HKUST MSc in Data-Driven Modeling - Expert Sharing Seminar by Dr. Chun ZHANG

We are excited to have Dr. Chun ZHANG, Director of Sensing Devices and Integration of ASTRI, to share on the topic "Digital Tree management".  The seminar is open to all HKUST members.

Details are as follows.

Date: 30 April 2024 (Tuesday)

Time: 3:45 - 4:45 pm

Venue: Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (Lecture Theatre H), HKUST

Host: Dr. Shuohui LI, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics

Seminar Overview:
Digital Tree management - Tree management in Hong Kong is an important aspect of the city's urban planning and environmental conservation efforts. In Hong Kong more than one million trees are registered and managed by the government. Particularly, regular tree maintenance and pruning are carried out to ensure public safety and tree health. The government's tree management teams conduct inspections, assess risks, and carry out necessary pruning or removal operations as required. Therefore, advanced sensing technologies are needed for the measurement of various parameters that monitor tree health and environment risk, such as: hyperspectral imaging for leave colour, acoustic tomography for trunk cavity, and ground probing radar for root distribution. In this presentation, the above-mentioned sensing technologies for the foster of digital tree management will be discussed. 

About the speaker: 

Dr. Chun ZHANG obtained PhD in physics at HKUST in 1999. He then worked at UC Berkeley for four years, at NAMI for eight years, and at ASTRI for thirteen years, continuing his pursuit of optical and acoustic sensing. He is now the Director of Sensing Devices and Integration of ASTRI, supervising the developments of leading technologies in digital jewellery inspection, portable environmental sensor, and smartphone spectrometer.

*Remarks:

1. This is a face-to-face seminar.

2. This seminar is open to students majoring in the MSc Program in Data-Driven Modeling, Mathematics, and Physics. 

3. Please be advised that photographs will be taken and video will be recorded during the event. By entering this event, you consent to photographing, audio recording and video recording to be used for news, promotional purposes, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by HKUST MSc in Data-Driven Modeling.