London Luncheon Talk on "Smart Cities and AI: Sustainable Innovations for Tomorrow's Urban Landscape”

11:30am - 1:00pm
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London 18 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3JA, UK

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The future of smart cities hinges on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and innovation, revolutionising urban landscapes into efficient and sustainable spaces.

 

This event, featuring renowned scholars and researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), will explore the pioneering potential of AI and innovation in shaping sustainable and citizen-centric smart cities, ensuring adaptability, data security, and inclusivity. The speakers will share their insights on the future of smart cities with AI through the five GREAT attributes for smart cities development: Green, Resilient, Empowering, Adaptable, and Transformative.  You will also learn about the unique opportunities and innovations that Hong Kong has experienced or is planning to implement in its journey toward becoming a smart city.

 

Event Format
Speakers / Performers:
Prof Yike GUO Provost & Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
HKUST

 

With the first-class honours degree in Computing Science from Tsinghua University and a PhD from Imperial College London, Prof Guo is a world-leading computer scientist specializing in machine learning and data mining for large-scale scientific applications for smart cities. He has collaborated with multinational firms such as GSK, Pfizer, Huawei,and KPMG on research projects and consulting services.

 

Prof Guo won the 2022 Wu Wenjun Artificial Intelligence Science and Technology Award for Outstanding Contribution Award, which is considered to be the highest honor in the field of intelligent science and technology in China.

 

Click here for Prof Guo’s bio.

Speakers / Performers:
Prof Hong K. LO, Dean of Engineering & Chair Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering / Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute
HKUST

 

Prof Lo is an accomplished scholar in intelligent transportation systems, smart cities, and sustainability. He serves as the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics and Managing Editor of Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems. He is also Director of the HKUST-MTR Joint Research Lab, leveraging AI and other technologies for transportation and urban mobility research. Professor Lo was awarded the prestigious Triennial World Conference on Transportation Research (WCTR) Prize and HKUST School of Engineering Research Excellence Award. 

 

Click here for Prof Lo’s bio.

Language
English
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Office of the Vice-President for Institutional Advancement
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London
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