Current outlook for nuclear power

Date：

2022-10-22

Time：

10:45 - 11:45

Organisation：

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Speaker：

Richard Fung Representative of the HKIE Nuclear Division

Content description：

There is a need to decarbonize in view of the climate change that will have a worldwide impact and there is a general world objective for carbon neutral by 2050 for developed countries.  Nuclear power is a non-carbon emitting option that may help to meet the objective.  With a basic introduction to nuclear power, the speaker will describe the current status and development of nuclear power in the world, its continuous growth in China and its potential opportunities for Hong Kong .

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22-SE-01

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Biomedical Engineer inside Hospitals

Date：

2022-10-22

Time：

12:30 - 13:00

Organisation：

Biomedical Engineering Division, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Content description：

A brief introduction of Biomedical Engineering and will introduce the daily work of Biomedical Engineer inside hospital environment.

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22-SE-02

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How technology opens up new opportunities for our next generation?

Date：

2022-10-22

Time：

14:15 - 14:45

Organisation：

GloStudy

Speaker：

Fiona O, Founder and CEO of GloStudy

Content description：

Choosing the right subjects or schools can be a challenging process, especially if you have many questions that need answers, like what program is best for me? What subjects or programs can best fit my career aspirations? There are so many options, and you must make the right decision. It’s your future we are talking about here! In this talk, we’re going to provide students and parents a comprehensive study in Hong Kong and study abroad information and how our technology help you find your dream education and plan a better career development.

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22-SE-03

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Through Einstein’s Eyes

Date：

2022-10-22

Time：

15:30 - 16:15

Organisation：

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Speaker：

Dr. CHEN Tian Wen

Content description：

How does the world look like to someone who moves very close to the speed of light? Many people know that one should consider the effects of length contraction, time dilation etc. in Einstein's theory of Special Relativity. However, other weird optical effects under high speeds are usually being ignored. In this talk, we will show you this bizarre high-speed world simulated by computers, taken into account most of the optical and relativistic effects.

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22-SE-04

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City Hunt ---- Spatial Data Collecting and Analysis

Date：

2022-10-23

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11:30 - 12:15

Organisation：

Smart City Consortium

Speaker：

Ms. Leung Wing-mui, Principal, Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School, Mr. Chan Ka-lam, Head of History Department, Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School, Ms. Lam Yuen Ching (STEM Coordinator, Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School)

Content description：

With refer to the Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint 2.0, spatial data is a corestone in smart city development. Spatial data and Geographic Information System (GIS) can be extensively applied in smart mobility, smart living, smart environment with an aim to improve the citizen’s quality of life as well as enhancing the city development in a sustainable and livable manner.
 
This seminar would share our experience in introducing GIS as a new STEM programme into the secondary school. We shall demonstrate how to make use of GIS tools facilitating students to collect and analyze spatial data.

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23-SE-02

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Carbon neutrality: Myths for the urbans

Date：

2022-10-23

Time：

12:45 - 13:30

Organisation：

VTC - Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Sha Tin)

Speaker：

Ms WONG Pui Yan, Carmen Lecturer Department of Health and Life Science IVE (Sha Tin)

Content description：

As technology getting more advanced, it is no way to have ancient life to have an environmental life. Urban living must consume energy which releases carbon dioxide indirectly. Reduce our carbon footprint was a tradition way to reduce carbon emission. Flipping our mindset, how about compensating our carbon emission? How to achieve a carbon neutrality life? 

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23-SE-03

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Integrating Emerging Technologies for a Smarter and Connected City

Date：

2022-10-24

Time：

11:00 - 11:40

Organisation：

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Speaker：

Dennis Wong Senior Vice President, Emerging Technologies, Commercial Group, HKT Limited

Content description：

Smart cities are about connecting things and people using technologies to improve efficiency, service delivery, and enhance quality of life. 

Data and technologies like 5G are helping us in many ways every day. Smart mobility helps travellers plan their trips effectively with live arrival time; Smart building provides more convenience, comfort and safety for occupants; Smart construction improves safety, efficiency and productivity in construction sites, etc.

Join us to know and exchange ideas on how to leverage emerging technologies, 5G innovations and start-ups collaboration to make our city smarter.

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24-SE-01

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"A Look of Marine Facilities through the Physical Wave Model"

Date：

2022-10-24

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12:15 - 12:45

Organisation：

Civil Engineering and Development Department

Speaker：

Iris YAM, Engineer CK YUEN, Engineer

Content description：

Port Works Division will use physical wave model to demonstrate some phenomena of waves and introduce various coastal facilities to tackle the threat due to waves under extreme weather conditions. 

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24-SE-02

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The Development of 3D Digital Map in Hong Kong

Date：

2022-10-24

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13:45 - 14:25

Organisation：

Lands Department

Speaker：

Mr FAN Ko Kwan Land Surveyor, Lands Department

Content description：

Compared with a plane map, a 3D digital map is more informative and precise, which is simply the replica of a real city built in a digital environment. It manifests the cityscape of Hong Kong with fine details.

The LandsD has been progressively developing three 3D digital map products, namely, (i) the 3D Pedestrian Network; (ii) the 3D Visualisation Map showing exterior features of terrains, buildings and infrastructures; and (iii) the 3D Indoor Map.

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24-SE-03

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Build Safe • Build Smart

Date：

2022-10-24

Time：

15:00 - 15:40

Organisation：

Architectural Services Department

Speaker：

Mr TANG Ming-hei, Edwin Structural Engineer Ms TANG Wing-chi, Gloria Structural Engineer

Content description：

To enhance site safety performance and efficiency of works supervision, Architectural Services Department has widely adopted innovative construction methods and smart technologies in public works contracts.  Examples include Modular Integrated Construction (MiC), Smart safety Measures with Automation, Remote sensing and Telecommunication network Systems (SMARTS), and Digital Works Supervision System (DWSS).

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24-SE-04

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How to Use Digital Tools for English Language Learning

Date：

2022-10-24

Time：

16:15 - 16:45

Organisation：

Hong Kong Baptist University

Speaker：

Dr. Benjamin Luke Moorhouse, Assistant Professor, Department of Education Studies, HKBU

Content description：

There is now a wide range of digital tools that primary and secondary school students can use to help them with their English language learning. There are tools that can be used to help with reading, writing, speaking, and listening, as well as vocabulary and grammar practice. Many of these tools are free or have free versions and are easy and simple to use. 

In this talk, Dr. Moorhouse will share a selection of the available digital tools that he feels are particularly useful. He will also suggest ways students can use them to help them with achieve their language learning goals and develop their self-directed learning skills. 

*The webinar is conducted in English

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24-SE-05

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COVID-19 immunity: Natural infection vs Vaccination vs Hybrid

Date：

2022-10-25

Time：

11:00 - 12:00

Organisation：

The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences

Speaker：

Professor David SC HUI, BBS, Chairman, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Stanley Ho Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Director, Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Director, SH Ho Sleep Apnoea Management Center, and Honorary Consultant Physician, Prince of Wales Hospital

Content description：

COVID-19 immunity: Natural infection vs Vaccination vs Hybrid

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25-SE-01

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How to apply 3D printing as an Edutech in STEM education

Date：

2022-10-25

Time：

13:45 - 14:30

Organisation：

MakeOmnia Limited

Speaker：

Peggy Yuen, CEO

Content description：

With 3D printing, students can create, designand print virtually anything, for example printing DNA sequences to learn about biology etc. Helping students understand and strengthen their abilities to apply knowledge and skills in STEM education. Besides, the principle behind 3D printing is simple, it is easy to arouse students' interest in the classroom and stimulate their creativity.

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25-SE-02

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Challenges and Opportunities of Solar Power in Hong Kong

Date：

2022-10-25

Time：

15:00 - 16:00

Organisation：

The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences

Speaker：

Professor Hin-Lap YIP, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Elected Member of The Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences

Content description：

Hong Kong government has set an ambitious goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 and a critical strategy in its overall planning is to increase the deployment of renewable solar power. In this talk, I will discuss how we can rely on technology innovation to tackle this great challenge, particularly we have identified printable, flexible, transparent, and color-tunable organic and perovskite solar cells as the most prominent PV technology to promote solar energy deployment in Hong Kong.  Such a new generation solar cell technology can be integrated as tinted solar windows, façades, or curtains with buildings to generate significantly more solar electricity in an urban city, which usually has limited lands and rooftops for installing conventional silicon solar panels.

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25-SE-03

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Is our population protected against COVID-19? Insights from seroepidemiological studies

Date：

2022-10-25

Time：

16:30 - 17:30

Organisation：

The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences

Speaker：

Dr Kelvin To, the Department Chairperson and a Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Microbiology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong.

Content description：

After the fifth wave of COVID-19 in early 2022, the majority of the Hong Kong population have either been infected by or immunized against SARS-CoV-2. An important question is whether the Hong Kong population is now protected against future waves of COVID-19. Our team has been conducting serosurveillance studies to monitor the level of protective immunity in our population. In this talk, I will present the data of our studies, and will discuss about the implications on public health policies. 

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25-SE-04

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Top Gun: Artificial Intelligence

Date：

2022-10-26

Time：

11:15 - 12:00

Organisation：

Hong Kong Observatory

Speaker：

Dr Danice Ng, Scientific Officer, HKO

Content description：

With the maturity of artificial intelligence (AI) theory and technology, the efficiency of analyzing meteorological big data has been greatly improved. How does the Hong Kong Observatory seize the opportunities of using AI? In this seminar, applications of AI to support and enhance aviation weather services will be introduced, including (1) automatic estimation of cloud cover, visibility and precipitation at the Hong Kong International Airport using high-resolution cameras; (2) identifying turbulence areas induced by atmospheric gravity waves from satellite images; (3) using satellite images and weather radar data to simulate large area “radar reflectivity”.

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26-SE-01

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How companies should embrace the innovation era – new international standards guide

Date：

2022-10-26

Time：

14:00 - 14:45

Organisation：

Institute of Systematic Innovation, Hong Kong

Speaker：

Dr. Victor Lo

Content description：

Management innovation is new to most organizations, how do you know there is room for improvement? How can innovation enhance your organization's competitiveness? Let your organization be at the forefront of the world. How to create a suitable environment to make employees more confident to participate in innovation?

The ISO 56002 innovation management standard came out this year (2019). The purpose is to provide the key points of innovation management and help enterprises to transform into "innovative" enterprises. Managers identify business opportunities, formulate plans, add risk assessments, and finally convert them into operational specifications, including operational assessments, quality control, and continuous improvement of the basic system. With the support of human and material resources, it has become the prototype of the management system.

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26-SE-02

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New Generation, New Learning Pattern: Play-to-learn

Date：

2022-10-26

Time：

15:15 - 16:15

Organisation：

UpDownLeft Right Limited

Speaker：

Sam Wong, Director of UDLR Ltd. Dr Ng Hiu Fung, Peter, Teaching fellow, the Department of Computing at PolyU Bsc,Msc, PhD Liu Shui Kam Carol, Education Manager Grenwood Education,BSC.in Enviromental Life Science and MSC. In Applied Geosciences

Content description：

1. Life-long Learning on Sustainability
Gamified app trained up students' "learning to learn" skills to better support their further achievement in traditional academic subjects via playful learning. We guarantee that
accurate knowledge related to ESD & EE and learning goals such as attention and flexible thinking skills will be infused into the game's worldview, designs and mechanism.
2. Facilitate STEM Education on Inevitable New Tech Trends
Blockchain technology is being adopted in more and more industries, ranging from FinTech to blockchain governmental
applications. We hope to deepen student’s understanding towards blockchain and cryptography technology via owning, securing, and applying their first NFT crypto-asset

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26-SE-03

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HKBU Chinese Medicine On the Road to Fight the Pandemic — COVID-19 and Long-Covid Treatment and Prevention in TCM Perspective

Date：

2022-10-27

Time：

10:00 - 10:45

Organisation：

School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University

Speaker：

Mr CHEUNG Chun Hoi, Assistant Professor of Practice, Clinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine

Content description：

TCM efficacy in COVID-19 and Long-Covid treatment has been well recognized. The specker will share how TCM treat the COVID-19 and Long-COVID symptoms. The specker will also cover the daily health maintenance that promote soon recovery. 

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27-SE-04

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The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: Using Interactive Maps to Tell Stories

Date：

2022-10-27

Time：

11:15 - 12:15

Organisation：

Hong Kong Baptist University

Speaker：

Dr. Kwong Chi Man, Associate Professor, Department of History, HKBU

Content description：

The innovative spatial history project "Hong Kong 1941 " uses geographic information systems (GIS) to build a web map about the Battle of Hong Kong and a database of British military installations in Hong Kong during the Second World War. Combining the up-to-date digital technology and expertise in military history, this interactive map allows historians and other beneficiaries to move beyond the textual dimension and approach historical issues from a spatial perspective. Dr Kwong will introduce his online interactive map and share his insights on the future development of spatial history in Hong Kong. 

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27-SE-05

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Application of Python in Scientific Education

Date：

2022-10-27

Time：

14:00 - 14:30

Organisation：

VTC - Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Sha Tin)

Speaker：

Mr TONG Tsz Lun, Louis Assistant Lecturer Department of Health and Life Science IVE (Sha Tin)

Content description：

Python is a widely used general-purpose, high level programming language. It was designed with an emphasis on code readability, and its syntax allows programmers to express their concepts in fewer lines of code. It has interfaces to many system calls and libraries, such as Matplotlib, Numpy, SciPy, which are for scientific use. Programming and big data are closely connected with our daily life. Students’ logic can be enhanced via learning of Python programming. Python can be used to create small mini-game. It also can be fun for students.

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27-SE-01

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The routine of Medical Laboratory Technologist under the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date：

2022-10-27

Time：

15:00 - 15:30

Organisation：

VTC - Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Sha Tin)

Speaker：

Ms CHIU Man Yin, Mandy Lecturer Department of Health and Life Science IVE (Sha Tin)

Content description：

During COVID-19 pandemic, Medical Laboratory Technologists are striving to analyze clinical samples and have the result released as fast as possible. Let us have a glance over the routine of Medical Laboratory Technologists who work under tremendous pressure.

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27-SE-02

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Points to Rock

Date：

2022-10-27

Time：

16:00 - 16:45

Organisation：

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineer

Speaker：

Philip Wu Associate Director, Ground and Underground Engineering, Aurecon Hong Kong Limited Regine Tsui Civil Engineer, Ground and Underground Engineering, Aurecon Hong Kong Limited

Content description：

Have you ever wondered how engineers build tunnels, which often pass through kilometres of rock, without collapsing? Our engineering geologists will share how they carry out geological mapping, and use innovative technology, e.g. laser scanning and 3D point clouds, to reduce engineering risks and to save time and cost. 
Join our webinar to learn:
• How is the rock forming our ground like LEGO blocks?
• What challenges do we face in rock excavation, such as tunnelling?
• What is a 3D point cloud and how to make one?
• How do geologists use point clouds to make excavated rock mass stable and safe?

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27-SE-03

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Design Thinking or/and TRIZ?

Date：

2022-10-28

Time：

13:45 - 14:30

Organisation：

Institute of Systematic Innovation, Hong Kong

Speaker：

David CK Kwan

Content description：

Design Thinking and TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) are two very useful tools for innovation and people often struggle in choosing which one to learn and use.  In this webinar, brief introduction of both tools and their comparison will be given.

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28-SE-01

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ISO 14064-1, GHG quantification

Date：

2022-10-28

Time：

15:00 - 16:00

Organisation：

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Speaker：

Ir Dr LAU Sin Tong William Representative of the HKIE Mechanical, Marine, Naval Architecture & Chemical Division

Content description：

Wildfire, super storms, heavy floods are here and there, and growing in severity, and all these climate changes root to global warming.  In order to stop and at least slowing down the problem, we all have to work together to reduce the impact of greenhouse gases (GHG).  Before we can reduce the impact and mitigate the problem, we need to understand and quantify our emissions.  ISO 14064-1 is the most authority standard on the quantification of GHG.  The standard was published 2006 and further updated in 2018.  The Webinar is to brief on the requirements of the standard especially the 2018 version.

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28-SE-02

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Enhancing students’ communication effectiveness with AI, decision science and applied psychology

Date：

2022-10-28

Time：

16:30 - 17:00

Organisation：

Datality Lab Limited

Speaker：

Mr. Roland Leung

Content description：

Communication skill recognized as one of the most important skills of the 21st century still has no effective solution to cater to the challenge of current human one-on-one labour-intensive training.  Most people have no access to this training and affect their school performance or future work opportunities.  With Moodie.ai, we can make this training more accessible and affordable to everyone.  It can mimic human observations on people’s verbal and no-verbal expressions.  Using composite AI, decision science modelling and applied psychology, it provides scores of assessments, comment and recommendation and coaches users with benchmarks and track records for progress of improvement. 

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28-SE-03

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Bioinspired vision sensors

Date：

2022-10-29

Time：

10:00 - 11:00

Organisation：

The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences

Speaker：

Prof Yang CHAI, Associate Dean (Research) & Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Elected member of the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences

Content description：

Our human eye cannot only "see" the world, but also efficiently process the visual information. Inspired by biological characteristics, we use microelectronic devices to emulate these functions and realize more efficient vision sensors. 

*The webinar is conducted in Mandarin and English

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29-SE-01

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