Among the 21 international recipients of the 2024 Apple Scholars in AIML, PhD student Pi Renjie is the only one from a Hong Kong institution and one of the only three from an Asian institution.
Prof. Jack Cheng (left), Director of HKUST BIM Lab and Associate Head & Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and Mr. Rankin Ng (right), CEO of Modern Living Investments Holdings Limited and Director of Modern Proptech Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding on developing digital twin-based property management technology on December 18, 2023.
Witnessed by the Secretary for Housing, Ms. Winnie Ho (back row, center), the Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms. Lillian Cheong (back row, left), and the Chairman of the Board of the HKCRC, Dr. Shin Cheul Kim (back row, right); the Associate Director of the HKCRC, Dr. Liang Haobo (front row, right), and the Permanent Secretary for Housing/Director of Housing, Miss Rosanna Law (front row, left), signed the Memorandum of Understanding.
(From left) Dr. Sean McMinn, Director of the Center for Education Innovation; Prof. Andrew Horner, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; and Prof. Erwin Huang, Adjunct Professor of Integrative Systems and Design, introduced the Education and Generative AI Fund and some of the funded projects at a media briefing in early September.
Prof. Chen Hao became one of the 12 inaugural Asian Young Scientist Fellows selected from a large group of highly competitive nominees in Asian region.
