News Express: More than 100 experts from home and abroad discuss smart city technologies at UM
新聞快訊：逾百海內外專家於澳大探討智慧城市技術
澳大舉辦第三屆澳門智慧城市技術研討會
UM holds the 3rd Macao Conference on Smart City Technologies
逾百海內外專家於澳大探討智慧城市技術
澳門大學智慧城市物聯網國家重點實驗室今（3）日舉行“第三屆澳門智慧城市技術研討會”。今屆研討會以“賦能明日城市：釋放人工智能的潛力”為主題，匯聚逾百名海內外專家及學者共同探討智慧城市發展的重大策略、前沿理論、關鍵技術與實踐應用，運用多個學科領域的關鍵知識，提升智慧城市運營和發展的效率，為灣區及全球的創新生態系統注入活力。
澳大校長、智慧城市物聯網國家重點實驗室主任宋永華擔任研討會主席。他於線上致辭時表示，全球經濟在疫情衝擊之後開啟復甦之路，科技已成為經濟社會發展的主要推動力，是次會議為各領域的研究人員、學者和專業人士提供一個交流平台，分享智慧城市的創新理論、關鍵技術和實踐經驗，並促進產業和技術的研究合作。
研討會設有五個主題分會，涵蓋智慧城市領域多個維度，分別為智能感知與通訊分會、人工智能與大數據分會、智慧能源分會、智能交通分會和城市公共安全與災害防治分會；亦設有業界交流專題、開發課題成果專題及海報投稿，並新增專家座談環節。
會上，滑鐵盧大學教授沈學民、伊利諾伊大學厄巴納香檳分校講座教授Tarek Abdelzaher、伊利諾伊理工大學特聘教授 Mohammad Shahidehpour、羅格斯大學講座教授熊輝、香港科技大學講座教授張利民發表主旨報告；另外，澳門大學科技學院院長及講座教授須成忠主持題為“人工智能與城市復興”的專家座談，由香港科技大學首席副校長及講座教授郭毅可、Tarek Abdelzaher、微眾銀行首席人工智慧官楊強及澳門大學法學院教授Rostam J. Neuwirth對人工智能如何從不同層面推進城市智慧化發展進行討論；並有60多位科研院校學者進行專題演講，分享其最新成果。
是次研討會延續往屆形式，開展跨學科的多維度交流，意在走出大灣區，發佈來自世界各地學者及業界的原創性、關鍵性的研究成果；以智能通訊、大數據、能源、自動駕駛、公共安全為主，展示智慧城市建設的多個專案，建設互聯網模型研究，開發人工智能技術，讓科研成果逐步轉化為實際應用。
研討會由澳大科技學院、澳門特別行政區科學技術發展基金、澳門郵電局、珠海澳大科技研究院及粵港澳智慧城市聯合實驗室協辦；獲華為技術有限公司、澳門電力有限公司、澳門電訊有限公司、博維資訊系統有限公司及中國建築工程（澳門）有限公司贊助，以及澳門特別行政區地球物理暨氣象局和交通事務局的支持。出席會議的嘉賓還有中國工程院院士兼深圳大學講座教授陳湘生、澳門特別行政區科學技術發展基金行政委員會委員葉桂林、地球物理暨氣象局局長梁永權、交通事務局副局長李頴康、郵電局行政委員會委員葉頌華等。
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More than 100 experts from home and abroad discuss smart city technologies at UM
The 3rd Macao Conference on Smart City Technologies, organised by the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City of the University of Macau (UM), is held at UM today (3 November). With the theme ‘Energizing Tomorrow’s Cities: Unleashing the Potential of Smart AI’, this year’s conference brings together more than 100 experts and scholars from home and abroad to explore key strategies, pioneering theories, crucial technologies, and practical applications for smart city development.
Yonghua Song, rector of UM and director of the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, is the general chair of the conference. In his virtual speech, Song said that the transformational power of technology, especially in creating smarter, more resilient cities, has never been more crucial to the recovery of the global economy in the post-pandemic era. The conference provides a platform for experts, scholars and industry practitioners to share their knowledge on novel theories, key technologies, and practices for smart city innovation, and also to promote potential industry-academia collaborations.
The conference covers five technical tracks in the field of smart city, namely sensing and communications, AI and big data, smart energy, intelligent transportation, and urban public safety and disaster prevention. It comprises keynotes, talks, industrial and poster sessions, as well as a newly added panel discussion.
Keynote speakers at the conference included Shen Xuemin, professor at the University of Waterloo; Tarek Abdelzaher, chair professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mohammad Shahidehpour, university distinguished professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology; Xiong Hui, chair professor at Rutgers University; and Zhang Limin, head and chair professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In addition, Xu Cheng-Zhong, dean of UM’s Faculty of Science and Technology and chair professor of the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, chaired the panel discussion titled ‘AI and the Urban Renaissance’. During the panel discussion, Guo Yike, provost and chair professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Tarek Abdelzaher; Yang Qiang, chief artificial intelligence officer of WeBank; and Rostam J. Neuwirth, professor in UM’s Faculty of Law, discussed how artificial intelligence can promote the development of urban intelligence from various aspects. Moreover, more than 60 scholars from different research institutes give talks to share their latest achievements.
This year’s conference follows the format of the previous edition, providing participants with opportunities for interdisciplinary exchanges. It aims to go beyond the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area, and offers a platform for scholars and industry practitioners from around the world to publish their original and significant research results. Focusing on smart communication, big data, energy, autonomous driving, and public safety, the conference presents a range of projects on smart city development, the building of models for Internet of Things applications, and the development of artificial intelligence technologies, transforming research results into practical applications.
The conference is co-organised by the Faculty of Science and Technology of UM, the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) of the Macao SAR, the Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau, the Zhuhai UM Science & Technology Research Institute, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Smart Cities. It is sponsored by Huawei Macau, CEM, CTM, BoardWare Information System Limited, and China Construction Engineering (Macau) Company Limited. It is also supported by the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau and the Transport Bureau. Guests attending the conference also included Chen Xiangsheng, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chair professor at Shenzhen University; Ip Kuai Lam, member of the Administrative Committee of FDCT; Leong Weng Kun, director of the Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau; Lei Veng Hong, deputy director of the Transport Bureau; Ip Chong Wa, member of the Administrative Committee of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau.
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https://www.um.edu.mo/news-and-press-releases/press-release/detail/56980/