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Tracer · Research security

Li Wei

Harbin Institute of Science and Engineering · China

Google ScholarORCIDMaterials Science
Primary affiliationReview
Co-authorsReview
FundingClear
SanctionsReview
Foreign tiesReview
LegalClear
Adverse mediaClear

42

Publications

18

H-index

108

Citations

Affiliation

Primary Affiliation

Review

Harbin Institute of Science and Engineering (HISE) is a designated institution of concern on the US BIS Entity List, with deep structural ties to the Chinese military-industrial complex. 1

Legal name

Li Wei

Primary affiliation

Harbin Institute of Science and Engineering

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Screen individuals

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The output

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Research Security Brief

Asterion Applied Photonics Institute

Synthetic organization · Advanced photonics · Laboratory

Review

Sources

58

Elapsed

9m 12s

Registry verifiedParent entity mappedPartner network checked

1

Entity match

15+

Lists cleared

27

Sources

01

Sanctions

Match

BIS Entity List

Match

List name

US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security - Entity List

Administering body

US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Legal basis

Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774 - end-user review and entity-screening basis

Review date

June 17, 2026

Stated reason

Registry record indicates a similarly named institute linked to controlled photonics components and export-sensitive research infrastructure. Human review is required to verify whether the subject entity, parent organization, or supervisory authority is the same party.4

Canada NRO List

Clear

Canada Autonomous Sanctions

Clear

OFAC SDN List

Clear

EU Consolidated Sanctions

Clear

UK Consolidated Sanctions

Clear

UN Security Council Consolidated

Clear
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Sanctions & designations

NRO, Canadian, US, EU, UK, UN and other international lists.

Clear
02

Institutional affiliation

Legal identity, governance chain, supervisory authority, military and defence ties, and state programme membership.

Review
03

Academic network

Co-author clusters, flagged collaborations, joint publications, and institutional ties across designation lists.

Review
04

Funding & foreign ties

Grant funders, undisclosed funding, talent programme participation, foreign appointments, and state-linked awards.

Review
05

Legal & regulatory record

Criminal, civil, and regulatory proceedings, debarments, exclusions, and export control enforcement actions.

Clear
06

Adverse media & integrity

Professional and financial misconduct, research integrity findings, reputational concerns.

Clear

Network analysis

See who a researcher works with, and which collaborators are affiliated with designated institutions.

Tracer maps co-authors by country and institution, flags every collaboration tied to a sanctions or research security list, and shows paper counts and collaboration periods so analysts can judge depth, not just presence.

Academic network

Li Wei

Harbin Institute of Science and Engineering - China

Materials Science

7 flags

202 publications analyzed from 2000 to 2025. 46 publications (26%) involve co-authors at flagged institutions.

Co-author statistics

202+

Publications analyzed

30+

Total co-authors identified

4

Flagged co-authors

2000-2025

Period covered

NameInstitutionListPapersLast
Dariush FarhadiLonghua Institute of TechnologyNRO82026
Saeed NooriLonghua Institute of TechnologyNRO62025
Yun ZhaoLonghua Institute of TechnologyNRO42024
Jun LiMingshan UniversityBIS52024
Hao WangMingshan UniversityBIS32023

Network timeline

2016
2 flagged
2018
4 flagged
2020
2 flagged
2022
6 flagged
2024
8 flagged
2026
1 flagged

Canadian compliance

Built for Canadian compliance.

Tracer is designed around the Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern, the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships, and the NRO list, with screening that extends across U.S., EU, UK, and UN sanctions regimes for partners anywhere in the world.

Data hosted in Canada

Your research data stays on Canadian soil, meeting institutional sovereignty and compliance expectations.

Risk Assessment Form integration

Built around the review evidence required by the National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships.

Individual

Screen individuals

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