楊潤雄：香港擁世界級科研能力、全國最國際化　盼培訓創科人材

港府近年致力推行STEM教育，中文大學獲賽馬會捐助，推行為期三年的「智」為未來計劃，希望培訓學生在人工智能（AI）的知識，計劃開展約一年後，今日（28日）舉行典禮回顧成果。教育局局長楊潤雄以預錄影片為活動致辭時，形容香港是全中國最國際化的城市，擁有世界級的科研能力、健全司法、知識產權保護制度及國際化營商環境，有信心可匯聚大灣區和全球創新資源，鼓勵年輕新一代學習創新科技，並加入創科行列。

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Monday, November 30, 2020
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HK01
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中大賽馬會「智」為未來計劃 培育新一代數碼精英 AI 中大 人工智能 工程學院 教育學院 賽馬會

中大賽馬會「智」為未來計劃首席負責人任揚教授(中)、計劃副負責人暨評估及分析小組主領蔡敬新教授(右二)、網上學習平台小組主領金國慶教授(左一)及課程發展小組主領黃蔚皓教授(右一)合照。
隨著運算、通信及傳感技術急速發展，人工智能（AI）的應用日趨普及化。為協助年輕一代就數碼化未來作好準備，香港中文大學（中大）工程學院及教育學院獲香港賽馬會慈善信託基金捐助，於2019年開展中大賽馬會「智」為未來計劃 (下稱「計劃」) ，協助初中學生掌握AI知識。計劃今天（11月28日）舉辦「中學智能創意比賽2020」頒獎典禮，並公布該計劃一年來的成果及介紹未來的活動，共有超過150名中學校長、教師、學生和家長參與，反應熱烈。
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Monday, November 30, 2020
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MingPao
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CUHK Computer Science Ranks No. 11 Worldwide and No. 1 in Hong Kong in U.S. News and World Report 2021

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CUHK is ranked No. 11 worldwide and No. 1 in Hong Kong in Computer Science in the Best Global Universities Rankings recently announced by U.S. News & World Report 2021. 
 
The Best Global Universities Ranking by U.S. News & World Report covers a total of 38 subject rankings and evaluated nearly 1,500 top universities across 86 countries using over 10 research performance indicators, namely number of publications and books, total number of citations, global and regional research reputation, and international collaboration. Across all the ranking indicators and weights, CUHK is listed No.11 globally and No.1 in Hong Kong with an outstanding score of 84 in Computer Science.
 
“We are very pleased with our latest global ranking as one of the best universities for computer science as it demonstrates that our research strength and impact are widely recognised and comparable with the world’s other top universities. The Faculty of Engineering’s excellent performance in both teaching and research is dependent on the support and collaborative efforts of our colleagues. We will persist in pushing technological boundaries, cultivating more outstanding talent, and maintaining our leading academic position as we go forward,” said Professor Martin D. F. Wong, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, CUHK.
 
Over the years, CUHK has achieved a number of significant scientific research breakthroughs in the field of computer science. Members of the Faculty of Engineering have demonstrated a proven track record of top-tier publications at internationally renowned academic conferences, and given a remarkable performance in the General Research Fund Programme and Early Career Scheme under the Hong Kong Research Grants Council. The Faculty is also committed to advancing applied research in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, while fostering collaboration with world renowned universities and institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Tsinghua University. In addition, a total of 11 faculty members were recently placed on the AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Annual List jointly released by Tsinghua-Chinese Academy of Engineering’s Joint Research Center for Knowledge and Intelligence, and the Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Tsinghua University. They are from different Engineering departments, including Computer Science and Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering, and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, earning international acclaim for their research excellence. 
 

 

 

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Engineering Professors Named Most Highly Cited Researchers

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2020-11-23
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Prof Jianbin XU and Prof. Ching Ping WONG have earned the honour of being named in the list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2020” as among the world’s top researchers who have demonstrated significant and broad influence reflected in their publication of multiple papers, highly cited by fellow academics.
 
CUHK Engineering professors listed in the cross-field of “Highly Cited Researchers 2020” are as follows:
 
 

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Prof Jianbin XU, Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Two-dimensional optoelectronic materials and devices, photodetection, optical signal modulation

Prof. Ching Ping WONG, Emeritus Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 

Materials for electronics, photonics and renewable energy harvesting and storages


 
“Highly Cited Researchers 2020”, released by the Clarivate Analytics, identifies the most influential researchers as determined by their peers around the world. The honour is given to researchers who published a high number of papers that rank in the top 1% by citations in their respective fields of study and year of publication. The 2020 list includes 6,167 highly cited researchers in various fields from more than 60 countries and regions.
 
For the full list of “Highly Cited Researchers 2020”, please refer to: https://recognition.webofsciencegroup.com/awards/highly-cited/2020/

 

Prof Jianbin XU

Prof. WONG Ching Ping

 

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AI科技寓學習於生活 學與教擺脫傳統

今年疫情成為催化劑，瞬間令討論多年的「網上學習」竄紅並落實執行，學校、業界、家長齊齊起動，促使今年的「學與教博覽2020」更富話題性，屆時將會有來自世界各地資深教育工作者，分享電子學習實戰經驗及趨勢。教育與互聯網發展真正接軌，向來是教育工作者的夢想。互聯網與資訊科技的進步，令老師的角色不再畫地自限，單純只是在課堂上向學生單向式傳授知識。
Date: 
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
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Sing Tao Daily
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香港家書 中大工程學院副院長黃錦輝——深港創科生態鏈機遇處處

親愛的家恆：
 
 時間飛逝，轉瞬間自你中學畢業之後已離開香港十多年了，六叔非常想念你。在美國加州那邊的生活如何？工作順利嗎？上周我與你爸爸飯聚，從他口中得知你前年已博士畢業，而且你的博士論文屢獲國際殊榮，恭喜恭喜。他也告訴我你的研究題目聚焦於人工智能，研究結果更獲多間跨國大企業垂青並投資在你於矽谷成立的初創公司。六叔在香港從事科技創新及創業工作多年，今次來信建議你回港發展。依我近年觀察，香港在背靠祖國、面向國際的優勢之下，商機處處。再加上「粵港澳大灣區」是國家未來五年「十四五規劃」中的重點發展目標，年青人在大灣區內創科創業必然大有作為。
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Monday, November 16, 2020
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RTHK
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通用人工智能高不可攀

「自然語言處理」（Natural Language Processing, NLP）是人工智能技術之一，其目標是以機器（硬件或軟件）模仿人類閱讀和編寫語文的能力。在日常生活中，自然語言處理的應用甚廣，例如自動翻譯、網上訊息抽取、聊天機械人等。早期的自然語言處理技術基於規則算法，利用傳統文法來進行語文分析，但語文是活的，文法不斷在演變（例如新名詞的產生），因此規則算法未能有效地處理現代語文。有見及此，語言科學家推出統計語言學，利用統計算法從文獻中自動學習文法。這方法一直流行，而且在網絡文字大數據及深度學習（Deep Learning, DL）的支撐之下，其效能近年突飛猛進。

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Monday, November 16, 2020
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HKEJ
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Prof. Yi-Chun Lu Selected as the Top 10 Winners of Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year in Engineering & Technology

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2020-11-10
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Prof. Yi-Chun Lu from the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering is being selected as one of the top 10 winners of Falling Walls in engineering & technology for her ground-breaking invention of a safe, high-energy, low-cost, and environmentally-friendly battery that serves as a substitute for commercial lithium-ion batteries which are indispensable in our daily lives. She is the only female Asian scientist who has entered the top 10 in this category.

Batteries play a crucial role in our daily lives as they power most of the electronic devices around us. Unfortunately, modern lithium-ion batteries are flammable and toxic, posing safety risks that can harm the development of clean energy. With this in mind, Professor Lu was motivated to find a replacement. She and her team have developed a new battery that replaces the electrolytes in current lithium-ion batteries with a water-based electrolyte system that can reach the same voltage of lithium-ion batteries. It is also non-flammable, non-toxic, and seven times cheaper.

While water-based batteries have been around for many years, they have never been capable of generating sufficient voltage to make them useful. The solution developed by Professor Lu’s team was to adopt a water-soluble polymer called polyethylene glycol (PEG) which is commonly found in many skin care creams, medicine, and food additives. What PEG does is to act as a crowding agent, surrounding water molecules with hydrogen bonds to prevent them from decay due to changes in the water’s hydrogen-bonding structuring. As a result, the battery developed by Professor Lu can successfully expand its capacity to 3.2 volts, making it competitive with the low end of the lithium-ion battery market.

About the Falling Walls Foundation

The Falling Walls Foundation is a non-profit organization supported by the German Ministry for Education and Research. It has been hosting an annual conference since 9 November 2009, the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, that showcases and celebrates the most recent breakthroughs in science and society.

This year, the event was conducted online to bring together outstanding science projects and bright minds globally to inspire a discussion on how science and innovation can contribute to the state of mankind. It celebrates work in 10 scientific, innovation, and humanistic categories.

 

 

 

 

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顛覆創新「跳出框框」 經濟發展新成效

「阿里巴巴」創始人馬雲在剛過去的上海《2020浦東金融峰會》中作主題演講，內容環繞顛覆性創新（Disruptive Innovation）。他以智能手機改變了我們傳統使用電話的習慣，並帶來市場新價值為例子。
 
企業用「ABCD」技術 互聯網主導經濟
 
事實上，互聯網自面世至今，創造了不少顛覆性創新產品，深深改變了人類的生活，例如社交網絡改變了我們在信息溝通、看電視、聽音樂的日常生活文化，無現金支付則改變了我們購物、出行等的模式。這些例子都反映出顛覆性創新為人類帶來的好處，以及對全球社會未來發展的重要性，各國不容忽視。然而，政府若要有效地推行顛覆性創新，必須與時並進，並且顧及現今網絡世代的創新文化。。
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Monday, November 9, 2020
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HKET Daily
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