CPII was pleased to participate in the CUHK Robotics Open Day on July 27, 2023, in celebration of CUHK’s 60th anniversary. The opening ceremony welcomed distinguished guests, including Professor John Chai, Council Chairman of CUHK, Ms Lillian Cheong, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Mr Albert Wong, Chief Executive Officer of HKSTP, Dr Zhong Yueyang, Director of T Stone Group Limited, Professor Sham Mai-har, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, and Professor Liu Yunhui, Director of CURI and HKCLR. At our booth, we showcased several innovative projects, including AI-Based Personalized Design and...

CPII is delighted to announce that our Principal Investigator, Professor Chen Shih-Chi, and his team were awarded the Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva 2023 with the Femtosecond Projection NanoPrinter. The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva is the world's most significant global event exclusively dedicated to inventions since 1972. This year, the event was held on 26 April to 30 April 2023 and attracted over 1000 inventions and about 800 exhibitors from 40 countries.

CPII is delighted to announce that our Centre Director, Prof. Helen Meng, was invited to speak at the China Artificial Intelligence Industry Annual Meeting (CAIIAM2022) held in Suzhou on 7 May. The conference brought together leading experts and industry professionals in the field of Artificial Intelligence to discuss the ethical and governance issues surrounding large-scale AI models. During the conference, Professor Meng emphasized the importance of responsible AI development and ethical considerations. She pointed out that ethical norms should be considered from a macro perspective, and that ethical considerations must...

CPII is pleased to announce that our Centre Director, Prof. Helen Meng, participated as a keynote speaker at the Town Hall Meeting Series – ChatGPT Seminar on 9 May 2023. The event is jointly organized by the Legislative Council Office of the Hon. Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Office of the Hon. William WONG Kam-fai, Hong Kong Computer Society, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Alliance, and Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Society. Prof. Meng shared her...

CPII is pleased to announce the jointly organized seminar "Conversational AI, Generative AI, ChatGPT, GPTx and our Future' is successfully held 8 May 2023. Our Centre Director, Professor Meng gave a speech on the overview of different AI technologies and their impact on the future of work. Professor Meng emphasized that with the rapid development on AI technologies, people should be aware of the use of it and she stated some hidden crises of the answer provided by Generative AI. Professor Meng also gave some suggestions and methods to solve...

We are delighted to announce that our Centre Director, Prof. Helen Meng, will be serving as a keynote speaker at the upcoming Town Hall Meeting Series - ChatGPT Seminar on 9 May 2023. The event is jointly organized by the Legislative Council Office of the Hon. Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Office of the Hon. William WONG Kam-fai, Hong Kong Computer Society, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Alliance, and Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Society. Prof....

CPII and HKSTP is co-organizing a seminar under the topic of "Conversational AI, Generative AI, ChatGPT, GPTx and our Future" on 8 May, 2023. Our Centre Director, Prof Meng will participate as a speaker, giving an overview of different AI technologies and their impact on the future of work. With heavyweight speakers from the AI fields, a panel discussion section will be held after Prof Meng shares her speech. A networking section and refreshments will be provided as well! Please feel free to register for the seminar through the following...

CPII is pleased to announce that the first-ever InnoEX, jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is successfully held on 12th - 15th April. The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong accompanied by the Acting Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong, visited CPII's booth and showed their support to Hong Kong's I&T centre. Under the theme of Smart Hong Kong Pavilion, CPII demonstrated the CPII AI Meeting Assistant, AI-based Personalized Design and...

CPII is pleased to announce that our Centre Director, Prof Meng is invited to be one of the panelists at the Huawei Hong Kong and Macau Partner Summit 2023 on 12 April. Due to the rapid development of new technologies, the I&T industry in Hong Kong is facing a shortage of talent. At the summit, Prof Meng shared her professional insight on the current talent shortage problem in Hong Kong and provided some valuable suggestions. We believe that CPII and Huawei will keep putting effort into cultivating new workforce in...

CPII is participating in the first-ever InnoEX, jointly organized by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) on 12th – 15th April 2023 to present and demonstrate our six innovations. The 1st InnoEX taking place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), under the theme of “Connecting the World with Innovations for Better Living” attracts over 2600 international exhibitors and buyers, officials from Mainland China and ASEAN tech experts, research centres and thought leaders to promote cross-regional,...

CPII is honored to support The Innovation China Second Term Hong Kong Forum organized by the Doctors Think Tank Academy on 13th – 15th February 2023 at Hong Kong Science Park. Our Centre Director, Professor Helen Meng, served as a guest speaker and shared her thoughts about AI-enabled Spoken Language Technologies for Screening Neurocognitive Disorders in the development of Biotechnology and Medical Technology session. Professor Meng demonstrated the technology developed for older adult speech in Cantonese and the prototype of the application developed by her team. The forum gathered expertise...

CPII is honored to support the Global Innovation and Technology Summit organized by the Innovation and Technology Commission of the HKSAR Government on 15th December 2022 at Hong Kong Science Park. The event was officiated by the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong and the Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Ms Rebecca Pun. Our Centre Director, Professor Helen Meng, served as invited panel speaker on the topic of “AI and humanness “ in the Global I&T Summit. She shared her thoughts about technological equity, and her experience...

Researchers have devoted to developing a variety of soft robotic systems in the laboratory to take advantage of compliance introduced by soft materials. While being able to mimic natural systems and building compatible robots working together with humans, the challenge of lacking computational tools in design also dampens the development of soft robotics in industrial applications. Specifically, the design and control practices taken in soft robotics at present are mainly based on intuition and trial-and-error empirical tests. In this talk, I am going to introduce our recent work to overcome...

As one of the CUHK InnoHK Centres, Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII) was invited to demonstrate our research and development works in The Chinese University of Hong Kong Innovation Day 2022 on 28th October 2022. The Innovation Day involved a range of innovative research projects from CUHK scholars, 24 booths showcased innovative projects from 6 CUHK InnoHK Centres and 17 companies funded by the CUHK Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU) and others.

The event is launched by The South China Morning Post which brings together Hong Kong based e-commerce leaders and etailers, policymakers and techpreneurs to discuss and debate how AI can spur business growth, innovative ideas and customised consumer experience in the e-commerce space. Our Centre Director, Prof Helen Meng, is being invited as one of the panellists to share her thoughts about "the consumers have spoken: actionable strategies for a sustainable, ethical e-commerce business". ​ Source and More Information: https://ai-consumer.scmp.com/agenda/speakers/2831575