Spatio-temporal Semantic Address Knowledge Graph — The Key Infrastructure for Building Digital Twin Cities
Research Seminar Series
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Date
21 May 2026
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Organiser
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, PolyU
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Time
11:30 - 13:00
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Venue
Online via ZOOM
Speaker
Prof. Shengfa Miao
Remarks
Meeting link will be sent to successful registrants. If you have enquiries regarding E-certificate after the seminar, please contact david.kuo@polyu.edu.hk.
Summary
This seminar will spotlight the pivotal technologies of Spatio-Temporal Intelligence and their transformative applications within the critical domain of safety and emergency response. It will begin by dissecting the longstanding challenges inherent in address governance, such as non-uniform formatting, semantic ambiguity, and the dynamic evolution of spatial entities, which collectively impede the efficiency of data-driven decision-making in urban management. To address these systemic pain points, the presentation will elaborate on an innovative framework: the "Spatio-Temporal Semantic Address Knowledge Graph," which serves as a sophisticated integration platform harmonizing advanced techniques including Deep Segmentation for precise address parsing, Address Disambiguation for resolving identical or similar address references, and Spatial Reasoning for inferring implicit geographical relationships and contexts. The seminar will further illustrate the practical implementation of this framework through a series of compelling real-world case studies, including the development of "Zhiwen GPT," an intelligent spatial information query system; the creation of a "Digital Twin for Parcel Delivery," which optimizes logistics through semantic understanding of delivery addresses; and the construction of "Police Emergency Address Profiles," which enable rapid and accurate geocoding of emergency calls. By showcasing how these applications effectively activate the latent value of spatial data, the talk will demonstrate the profound impact of the Spatio-Temporal Semantic Address Knowledge Graph in significantly elevating the intelligence level of smart emergency response systems, enhancing the efficacy of grassroots governance, and empowering more agile and informed emergency decision-making processes, ultimately underscoring the framework's role as a cornerstone technology for building more resilient and intelligent cities.
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Shengfa Miao
Associate Professor
School of Software and the School of Artificial Intelligence, Yunnan University, China
Shengfa Miao is a scholar and researcher working in the fields of spatiotemporal intelligence, smart logistics, and AI-driven security. He is an Associate Professor and Graduate Supervisor at the School of Software and the School of Artificial Intelligence, Yunnan University, and also serves as the Deputy Director of the Engineering Research Center of Cross-border Cyberspace Security, a key research institution under the Ministry of Education. He has a solid academic background, having earned dual Ph.D. degrees from Leiden University in the Netherlands and Lanzhou University in China, and further broadened his academic experience through postdoctoral research at Leiden University and the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Beyond academia, he has gained practical industry experience in senior technical roles as a Data Scientist and a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at companies including Vodafone in the Netherlands, SF Express, and Fengtu Technology, which helps him connect research with real-world applications. His research interests cover spatiotemporal intelligence, smart logistics, intelligent risk control, and structural health monitoring, with a focus on developing algorithms and systems to address challenges in these areas. He has served as principal investigator on various research projects, including major science and technology programs in Yunnan Province, sub-projects of the National Key R&D Program of China, and key industry-academia collaboration projects, and his scholarly work includes over 50 academic papers published in leading international journals and conferences.
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