Reception for I&T Awards 2024
We are thrilled to announce that our Chief Engineer and Solution Lead, Dr. Philip Liu has been invited to attend the Reception for I&T Awards 2024 organized by the Innovation and Technology Commission on 15 July 2024 on behalf of our Centre Director, Professor Meng.
Under the theme of “Hong Kong’s Innovation and Technology Achievements Shine in International Arena”, over 300 representatives from the local I&T sector were gathered and were commended for their outstanding research and development achievements in the field of Innovation and Technology on the Mainland and overseas. Professor Meng and Dr Philip Liu were awarded a gold medal and a silver medal at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (IEIG). The awards and the reception are a testament and recognition to their remarkable contributions to the I&T industry.
CPII will continue to contribute to the growth of innovation and technology and to benefit Hong Kong’s society.
NAI Induction Ceremony
We are pleased to announce that one of our Principal Investigators, Professor Raymond Yeung has been invited to attend the 2024 NAI Fellows Induction Ceremony on 18 June 2024 at Raleigh, North Carolina. Professor Yeung was elected as NAI Fellow for his profound contributions to the field of information theory and network coding in 2022 and was induction in 2024, commending his outstanding invention.
The NAI Fellows Program was established to highlight academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors.
Press Release for Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence and CG Global Entertainment Limited signing MOU
[Hong Kong, 26 June 2024] – The Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII), signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CG Global Entertainment Limited (CGGE) to collaborate on integrating artificial intelligence into the digital media industry. This partnership marks a significant step towards advancing research into practical, real-world applications.
The agreement was signed by Professor Helen Meng, Director of CPII, and Mr Raymond Neoh, Founder and Director of CGGE. The signing was witnessed by Dr Anthony Neoh, QC, SC, JP, and Professor Yeung Yam, Principal Investigator of CPII.
Professor Meng expressed enthusiasm about the partnership: “This MOU represents a significant milestone for both CPII and CGGE. By combining our strengths in artificial intelligence and creative media, we are poised to drive innovation and achieve remarkable outcomes that will benefit the industry and the broader community.”
Mr. Raymond Neoh added, ‘It is exciting for CGGE to embark on this collaborative journey with CPII. This collaboration will open up new avenues for growth and development, supporting CGGE in tackling new challenges and seizing new opportunities in the digital economy.”
The CPII-CGGE partnership paves the way for revolutionary advancements in AI for the digital media industry, striving to elevate media production to unprecedented levels.
CPII supported the “Restore Land, Restore Hope 2024” Seminar by leveraging AI-based technology for subtitles, translations, and summaries
We are proud to announce that CPII supported the “Restore Land, Restore Hope 2024” seminar organized by World Vision in Macau on 7th June 2024 in using the CPII Meeting Assistant Speech to Summary, which provides AI-based subtitles, translations and summaries for conferences, seminars and workshops.
This seminar focused on actions to combat climate change and featured distinguished speakers, including Mr. Tony Rinaudo, a renowned agronomist and Right Livelihood (Alternative Nobel Prize) laureate. CPII provided technical support for the seminar and deployed our CPII Meeting Assistant Speech to Summary, an advanced AI-based tool that proficiently executes real-time speech-to-text and text-to-speech translation. By offering English-to-Chinese real-time subtitles, it enabled the audience from diverse language backgrounds to better comprehend the seminar content. This facilitated a more inclusive and comprehensive experience for all participants, ensuring that language barriers did not hinder their ability to fully engage with the seminar and gain a deeper understanding of the speakers’ messages.
The seminars was successfully held last Friday. We are excited to contribute to this meaningful event and showcase how our AI solutions can facilitate greater understanding and engagement with global challenges.
The 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024
We are thrilled to announce and celebrate the remarkable success of the Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII) at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024. CPII and our Centre Director Professor Helen Meng have been awarded a prestigious Gold Medal and a Silver Medal in recognition of their groundbreaking innovations.
Led by our Centre Director Professor Meng and Dr. Philip Liu, the invention “Shattering Language Barriers in Multilingual, Multiparty Communication with the CPII Meeting Assistant: An AI-Powered Solution Providing Real-Time, High-Performance Speech Recognition, Advanced Machine Translation, and Streamlined Content Summarization” has been awarded a Gold Medal which represents the highest level of recognition bestowed upon CPII, a testament to the excellence and impact of the invention. This invention introduces an AI-powered productivity tool to automatically transcribe the speech in multilingual, multiparty exchanges into text, translate it into a target language, and summarize key highlights to capture the gist of the speech. CPII will continue to push the boundaries of innovation, delivering cutting-edge inventions that address real-world challenges.
The International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva is renowned as one of the largest and most prestigious global events dedicated exclusively to inventions. All entries have been evaluated by an international jury of specialists. This year, the event was held on 17 April to 21 April 2024.
InnoEX 2024 – Post Event
We are pleased to announce that CPII participated in the second edition of InnoEx, themed “Innovations for a Smarter World,” was successfully held from 13th to 16th, April 2024. At InnoEx 2024, CPII was delighted to showcase our groundbreaking achievements and cutting-edge inventions to various industry pioneers, potential investors, and the general public for the second year running.
The remarkable innovations we showcased at InnoEx 2024 highlight our endeavors to leverage the transformative potential of AI and generate meaningful societal impact.
InnoEX 2024
CPII is participating in the second edition of InnoEX, co-organized by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) on 13th – 16th April 2024 to present and demonstrate our six innovations. The 2nd InnoEX taking place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), under the theme of “Innovation for A Smarter World” is expected to gather worldwide next-generation smart solutions.
During the four-day event, we will demonstrate and show our new technologies including CPII Meeting Assistant Speech to Summary, CPII ChatDoc Master, The First Controllable Cantonese Text-to-Personalized Speech Generation Technology and Flashlight: AI Search on Videos. Feel free to join us and we are looking forward to seeing you at the InnoEx!
Design and Fabrication for Enhanced Intelligence and Robotic Perception – Post Event
CPII is pleased to announce the jointly organized seminar “CPII-MIT-UoM Forum: Design and Fabrication for Enhanced Intelligence and Robotic Perception” is successfully held on 21 March 2024. Our Centre Director, Professor Meng and The Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Albert Wong gave a welcoming remarks to the audience before the seminar started. Our collaborators, Professor John Hart from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Professor Charlie Wang, from the University of Manchester (UoM) are invited to present the works and shared their valuable insights. Our Program Coordinator and Principal Investigator, Professor Yeung Yam has delivered a overview speech of Technological Development of CPII’s Program on Fabrication of Personalized Wearables.
We discussed future directions and their potential applications. These technologies aim to support and lead ongoing and future shifts in the wearable industry, transitioning from size-based to shape-based manufacturing, from 2D to 3D/4D fabrication, from wearable to functional wearable, and from using traditional to non-traditional materials for augmented capabilities.
Design and Fabrication for Enhanced Intelligence and Robotic Perception
We are pleased to extend our invitation to you for the upcoming seminar on Design and Fabrication for Enhanced Intelligence and Robotic Perception.
This event showcases the latest progress and results achieved by the Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII) in Program 5-1 on the fabrication of personalized wearables. The event features scientific talks and short presentations on various topics, including shape-driven manufacturing, 3D personalized design, deformable structures and soft robots, electroadhesion, fabrics incorporating non-traditional materials, AI-enhanced robotic sensing and perception, and multi-axis photopolymerization. Collaborators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The University of Manchester (UoM) are invited to present the works and share their insights. We will also discuss future directions and their potential applications. These technologies aim to support and lead ongoing and future shifts in the wearable industry, transitioning from size-based to shape-based manufacturing, from 2D to 3D/4D fabrication, from wearable to functional wearable, and from using traditional to non-traditional materials for augmented capabilities.
In The Lead Forum
CPII is pleased to announce that our Centre Director, Prof. Helen Meng, had the honor of participating as a speaker in the “In The Lead” forum hosted by Goldman Sachs. The forum, held for the first time in Asia this year on March 7th in Hong Kong, an inspiring community of accomplished women who build upon each other’s experiences, successes and ambitions and propel each other even further.
During the forum, Prof. Helen Meng engaged in a conversation with Marie Louise Kirk, Chief Administrative Officer, Asia Pacific, and Head of Engineering, Asia Pacific. They discussed the applications of AI in different areas, such as chatbots and medical image interpretation. Prof. Meng emphasized the importance of key components in AI regulation, including transparency in AI model training and output logic, data privacy concerns when using personal or confidential data for training large language models, considerations of biases and fairness in AI model training, and the adherence to ethical principles in AI development. These aspects should receive significant attention and be prioritized.
Prof. Meng’s participation in the “In The Lead” forum further exemplifies our Centre’s commitment to fostering knowledge exchange and exploring cutting-edge topics. We extend our congratulations to Prof. Meng for her valuable contributions to the forum and her continuous exploration of the intersection between artificial intelligence and society.