HKUST, GZ Information Hub

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Information Hub Computational Media and Arts Thrust recruits the Head of the thrust globally, providing generous research funding and treatment, and now invites Computing Art/Digital Art/Design/Game/Computer Graphics/Visualization/Human-Computer Senior professors in related fields such as interaction join us👏👏👏

**Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Launches Industrial Informatics and Intelligence Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Research**

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) has recently announced the official establishment of the Industrial Informatics and Intelligence Institute (Triple-i Institute). This new institute aims to promote cross-hub, cross-campus, and cross-industry research in the field of industrial informatics and intelligence.

The Triple-i Institute is one of the key laboratories set up at HKUST (GZ). Professor Fugee Tsung, Founding Acting Dean of the HKUST (GZ) Information Hub, will serve as the Founding Director of the institute. Prof. Tsung is a renowned expert in industrial engineering and decision analysis, with numerous accolades to his name.

The Triple-i Institute seeks to empower industries to enhance their operations and achieve higher efficiency, profitability, and sustainability through digital and intelligence transformation. Its primary research areas include industrial big data, industrial intelligence, the industrial Internet of Things, and industrial carbon neutrality. Professors Fugee Tsung, Xiaowen Chu, Min Gao, and Jia Li will lead these focus areas, working alongside a team of elite scholars from various disciplines.

In addition to academic research, the Triple-i Institute aims to facilitate collaboration between academia and industry. The institute is in close contact with key companies in the Greater Bay Area to discuss potential cooperative projects. By fostering school-enterprise cooperation, HKUST (GZ) and its partnering companies can leverage their strengths, integrate production and education, optimize talent supply, and enhance talent and innovation-driven growth.

The Triple-i Institute's approach is centered around cross-hub research, cross-campus institutes, industrial engagement and service, and industrial informatics education and training. By addressing real-world challenges, the institute aims to drive innovation and progress that benefits society.

Currently, the Industrial Informatics and Intelligence Institute is hiring faculty and talent with backgrounds in disciplines such as industrial statistics and analysis, intelligent optimization, industrial and systems engineering, physics-based machine learning and applications, and systems, informatics, and control. For more information, please visit the Industrial informatics and Intelligence Institute's official website: Triple-i Institute (triplei.hkust-gz.edu.cn/)

Happy International Women's Day! At Information Hub, HKUST(GZ), we recognize the significant contributions of women to our community and beyond. We are proud to have so many inspiring women who are leading the way in research, innovation, and education.

Here's to all the strong, courageous, and talented women out there - keep shining!

Read our female professors' messages to other women here: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Q0foieDPm342zW1XXtKkyg

📣Exciting news for prospective PhD students! HKUST and HKUST(GZ) are hosting a virtual fair on postgraduate studies on Feb. 16, and our Information Hub is thrilled to participate!

Explore PhD programs at our virtual booth and get your questions answered during the one-to-one online consultation! ✨
Our distinguished faculty members will hold an online session 🔍16:00-16:45 (GMT+8), providing valuable insights into the program and sharing their expertise with you.💡

Register now and don't miss the chance to learn about our innovative research programs and kickstart your research career.
👉https://fytgs.hkust.edu.hk/virtualfair

Interested in PhD programs in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science and Analytics (DSA), Internet of Things (IOT), or Computational Media and Arts (CMA)?
Join the HKUST & HKUST(GZ) Virtual Fair on 16 Feb 2023 | 2:15 -5:00pm (GMT+8) to enjoy the one-stop experience of exploring study opportunities; as well as chatting live with the University's representatives for more application and study tips. 💡

👉Register NOW at https://fytgs.hkust.edu.hk/virtualfair.

📢[HKUST & HKUST(GZ) Virtual Fair on MPhil and PhD Studies | 16 Feb 2023 | 2:15 -5:00pm (GMT+8)]

Planning for your research postgraduate studies in Asia? 💡Come join the HKUST & HKUST(GZ) Virtual Fair on MPhil and PhD Studies to enjoy the 🌟one-stop experience of exploring research postgraduate study opportunities at HKUST and HKUST(GZ); as well as chatting live 💬with the University's representatives for more application and study tips.

🔗Learn more the event details and Register NOW at https://fytgs.hkust.edu.hk/virtualfair.

                         

[New Year Wishes from Information Hub]
🎉🎉🧧🧧
Dear Members of Information Hub,
Looking back at the Year of the Tiger, we have not only withstood the impact of the COVID pandemic but also witnessed the establishment of the HKUST (GZ), the take-off of HKUST 2.0, and the thriving growth of information hub. This is a special year for us, and we would like to thank all faculty, students, and staff for their contributions and support.

Looking forward to the Year of the Rabbit, we hope to continue moving forward hand in hand and creating success together.

Finally, with the Chinese new year coming, we wish all INFH faculty, students, and staff a fabulous year of the Rabbit!

Yours sincerely,
Fugee TSUNG, Acting Dean of Information Hub
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信息枢纽全体教职工和同学们：

新年好！

回望虎年，这是对我们具有特殊意义的一年。我们在同疫情做抗争的同时，见证了广州校区的正式落成，港科大2.0梦想的起飞，信息枢纽的茁壮成长。在此，信息枢纽感谢全体教职工和学生的奉献与支持！
展望兔年，愿我们继续携手前行，共创佳绩！

新春佳节在即，祝信息枢纽的全体老师、学生和员工：大展宏“兔”，前“兔”似锦，扬眉“兔”气，“兔”个健康！

宗福季 信息枢纽署理院长

Happy new year! 🎊🎊
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our students, faculty and staff for your contributions and supports to Information Hub and this wonderful university over the past year. It is because of your unwavering dedication that 2022 was marked with significant achievements, and we are confident that together our 2023 will be marked with even greater accomplishments.

We’re excited for the year ahead and can’t wait to see what we can achieve in the next chapter!

On behalf of Information Hub, we wish you and you loved ones a happy and healthy holiday season and a bright new year.

Congratulations to Prof. Fugee Tsung, Acting Dean of Information Hub, HKUST(GZ), on being named Fellow of Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society (APIEMS) for his outstanding contributions in industrial engineering, industrial big data, and quality analytics.

Fellowship is the top accreditation awarded by APIEMS and is recognized by the industrial engineering community as a prestigious honor.

Founded in 1998, APIEMS served as an important forum for exchange of ideas and information about latest developments in the field of industrial engineering and management society among professionals from Asia-Pacific countries and regions, namely, Australia, The Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

📣[Virtual Info Session on PhD studies | 13 Oct, 2022, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm (GMT +8)]

🤗Wanna gain more ideas about the research studies and funding opportunities offered at Information Hub, HKUST(GZ)?

Come join our upcoming Virtual Information Session tomorrow to get advice from our faculty and ask questions!👍🏻

👉Live stream link: https://live.eol.cn/watch/3411447

[Interview with the Dean of Information Hub | Can we do what Stanford and MIT can’t do? ]

“港科大（广州）有 2 个特点：第一，整个港科大（广州）是一所跨学科大学；第二就是枢纽和学域模式。枢纽就像机场，有闸口可以连接各地。以信息枢纽为例，拥有人工智能、计算媒体与艺术、数据科学与分析和物联网等 4 个学域，该枢纽又跟其他枢纽相连接。通过这种架构，我们将培养“T”型人才。每个人自己的专业就是竖的那一杠，事实上还有横的那一杠，比如我们枢纽里有一些共同课，如大数据、物联网、5G/6G 等。未来的就业市场，也需要这种跨学科人才。”

Read the full article here: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6uArMQAOTUWHEW0Uq5q9Nw

这所内地新办大学不设院系，首届学生刚刚开学：它能做成斯坦福和MIT做不到的事情吗？ 后来会居上吗？

CMA Seminar✨ Life, the Metaverse and Everything: An Overview of Privacy, Ethics, and Governance in Metaverse

The metaverse is expected to be the next major evolution phase of the internet. The metaverse will have an impact on human society, production, and life. In this seminar, Prof. Pan Hui will talk about the current trends and challenges that building such a virtual environment will face. We focus on three major pillars to guide the development of the metaverse: privacy, governance, and ethical design, to guide the development of the metaverse.

Date: 7 September, 2022 (Wed.)
Time: 10:30 AM HKT
Language: English

Zoom Meeting ID: 927 9227 3745
Passcode: cma

✨Aiiiii × CMA online seminar:
Theme: Artificial Life, AI, Art and Altered Nature——more-than-human assemblage
Organizers: Aiiiii Art Center, Computational Media and Arts, HKUST(GZ), Chronus Art Center
Date: 8.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m（GMT+8）, September 3rd, 2022
Academic Host: yiou penelope peng
Curators: Ziwei Wu, Xi Li, Xin Bi, Jiamin Cao
Speakers: CROSSLUCID, Shuyi CAO, yiou penelope peng
Zoom link: Please scan the QR code in picture 2, and finish the registration process.

Aiiiii × CMA Seminar ✨ Chapter 2: Synthesis New Lives
The panel discussion will focus on the biotechnology in art. Two groups of speakers (Guy Ben-Ary, KU Kuang-Yi & LO Yu-Chun) are invited as artistic practitioners and researchers to share their thoughts on synthetic biology, wetware and artificial life in the field of Life Sciences based on the conception of their artworks.👇

Theme: Artificial Life, AI, Art and Altered Nature - Synthesis New Lives
Organizers: Aiiiii Art Center, Computational Media and Arts, HKUST(GZ), Chronus Art Center
Date: 16:00（GMT+8）, August 28, 2022
Curators: Ziwei Wu, Xi Li, Xin Bi, Jiamin Cao
Speakers: Guy Ben-Ary, Ku Kuang-Yi, Lo Yu-Chun

Please scan the QR code (p2) to register! Zoom links will be provided to you before the start of the conference.

More details: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzkzMTE1MzE3Mg==&mid=2247494800&idx=2&sn=a2962fc92a7a4ad2a54a417a4403779e&chksm=c26df8ebf51a71fd17ccb95bc9d08107a84dff3c47d080eae1aca263d2e458949cd166851353&token=1106420415&lang=zh_CN

Welcome HKUST2.0!

[ Welcoming HKUST2.0 to Drive Complementary and Collaborative Development of HKUST and HKUST(GZ) ]

What's in the next chapter of ? As we excitedly count down to the official opening of HKUST(GZ) on 1 September, the Guangzhou municipal government hosted a press conference yesterday where Deputy Secretary General of Guangzhou Mr. MA Shu, Director of Guangzhou Education Bureau Ms. CHEN Shuang, HKUST(GZ) President Prof. Lionel NI, HKUST President Prof. Wei SHYY, HKUST President-designate Prof. Nancy IP, Guangzhou University (GZU) President Prof. WEI Minghai and Deputy District Mayor of the Nansha district government Mr. OUYANG Jianhua shared the latest progress of the new Guangzhou campus and expressed their enthusiasm to welcome HKUST2.0. Learn more about our visions to nurture innovative talents for and drive synergetic collaborations in the and beyond: https://bit.ly/3QLnTJC

DSA Seminar ✨ Towards Efficient and Robust NLP Systems

In this talk, Yuxiang Wu from University College London will present some recent works, including i) efficient Question Answering (QA) with Adaptive Computation, ii) a retrieval-based QA system with generate Probably-Asked Questions (winner solution of Neurips2020 EfficientQA competition), and iii) a data generation method to create debiased datasets to improve robustness NLI models. He will end the talk with a discussion of efficient methods to incorporate large scale knowledge into NLP models.

Date: 10 August 2022
Time: 9:00am - 10:00am, GMT+8
Zoom ID: 967 9607 8205
Passcode: dsat
Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/96796078205?pwd=UWpuOWIwWVFsZE91THUyc0x2bnludz09

Learn more at: https://calendar.hkust.edu.hk/events/data-science-and-analytics-thrust-seminar-towards-efficient-and-robust-nlp-systems

Data Science and Analytics Thrust Seminar | Towards Efficient and Robust NLP Systems Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives, and it will also have significant impact to our future. One important aspect of this AI-powered future is that, we will be able to interact with these AI systems comfortably and confidently. To work t...

CMA Seminar ✨ Artificial Life, AI, Art and Altered Nature - Artists Make Choice

What is the preference of different artists? What are the factors that influence the choices? What are the criteria of beauty? With these questions in mind, this symposium, entitled “Artists Make Choice”, explores the thinking and challenges involved in creating aesthetic artworks and new life.

Date: 7 August 2022
Time: 4:00pm - 6:30pm, GMT+8
Online Zoom Meeting, please register here: https://hkust.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__xQIz9QJSoev3aMXtIE9JQ

👉Learn more at: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/U1BlErg7-D5et-sNm6YM-w

DSA Seminar ✨ Better Call SAUL: Scalable, Automatic, and Human in the Loop Solutions for Building Data Science Pipelines

This talk will cover most recent works of Dr. Lei Cao from MIT CSAIL, targeting on the automatic dimension of SAUL, including RITA which automates the preprocessing of timeseries data and AutoAD which automates the tuning process of anomaly detection.

Date: 5 August 2022
Time: 9:00am - 10:00am
Zoom ID: 943 4802 6538
Passcode: dsat
https://hkust.zoom.us/j/94348026538?pwd=ZDhqWktsbE5VQ3VaNllieGtrTHpFUT09

👉Learn more at: https://calendar.hkust.edu.hk/events/data-science-and-analytics-thrust-seminar-better-call-saul-scalable-automatic-and-human-loop

Data Science and Analytics Thrust Seminar | Better Call SAUL: Scalable, Automatic, and Human in the Loop Solutions for Building Data Science Pipelines An effective data system should satisfy SAUL properties: being scalable, automatic, and easy to keep human in the loop. It should automatically address low-level performance bottleneck to scale to big data. It should be tuning free or at least easy for users to tune. It should be easy to keep human....

World's First Twin Campuses in for HKUST and HKUST(GZ)!

HKUST to Launch World’s First Twin Campuses in Metaverse | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKUST hosts the first meta press conference of the local higher education sector. Media are invited to tour around the virtual campus of HKUST(GZ), which will soon be open in September.

Take a sneak peek at our “smart green campus”! The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) will open in September 2022, aiming to build the world’s first cross-disciplinary University. ✨

The campus is conveniently located in Nansha, Guangzhou, which is right in the center of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Combining institutional form, function, and aspiration with sustainability and organic beauty, it memorably heralds the university of the future.

Can’t wait to meet with you on campus in 1 month!🤩

More about HKUST(GZ): https://hkust-gz.edu.cn/
More about Information Hub: https://hkust-gz.edu.cn/academics/four-hubs/information-hub

📣APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN for the 2023-2024 Information Hub PhD programs!
Interested in pursuing a PhD Degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computational Media and Arts, Data Science and Analytics or Internet of Things? Apply by the priority deadline on Sep. 30 to get offer by mid Oct.!

👉Learn more about our programs: https://hkust-gz.edu.cn/academics/four-hubs/information-hub
👉Apply now: http://pg.ust.hk/apply-gz

The countdown continues! 🤩
6 days to go till the application for our PhD programs will be open.

HKUST(GZ) adopts unique "hub-thrust" academic structure to facilitate cross-disciplinary education and research endeavors in emerging and frontier disciplines. The four thrusts under information hub are👉: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science and Analytics (DSA), Internet of Things (IOT), and Computational Media and Arts (CMA).

🔍Learn more about our academic structure: https://hkust-gz.edu.cn/academics/structure

The countdown has started!🎇
2023 Fall Information Hub PhD Program application will be open in just 7 days!

🔍Learn more about our programs: https://infh.hkust-gz.edu.cn/en

The second issue of Information Hub newsletter is now available electronically here: http://newsletter.hkust-gz.edu.cn/x/?S7Y1.J9ra2hp9r.I1tDM5H_OraG5AQAA75

Check out what we've been up to in the past few months!😎

CMA Seminar ✨ Application of Tech-Art and Virtual Technologies

This talk will introduce this tech-art industry from the concept to application, focusing on the combination of technology and art. Presenter will show how tech-art and virtual technology will impact the approach of interactive behavior among audiences, based on the past projects he completed. In the meanwhile, a few future tools, and new media software will be exhibited to students.

Date: 7 July, 2022 (Thur.)
Time: 16:30 PM HKT
Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/96940060560?pwd=NzFqc0VaTWlFTHhoQ1FzVnppcW8rQT09
Meeting ID: 969 4006 0560
Passcode: cma

Learn More at: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/muxLcTHsKmAEzP8tsPg2Fw

HKUST(GZ) formally established!
"By leveraging the exceptional academic resources available in the Mainland and Hong Kong, HKUST(GZ) will explore new frontiers in cross-disciplinary education and innovate pedagogies. "

As one of four hubs in HKUST(GZ), Information Hub will offer 4 postgraduate programs starting in 2022 and 2 undergraduate programs starting in 2023.

Together, we will build the world's first cross-disciplinary university!
🎉🎉🎉

[ Ushering in a New Era of 2.0 with HKUST(GZ)'s Formal Establishment ]

is proud to announce the formal establishment of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) (HKUST(GZ)), with the permit officially granted by the Ministry of Education in its letter to the People's Government of Guangdong Province today (29 June 2022). Under the "Unified HKUST, Complementary Campuses" framework, HKUST(GZ) and HKUST will forge together "HKUST 2.0", a blueprint for next-generation pedagogies that take advantage of the complementary academic structures and shared resources to nurture forward-looking and creative talents, as well as pioneer a new way forward in higher education.

Check out how HKUST(GZ) leverages its strategic location in the and the synergy with the Clear Water Bay campus to explore new frontiers in cross-disciplinary education, research, and knowledge transfer: https://bit.ly/3bDv8nl

IoT Seminar ✨ Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Systems: From Theoretical Modelling to Practical Application
In this talk, Dr. Guobiao Hu from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore will introduce a number of piezoelectric systems designed by them in the past few years for scavenging energy from vibrations or wind.

Date: 29 June 2022
Time: 9:30am - 10:30am (GMT+8)
Zoom Meeting ID: 968 6645 5524
Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/96866455524?pwd=RVEvZEZ2cnh0elo3azNKUXY5Q3ZpZz09
Passcode: iott

Learn more at: https://calendar.hkust.edu.hk/events/iot-thrust-seminar-piezoelectric-energy-harvesting-systems-theoretical-modelling-practical

IoT Thrust Seminar | Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Systems: From Theoretical Modelling to Practical Application The world is stepping into a new era of the Internet of Things (IoTs). Within the framework of IoTs, billions of physical devices around the world will connect to the Internet, uploading, downloading, and sharing data. If all the billions of IoTs network nodes utilize chemical batteries, the follow-...

DSA Seminar ✨High Dimensional Statistical Learning and Decision Making

The growing availability of high-dimensional data has posed significant challenges to online learning and decision-making problems in data science. In this talk, Dr. Yao Tao from Alibaba Damo Academy will address big data, modern statistical learning, and online decision making.

Date: 27 June 2022
Time: 9:30am - 10:30am (GMT+8)
Zoom ID: 910 2593 1582
Passcode: dsat
Zoom Link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/91025931582?pwd=bExSS0pFZ01Dbmw1Vlg1eWo5QmR2QT0

Learn more at: https://calendar.hkust.edu.hk/events/data-science-and-analytics-thrust-seminar-high-dimensional-statistical-learning-and-decision

Happy Father's Day to all dads!

HKUST and HKPC Launch Joint Research Lab for Industrial AI and Robotics Fostering Intelligent & Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial I&T Talent Development.

[ Innovation & Entrepreneurship | Joint Venture in Technology and Talent Development ]

How can we harness the power of AI to expand the boundaries of imagination? is excited to join hands with the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC 生產力局) and establish the "HKUST-HKPC Joint Research Lab for Industrial AI and Robotics". Check out how this joint venture leverages HKUST's multidisciplinary and cross-campus resources and HKPC's expertise and experience to accelerate AI adoption and nurture more talents: https://bit.ly/3xKWIrz

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥! 🐲
端午安康，别忘了吃粽子哦~

DSA Seminar ✨ Towards Reliable AI in Medical Imaging: Cross-Domain Generalization and Multi-Modal Robustness

In this talk, Dr. Cheng CHEN from The Chinese University of Hong Kong will present her interdisciplinary research on exploring reliable AI models in medical imaging from three perspectives, i.e., unsupervised domain adaptation, privacy-preserving domain generalization, and robust multi-modal learning.

Date: 1 June 2022
Time: 9:30am - 10:30am (GMT+8)
Zoom ID: 933 6121 8393
Passcode: dsat
Zoom link: https://hkust.zoom.us/j/93361218393?pwd=WFl6TzJGRDhIb0I0NTJYNDhhNllmQT09

🔍Learn more at: https://calendar.hkust.edu.hk/events/data-science-and-analytics-thrust-seminar-towards-reliable-ai-medical-imaging-cross-domain

Data Science and Analytics Thrust Seminar | Towards Reliable AI in Medical Imaging: Cross-Domain Generalization and Multi-Modal Robustness Medical imaging has been an indispensable pillar of modern healthcare for accurate disease diagnosis and improved treatment. Cutting-edge AI techniques, such as deep learning, are opening new doors to intelligent and precise medical image analysis for next-generation healthcare. While deep neural ne...