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Nov 2019
(Sat)

AI and Machine Learning: Applications in Real Life

Event of
College of Life Sciences and Technology Open Day 2019
Subject
Advanced Technology and Computing

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Date & time
23Nov 2019 (Sat)13:30 - 14:30
Venue
Room 311, 3/F, Admiralty Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong (Exit A, Admiralty MTR Station)
Fee
Free
Speaker
  • Mr. Kane Wu

Mr. Kane Wu

Kane is the co-founder and CEO of ThinkCol Transform – one of Hong Kong’s first specialized data science consultancy firms. Over the years, he has advised and built AI solutions for many industry powerhouses from various fields, such as Li and Fung, Lenovo and A.S. Watson. Managing data scientists, UI/UX designers and business analysts, Kane leads ThinkCol Transform to enable business to be more AI driven. Kane has been promoting data science in Hong Kong continuously. He is the chairman of the Hong Kong Data Science Society. Apart from lecturing at HKU Space, Kane has spoken in multiple international conferences and headed executive trainings on artificial intelligence.

Enquiry
2587 3256 (helen.ng@hkuspace.hku.hk)
Remarks

Language - English


The speaker will discuss about AI and Machine Learning, what it means and how corporations have been using these techniques. The speaker will go through case studies from the international community as well as his own personal experience from Hong Kong. Pitfalls about AI and Machine Learning and why certain AI projects fail will also be discussed. The talk aims to stimulate the audience interest in AI and to understand why AI is important in the modern world.

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