Past Events

Dr Roey TZEZANA of Tel Aviv University unmasks AI myths at PAIR seminar

Dr Roey TZEZANA, Fellow in Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, and Researcher at Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center of Tel Aviv University, Israel, delivered the PAIR Seminar titled “What myths have been disrupted about AI in the last two years?” on 24 September 2024 at PolyU. The seminar attracted nearly 120 in-person participants and captivated an online audience of over 15,700 from various countries and regions, who watched the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, Weibo, YouTube, etc.

Prof. David PUI of University of Minnesota delivers lecture on “Green Technologies Development for Sustainable Environment”

Prof. David Y. H. PUI, Regents Professor and LM Fingerson/TSI Inc. Chair in Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA, delivered the 29th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Green Technologies Development for Sustainable Environment” on 13 September 2024 at PolyU. The lecture attracted nearly 100 participants to join in person and captivated an online viewing audience of over 11,200 from different countries and regions to watch the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, Weibo, YouTube, etc.

PAIR Distinguished Lecture: Professor HUANG Yonggang, Northwestern University delivers 'Shape Programmable Three-dimensional Mesostructures and Functional Devices'

Prof. HUANG Yonggang, Jan and Marcia Achenbach Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University in the United States, delivered the 28th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Shape Programmable Three-Dimensional Mesostructures and Functional Devices” on 8 August 2024 at PolyU. The lecture attracted more than 100 participants to join in person and captivated an online viewing audience of over 15,500 from different countries and regions to watch the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, Weibo, YouTube, etc.

Prof. LENG Jinsong of Harbin Institute of Technology delivers a PAIR seminar on shape memory polymer composites

Prof. LENG Jinsong, Dean of the School of Future Technology, Director of the Centre for Smart Materials and Structures (CSMS), Director of the International Center for Applied Mechanics at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China, and Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of HIT, delivered the PAIR Seminar titled “Shape Memory Polymer Composites: Programmability, 4D Printing and Applications” on 15 July 2024. The seminar attracted more than 90 participants in person and captured an online viewing audience of over 12,500 who watched the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, and Weibo.

Prof. CAO Shi-Jie of Southeast University delivers a PAIR seminar on urban environment systems engineering for sustainable development

Prof. CAO Shi-Jie, Chief Professor of Southeast University (SEU) and Director for Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Urban Heat and Pollution Control, China, delivered the PAIR Seminar titled “Urban Environmental Systems Engineering for Sustainable Development: Digital Modelling and Intelligent Control” on 22 May 2024.

“Father of Asian EV” delivers distinguished lecture on energy revolution and automotive revolution

Ir Prof. CHAN Ching-chuen, SBS, Distinguished Chair Professor of Electric Vehicles and Smart Energy and Director of the Research Centre for Electric Vehicles of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) delivered the 20th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “New Journey of Energy Revolution and Automotive Revolution” on 6 May 2024.

Prof. Alex MIHAILIDIS of UToronto delivers a lecture on integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into elder care services

Prof. Alex MIHAILIDIS, Associate Vice President of International Partnerships at the University of Toronto delivered the 19th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “The Future of Elder Care: Integrating Large Language Models” on 26 April 2024. The lecture attracted about 100 participants to join in person and captivated an online viewing audience of over 14,100 from different countries and regions to watch the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat, Weibo, YouTube, etc.

Prof. CUI Zhanfeng of Oxford delivers lecture on biomedical engineering

Prof. CUI Zhanfeng, Donald Pollock Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Oxford and Founding Director of Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research, delivered the 18th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Crosswalk between Engineering, Biology and Medicine” on 23 April 2024. The lecture attracted about 100 participants to join in person and captivated an online viewing audience of over 11,200 from different countries and regions to watch the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including YouTube, Weibo, Bilibili, etc.

Prof. LIN Jianguo of Imperial College London delivers distinguished lecture on hot stamping techniques

Prof. LIN Jianguo, Head and Professor in Mechanics of Materials Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, delivered the 17th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “How to get high quality experimental data for hot stamping?” on 9 April 2024. The hybrid lecture attracted over 150 participants joining in person and online from more than ten countries and regions across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. It was also broadcast live on multiple social media platforms, including YouTube, Weibo, Bilibili, etc., captivating an online viewing audience of over 12,400.

Geomatics expert Prof. CHEN Jun delivers a distinguished lecture on spatial-temporal information for sustainable development

Prof. CHEN Jun, Chief Scientist at the National Geomatics Center of China and Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, delivered the 16th PAIR Distinguished Lecture titled “Spatial-temporal Information for High Quality Sustainable Development” on 27 March 2024. The hybrid lecture attracted over 200 participants joining in person and online from more than 20 countries and regions across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. It was also broadcast live on multiple social media platforms, captivating an online viewing audience of over 10,700.