner Mongolia Government, 3 Key Technology Research Projects of Inner Mongolia. Professor Feilong has led the development of numerous intelligent systems and platforms, including: Beijiang Cultural Ancient Books Database Platform, Mongolian AI Cloud Service Platform, Galaxy Kylin Desktop OS (Mongolian Version) V10, Mongolian Medicine Knowledge Base Platform, Jangar Digital Platform, Mongolian ASR and TTS Systems, Script Conversion System between Cyrillic and Traditional Mongolian, Mongolian Printed OCR System, Mongolian Text Correction System, Chinese-Mongolian Machine Translation System, Aoyun Mongolian Intelligent Input Method, Mongolian AI Virtual Anchor System.