Press Release for CPII and RTHK Partnered to Enrich the Chief Executive’s 2024 Policy Address Broadcast
[Hong Kong, 17 October 2024] – The Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII), an InnoCentre focused on Artificial Intelligence and led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has teamed up with Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) to enrich the live broadcast of the Chief Executive’s 2024 Policy Address .
By leveraging cutting-edge AI research and development, CPII has seamlessly applied advanced technologies, including customizable speech recognition, machine translation, automatic error correction, and key point extraction, into real-time broadcasting. This initiative underscores CPII’s commitment to utilizing innovative AI solutions for societal benefit while promoting technological progress and enhancing workflow productivity.
Key features of CPII’s AI technologies include:
Cutomizable speech recognition engine supporting dynamic hotwords update such as rare words or names and real-time transcription for Cantonese, English, and Mandarin, as well as code-switching across these three languages, ensuring seamless communication.
Cantonese-to-English translation for automatic translation of transcribed Cantonese speech into English text, facilitating broader accessibility and understanding for diverse audiences.
Automatic Error Correction and Punctuation Insertion to automatically correct speech recognition errors and insert punctuation into speech transcripts, enhancing the readability and clarity of the content.
Generative AI Summarization to generate concise summaries highlighting key facts and insights from the Policy Address Speech.
During the live broadcast, CPII’s Speech-to-Summary Meeting Assistant provided real-time automated recognition, translation and summarization. The speech recognition engine instantly transcribes the spoken audio, while generative AI distills the transcripts into concise bullet-point highlights every minute. This significantly enhances the traditional, laborious processes of human note-taking and summarization. The AI-generated summaries are displayed as rolling bullet points during RTHK 32’s live-streamed broadcasts, offering viewers immediate access to essential information and enhancing their understanding of the Policy Address.
About CPII: The Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence (CPII) is an InnoCentre focusing on R&D of Artificial Intelligence, established by The Chinese University of Hong Kong and funded by the InnoHK Scheme. CPII is running research programs covering Speech & Language Intelligence and Visual Intelligence, as well as developing applications for Vision- and Language- based Healthcare AI, Vision-based Urban Services, and AI-Enabled Design and Automation. With a commitment to innovation, CPII aims to pioneer strong differentiation and value propositions within industries in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area, catalyzing digital transformation by redefining existing processes and services.
CUHK Innovation & Entrepreneurship Exhibition（只提供英文版本）
CPII is pleased to participate in the CUHK Innovation & Entrepreneurship Exhibition, the first large-scale community exhibition at Shatin New Town Plaza held from 22 – 28 Aug 2024, showcasing cutting-edge research projects with programmes including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and STEM experiential workshops for the public. The opening ceremony is officiated by Mr Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong government, Professor John Chai, Chairman of the Council at CUHK, and Professor Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK, along with Mr Christopher Kwok Kai-wang, Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited.
Centre Director Professor Helen Meng and Principal Investigator Professor Yeung Yam warmly welcomed Mr. Paul Chan and Professor Rocky S. Tuan at the CPII booth. They demonstrated CPII’s innovative projects, highlighting cutting-edge technological advancements, and engaged in insightful discussions.
Reception for I&T Awards 2024（只提供英文版本）
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（只提供英文版本）
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.
博智感知交互研究中心與司知文化傳媒控股有限公司簽署合作備忘錄 新聞稿
[香港，2024年6月26日] – 博智感知交互研究中心（博智）今日（6月26日）與司知文化傳媒控股有限公司（司知）正式簽署為期兩年的合作備忘錄，共同致力於將人工智能應用於數碼媒體行業當中， 將研究成果轉化成社會各範疇的應用。
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.
蒙美玲教授對是次合作表示肯定：「這份合作備忘錄對博智和司知來說都是一個重要的里程碑。通過結合我們在人工智能和創意媒體方面的優勢，我們希望科研成果能推動創新的多媒體處理方式，運用人工智能提升媒體製作的效能，為社區提供更便捷的服務。」
梁定雄先生補充：「司知很榮幸能與博智攜手合作。此次合作將為新的機遇和發展打開序幕，讓司知在應對新挑戰時能把握數字經濟中的新機遇。」
博智和司知將緊密合作，致力推動創新科研及人工智能技術應用，為建立智慧城市及香港社會福祉作出貢獻。
CPII supported the "Restore Land, Restore Hope 2024" Seminar by leveraging AI-based technology for subtitles, translations, and summaries（只提供英文版本）
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（只提供英文版本）
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（只提供英文版本）
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（只提供英文版本）
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（只提供英文版本）
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.