PolyU Academy of Artificial Intelligence (PAAI) Inauguration

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has established the PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence (PAAI) to tackle the pressing challenges in AI development and to explore sustainable AI technologies for society and industries. Leveraging on PolyU’s strong foundation in computer science, mathematics, data science, and other globally recognised disciplines, PAAI will foster interdisciplinary and international collaboration, positioning Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area as a leading AI innovation hub. Our mission is to deliver safer, more efficient, and practical intelligent solutions for key sectors such as healthcare, education, and finance.

Date: 10 December 2025 (Wednesday)

I.PAAI Inauguration cum AI for Health (AI4H) Forum

Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 noon

Venue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

Language: English

The Opening Addresses will be delivered by Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Speaker 1: Prof. Qiang YANG, Director of PAAI, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

Topic: PAAI Vision Talk on The AI Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities

Speaker 2: Prof. Hongxia YANG, Executive Director of PAAI, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Topic: PAAI Keynote Speech on Co-Generative AI

The AI4H Forum: AI Reshapes the Future of Healthcare

• Moderator: Prof. Hongxia YANG, Executive Director of PAAI
• Speakers include:
  • Academic Representatives from PolyU: 
    • Prof. Qiang YANG, Director of PAAI; Prof. Jing CAI, Head of Department of Health Technology and Informatics(HTI)
  • Clinical Representatives: 
    • Prof. Jin-ming YU, President of Shangdong Cancer Hospital, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; Prof. Ning GU, Professor in Medical School of Nanjing University, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Prof. Wenhong ZHANG, Director, National Medical Centre for Infectious Diseases (Shanghai)

II. International Forum on AI 2025(Co-organised by PolyU Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (FCMS) and PAAI)

Time: 2:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Venue: Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

Language: English

Moderator: Prof. Qiang YANG, Director of PAAI

Speaker 1: Prof. Toby WALSH, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, AAAI Fellow, University of New South Wales

Topic: AI and Creativity: The Final Frontier?

Speaker 2: Dr Zhengyou ZHANG, Chief Scientist of Tencent, Director of Tencent Robotics X and ACM/IEEE Fellow

Topic: Embodied AI: Technology Trends and Research Progresses

Speaker 3: Prof. Randy GOEBEL, Fellow and co-founder of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), University of Alberta

Topic: Challenges for the Query/Update/Explanation Paradigm of Neuromyotonic Foundation Models

Speaker 4: Prof. Jie TANG, Department of Computer Science and Technology and Director of Foundation Model Research Center, Tsinghua University

Topic: The GLM's Road to AGI

III. PolyU Intelligent Oncology Forum (Co-organised by PolyU Department of Health Technology and Informatics (HTI) and PAAI)

Time: 2:00 pm – 6:10 pm

Venue: Senate Room (M1603), 16/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

Language: English and Putonghua

Moderator: Prof. Jing CAI, Head of HTI

Speaker 1: Prof. Jin-ming YU, President of Shangdong Cancer Hospital, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

Topic: New Practices in Intelligent Oncology (and Introduction of Shandong Cancer Hospital)

Speaker 2: Prof. Ning GU, Professor in Medical School of Nanjing University, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Topic: Vascular Information and Health Engineering

Speaker 3: Prof. Wenhong ZHANG, Director, National Medical Centre for Infectious Diseases (Shanghai)

Topic: Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Prevention: Current Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Speaker 4: Prof. Tony MOK, Associate Dean (Translation and Entrepreneurship), Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic: Screening early-stage lung cancer in never-smoker with AI support

Speaker 5: Prof. Ying SUN, Vice President, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center

Topic: AI and Big Data: Innovating New Technologies for Precision Oncology

Speaker 6: Prof. Victor LEE, Chairperson of the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Topic: Recent advances and challenges of liquid-based molecular diagnostics in cancer management

Speaker 7: Prof. Xiance JIN, Vice President of First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Topic: AI for Radiation Oncology

Speaker 8: Prof. Hongxia YANG, Executive Director of PAAI, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Topic: Distributed Generative AI and Its Applications in Healthcare

For registration, please visit https://polyu.hk/sxjzA. A confirmation email will be sent to you once your registration is complete. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at info.paai@polyu.edu.hk.

PolyU Academy for Artificial Intelligence (PAAI)