CUHK FinTech Seminar Series How to make reading data less terrible – a beginner's guide to leveraging financial data for decision making

Topic: How to make reading data less terrible –  a beginner's guide to leveraging financial data for decision making

Date: 17 May 2022 (Tue)
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Format: Live virtual class (zoom)
Language: English

Register: https://cefar.cuhk.edu.hk/fintech-seminar-series

Fee: Free Registration

Speaker :
Emily Solution Specialist , Bloomberg
 
Abstract:
In today’s increasingly volatile and complex economic environment, how can you stay on top of the market and make better decisions? Many people turn to data studies for a solution. But there are many reasons to make using data terrible - poor data quality, lack of structure and data standardisation, all prevent us from making decisions based on data efficiently and effectively.
 
 
Biography:
Emily is a Buyside Solution Specialist and leads the APAC news advocacy strategy in Bloomberg. Emily is a staunch proponent of integrating the academia with industry practice –  she is a university part-time lecturer and pioneered the development of finance laboratories in Hong Kong universities.She is an Executive Committee member of a number of professional and industrial organisations. Emily is an Executive Committee Member of the HKUBBA Association, a Member of the Chartered Market Technician Association, an External Professional Advisor for UOW College and a former Committee Member of the FinTech Association of Hong Kong. She routinely speaks in university guest lectures and industry conferences on technology, data and technical analysis. She served in the HKSAR Government as an Assistant Secretary, who is responsible for policy formulation, resource allocation and the promotion of the interests of the HKSAR.
 
Emily is an avid volunteer and scales the cultivation of financial and technological inclusion and literacy through her networks. She led Government-subvented volunteer organisations and her work on youth development has been featured by the Government for public recognition.


 
 

 

Venue
Live virtual class (Zoom)
Date: 
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Time
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 to 18:30
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How to make reading data less terrible
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Two CUHK Engineering professors win prestigious awards at International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2022

Date: 
2022-04-01
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Researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) scooped 17 awards at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2022 in recognition of their innovative solutions to solve societal issues and improve people’s quality of life. Among these 17 awards, three awarded projects were led by two professors from the Faculty of Engineering.
 
Professor Chen Shih Chi was awarded the Gold Medal for his project, “Ultrafast oscillating blade microtome” and Professor Darwin Lau was the winner of Silver Medals for his two projects, “Cable-driven Inspection Robot for High-rise Building Façade” and “CU-Brick Robotic Brick Construction Robot”. Professor Chen and Professor Lau are both from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.
 
Professor Chen’s research interests include ultrafast laser applications, biomedical optics, precision engineering, and nanomanufacturing. His awarded project, “Ultrafast oscillating blade microtome”, is about a novel oscillating blade microtome that enables precise sectioning of various ultrasoft materials, e.g., fresh tissues, expanded hydrogels, and optically cleared whole organs that were hard to process before. Sectioning of soft tissues is achieved by exploiting the viscoelastic effect, i.e., the tissue self-stiffens at high frequency. This invention can help solve key challenges in 3D bio-imaging applications, creating huge market value for pathology and biophotonics industries.
 
Professor Lau focuses on the research topics in bio-inspired and manipulator robotics including musculoskeletal and humanoid robots, cable-driven robots, biomechatronic systems and building construction robots. His awarded project, “Cable-driven Inspection Robot for High-rise Building Façade” is about a mobile cable robot system with four components performing contact-based façade inspections. It simplifies the current workflow, eliminating the need for working at height and providing a quantitative, digital diagnosis. His another awarded project, “CU-Brick Robotic Brick Construction Robot”, is collaborated with Professor Adam Fingrut from the School of Architecture, Faculty of Social Science, and supported by Professor Yam Yeung from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. It is an automated robotic system with four primary components that constructs brick structures: a cable-driven parallel robot, an automated brick delivery system, a human-robot collaborated mortar application and a computational design framework. CU-Brick allows large-scale brick structures of complex geometry to be constructed due to its high levels of accuracy, efficiency and automation.
 
The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva is the largest global exhibition devoted exclusively to inventions. All the exhibited inventions have been evaluated by an international jury of specialists. This year, the virtual event showcased nearly 800 inventions from 25 countries and regions.

Professor Chen Shih Chi

Prototype of the ultrafast oscillating blade microtome including custom-made vibration controller module, driver & power module and automatic feeding system 

New generation ultrafast oscillating blade microtome integrated with LiMo microscope for high-throughput 3D tissue imaging: (Left) Setup of 3D tissue imaging platform; (Right) image of the human mesenchymal stem cell actin in hydrogel (20 µm thickness per section)

Professor Darwin Lau

CU-Brick automated brick construction robot actuated by a cable-driven parallel robot

Mobile facade inspection robot to perform physical hammer tapping to check for potential concrete spalling

 

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How the superhero film Venom inspired scientists to create a magnetic robot slime for medical use

Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a robotic slime that could help reduce the need for invasive surgery and help with other medical operations.
The flexible, jellylike substance was partially inspired by the superhero film Venom and is made up of magnetic particles that can be controlled by external magnets.
Date: 
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Media: 
SCMP
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https://is.gd/5GMWTU

毒魔啟發 中大研發「史萊姆機械人」

俗稱「鬼口水」或「史萊姆」的啫喱狀玩具（Slime），近年憑其獨特的柔軟手感成為潮流玩物，中大工程系研究團隊近期研發出一個形態恍如史萊姆、可經口腔進入人體後於體內游走的黏液機械人，令人聯想起漫畫改編電影《毒魔》（Venom）中會入侵人體的半液態外星怪物。團隊笑言研發靈感正是源自這電影，但他們研發的機械史萊姆無惡意，反而是醫生好幫手，其形狀及移動軌迹可隨磁力改變，料日後可於人體內執行各類醫療任務。

Date: 
Monday, April 11, 2022
Media: 
MingPao Daily
Media LInk: 
https://is.gd/diilIr

中大研發磁性機械人 變形「食鬼」取體內異物

誤吞異物未必能自然排出體外，做手術取出亦有一定風險。中文大學的研究團隊從多部電影得到靈感，研發一款酷似幻想生物「史萊姆」的磁性微型機械人，由磁性顆粒的黏液製成，具有高變形能力，可以像「食鬼」般把細小物體「吞食」，更具備自我復原能力。團隊期望，機械人在五年內可進行臨牀試驗。

Date: 
Monday, April 11, 2022
Media: 
Sing Tao Daily
Media LInk: 
https://is.gd/Dj42xT

中大「史萊姆」鬼口水機械人　可進入人體取物　冀兩年內活體實驗

4月1日愚人節，一條可以吞噬不同物質的「鬼口水」影片引來熱議，有人驚嘆這塊「識郁嘅屎」功能強大。原來這並非惡作劇，而是中文大學機械與自動化工程學系研究小組公布最新研究成果。這個又稱「史萊姆」（slime）的機械人可透過外部磁力控制，隨意改變形態，而且黏彈性強。
研究小組計劃在未來一至兩年內進行活體實驗，期望把相關技術轉化到臨床醫學應用，包括應用在人體消化道。若不幸吞食小型有害物品，如電池或尖銳物體，「史萊姆」機械人都可進入食道將物體包裹，排出體外，以減少對人體造成的傷害。
Date: 
Monday, April 11, 2022
Media: 
HK01
Media LInk: 
https://is.gd/hXpj1W

中大奪2022年日內瓦國際發明展17獎 包括4金10銀3銅

香港中文大學在「2022年日內瓦國際發明展」共獲得17個獎項，當中包括4個金獎、10個銀獎及3個銅獎，其中獲得金獎的包括由中大醫學院院長陳家亮及內科及藥物治療學系教授黃秀娟統籌、全球首個利用糞便細菌生物標記物診斷自閉症的「自閉症的特定糞便細菌生物標記物」。

Date: 
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Media: 
Sing Tao Daily
Media LInk: 
https://is.gd/pnfV9l

CUHK FinTech Seminar Series Future Of Money – How Web3, FinTech And Tokens Are Re-Inventing The World

Topic: A Glimpse at FinTech 2025

Date: 19 Apr 2022 (Tue)
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Format: Live virtual class (zoom)
Language: English

Register: https://cefar.cuhk.edu.hk/events

Fee: Free Registration

Speaker :
Peter Dingle,Ecosystem and Partnerships lead, Venture Investment, Asset Management Group Asia, HSBC
 
Abstract:
The future of money is rapidly evolving as society shifts from a physical economy to an increasingly digital one. From the metaverse’s increasing popularity to the democratization of money, innovation is clearly disrupting the traditional notion of money. Specifically, this disruption is changing the way we commonly ‘make’, ‘spend’ and ‘manage’ money. In this seminar Peter will speak about the ways large organisation are thinking about this technology evolution.
 
Biography

Peter is Currently part of the Asset Management, Venture team. Previously, Director of Innovation, for the Asia region, within the Wealth & Personal Banking business at HSBC including Hong Kong Fintech Week program, RISE, = Women in Tech Program. Prior to that spent 15 years at Intel Semiconductor. Held positions in Product management, Branding & campaign development, Retail engagement and sales, Social media community creation, developed, launched and managed multiple USD100M+ products across Asia for Intel Semiconductor, including Centrino, Core2Duo, Core2 Quad, Xeon Processors. 

Venue
Live virtual class (Zoom)
Date: 
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Time
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 to 18:30
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FinTech Seminar Series Future Of Money
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國家重科創發展 為港創機遇

國務院總理李克強於本月5日在「第十三屆全國人大五次會議」開幕會中，發布《政府工作報告》，以下是筆者針對《報告》中有關國家科技創新發展工作的看法：
 
一、2021年是不平凡的一年，新冠疫情全球肆虐、中美貿戰不斷升温、世界經濟持續波動。面對複雜嚴峻的國內外形勢，以及諸多風險挑戰，中央政府去年工作的主要目標任務得以較好完成，殊不容易，亦助力「十四五規劃」良好開局，甚具策略性。在普遍較多人關注的經濟發展領域方面，國家去年的國內生產總值（GDP）增長率為8.1%，略勝預期；總值為114萬億元人民幣，僅次於美國，全球排行第二。
Date: 
Friday, March 18, 2022
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Commentary
Media: 
HKET Daily
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https://is.gd/sqBGyd

中大與老師共創AI課程 模組化結構靈活施教

人工智能（AI）被公認為改變世界的通用技術，全球多個國家都推行AI教育，香港獨角獸商湯也在內地推出了中小學課程，出版《人工智能基礎》高中版，而香港近年亦開始在中學推行AI教育。

Date: 
Friday, March 4, 2022
Media: 
Sing Tao Daily
Media LInk: 
https://is.gd/yymVpn

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